| Title |
Maria Feliz Martinez de Maestas, Salt Lake City, Utah: an interview by Bernice and Teodora Martinez, March 15, 1973 |
| Alternative Title |
Spanish speaking peoples in Utah, oral histories: number 20; or, Utah Minorities number S-20 |
| Creator |
Martinez de Maestas, Maria Feliz, 1883- |
| Contributor |
University of Utah. American West Center; Martínez, Bernice; Martínez, Teodora |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1973-03-15 |
| Date Digital |
2015-01-15 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Tierra Amarilla, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5494507/ ; Los Ojos, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5476933/ ; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5780993/ |
| Subject |
Mexican Americans--Utah--History; Mexican Americans--Utah--Biography; Mexican Americans--Utah--Social conditions; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--History; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Biography; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Social conditions; Mexican American women--Utah; Mexican American women--New Mexico; Mexican American Catholics--Biography |
| Keywords |
Catholic Church; Catholic traditions |
| Description |
Transcript of an interview held March 15, 1973, by Bernice and Teodora Martinez with Maria Feliz Martinez de Maestas in Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Relation |
For description of each interview, see: http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv23580 |
| Scanning Technician |
Matt Wilkinson |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro 10 for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6d81240 |
| Topic |
Mexican Americans--Biography; Mexican Americans--Social conditions; Mexican American women; Mexican American Catholics |
| Is Part of |
Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive |
| Setname |
uum_sspu |
| ID |
1041156 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6d81240 |
| Title |
Page 20 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_sspu |
| ID |
1041115 |
| OCR Text |
Show MARIA FELIZ MARTINEZ DE MAESTAS #1 MM: Yes. TM: And there were dances, right, on the day of ---?---? MM: Yes, in the day and night. TM: The day of ---?---? BM: They were songs from Mexico? TM: They were songs from New Mexico. They had one appropriate for the march, and when the boyfriend arrived at the bride's house, they came from a long distance away, the people on the groom's [side], marching with the musicians in the lead. At times the bride had music also, and they went out to meet them, but the bride stayed inside all shut in, and later in the day of ---?--- at night they laid out beds all over the place. The people slept where they would fit, some in one corner, others in another. The next day they raised the wedding, to celebrate the wedding. If they were really close to the church then they would march to the music from the bride's house to the church, and later from the church to the house with march music. Later they danced; they ate the three meals of the day, danced, and there was a dance at night. MM: Until the next day dawned. TM: And later came the delivering up [of the daughter]? Then there were already some that wandered around 18 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6d81240/1041115 |
