Mis Crismes 1956

"Seven year old Gloria shares her personal experiences celebrating centuries-old traditions while carrying on dialogue using colonial Spanish of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado, English and modern Spanish. Colonial Spanish was brought over by the Sapniards in the seventeenth century, and to this day, continues to be spoken in parts of Spain. In the eighteenth century, Mexican Spanish, Náhutl indigenous language, English, Arabic, French and Zuni terms were integrated. The vernacular of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado had remained virtually untouched for centuries due to minimal exposure to modern Spanish and the remoteness of the placitas. It appears colonial Spanish and the traditions are fading. We must preserve this way of life through documentation so future generations understand and appreciate their ancestral language, history and cultural identiy. Lo que no está no paso. Colonial Spanish. If it isn't written down, it did not happen. English. Lo que no está no sucedió. Modern Spanish. Glora L. Mora." --