Proud Pageantry
By Nicolasa Chávez Prior to their arrival in the Americas, the Spanish people were already mestizo (mixed), [...]
Spring 2020
A Beautiful Death on the Santa Fe Trail
By Frances Levine, Ph.D. Travel on the Santa Fe Trail was not restricted to the hale and hearty. Some [...]
I Rebuilt the Palace of the Governors at My Own Expense
By Cordelia T. Snow and Stephen S. Post “I rebuilt the Palace of the Governors at my own expense.” [...]
Small But Mighty
By Hannah Abelbeck Idella Purnell started the small poetry magazine PALMS in 1923 when she was twenty-two [...]
Perú Past and Present
By Tey Marianna Nunn, PhD In recent years, interest in Perú and all things Peruvian has increased at a rapid [...]
Adulation and Anguish
By Hugo Chapman with Charlotte Jusinski With the opening of The birth, death and resurrection of Christ: from [...]
Kate’s Final Journey
By Alysia L. Abbott Kate Kingsbury met her fate on June 5, 1857, while riding with a wagon train carrying [...]
Self-Guided Learning
By Charlotte Jusinski One bright day back in December, I was sitting at a wobbly wooden table at Michael’s [...]
Poetry Lives
By Elizabeth Jacobson At 92, Victor di Suvero is full of vitality, and his mind is swift. I had the pleasure [...]
Al-Andalus Abroad
By Alex La Pierre Photographs by Joy Godfrey In the early 2000s, a piece of pottery was uncovered during [...]
Spring 2020 Poetry Selections
By Various Authors Did We Come Here? By Victor di Suvero How did we come here and to what end?What was it [...]
The Rise of Mammals in New Mexico
by Thomas E. Williamson Walking alone over the uneven ground of the badlands of the San Juan Basin, David [...]
Looking for Time in a Glowing Bottle
By Jason H. Shapiro If I could save time in a bottleThe first thing I’d like to do Is to save every [...]
Copyright © 2019 El Palacio Magazine. Published by the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.