La Conquistadora
The Autobiography of an Ancient Statue
Published on 15. July 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
95 pages
978-0-913270-43-1 (ISBN)
Description
Written as an autobiography, the author lets this famous willow wood statue speak for herself, tell her own story from the time she was brought to New Mexico in 1625 by Fray Benavides until the present. Many photographs bring this remarkable history to life. Fray Angélico Chávez researched, translated and annotated facts about the statue's history, its religious society, its fiestas and chapels, correcting the mistakes and folklore held as truth for more than two centuries.
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Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
1, black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
153 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-913270-43-1 (9780913270431)
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Person
Fray Angélico Chávez, in the decades following his ordination as a Franciscan priest in 1937, performed the difficult duties of an isolated backcountry pastor. His assignments included Hispanic villages and Indian pueblos. As an army chaplain in World War II, he accompanied troops in bloody landings on Pacific islands, claiming afterwards that because of his small stature, Japanese bullets always missed him. In time, despite heavy clerical duties, Fray Angélico managed to become an author of note, as well as something of an artist and muralist. Upon all of his endeavors, one finds, understandably, the imprint of his religious perspective. During nearly seventy years of writing, he published almost two dozen books. Among them were novels, essays, poetry, biographies, and histories, some of which are published by Sunstone Press, including "La Conquistadora: The Autobiography of an Ancient Statue," "My Penitente Land: Reflections of Spanish New Mexico," "Chavez: A Distinctive American Clan of New Mexico," and "New Mexico Triptych."