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La Conquistadora (Chavez) - The Autobiography of an Ancient Statue

English · Paperback / Softback

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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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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."

Product details

Authors Frank Monroe Chapman, Angelico Chavez, Fray Angelico Chavez
Publisher Sunstone Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 15.07.2012
 
EAN 9780913270431
ISBN 978-0-913270-43-1
No. of pages 96
Dimensions 152 mm x 229 mm x 6 mm
Weight 153 g
Subject Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity

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