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Reading Guide for New Mexico History in 10 Minutes: Bishop Lamy, Padre Martinez, and the Catholic Church

Episodes 41, 47, 51, 55, and 57

Episode 41 - Santuario de Chimayo and the Catholic Church Changes in the Early 1800's in New Mexico

Episode 47 - Meet the Man Who Lived Through Three Periods of New Mexico History, Padre Martinez of Taos

Episode 51 - Catholic Church Reports About New Mexico During the Colonial, Mexican, and U.S. Territorial Periods

Episode 55 - Bishop Lamy and Padre Martinez Battle Over the Soul of Catholic New Mexico

Episode 57 - Bishop Lamy Tries to Rebuild Catholicism in New Mexico, Padre Martinez Passes Away and Here Come the Jesuits

Reading List

Bishop Tamaron's Visitation of New Mexico, 1760
Author: Eleanor B. Adams
Publication: New Mexico Historical Review

Published in 4 parts from April 1953 to Jan. 1954

April 1954 - Part 1

July 1953 - Part 2

October 1953 - Part 3

January 1954 - Part 4