El Rancho de Las Golondrinas Photo Gallery by Ann Murdy at pbase.com

El Rancho de Las Golondrinas

El Rancho de Las Golondrinas (The Ranch of the Swallows) is located south of Santa Fe. This living history museum promotes the culture of Spanish Colonial New Mexico. Some of the events include the annual Spring, Summer and Harvest Festivals. The Civil War weekend is held annually the first weekend in May. Theme weekends such as Viva Mexico are also popular at the ranch. El Rancho de las Golondrinas is open to the public from June 1st until the first weekend in October.

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Stringing-chiles.jpg	Tim in procession	Burro smile	Best friends
Amata with sheep	Bill blacksmithing	Man with cannon	Blessing acequia
Boy Mariachi Dancer	Los Cabelleros de Vargas	Christopher	Virginia spinning wool
Dave	Couple	Bear, the Mountain Man	Tim Willson and John Carson
Alice & Harry Murray	Tato	Don Smith	Little Mountain Girl
Joe	Paul	Badger Henry	Harvest Festival Procession
Blessing of the Animals	Making tortillas	Two ladies in black	Girl with Josephina doll
Folkoric Dancer at El Rancho de Las Golondrinas	Curandera	Two boys	Bob, the basket weaver
Little girl at window	Little girls	Preparing for Mass	Virginia
Sewing by window	Morning Mass	Making soap	Julie making fire
Virginia making tamales	Girl in purple dancing	Fire in Baca House	Shepherd's cottage
Three soldiers	Couple	Preparing food	Table with food
Spring Procession	Blessing the fields	Over the acequia	Carrying San Ysidro
Boy in procession	Snowflake in procession	Becky	Girl with flowers
Going down the hill	Coming up the hill	Altar for San Ysidro	Dick
Virginia making dough	Man with burro	Lady with miniature burro	Daniel
Big Red	Cowboy musician	Preparing the horno	Preparing dough
Isabel	Weaving	Virginia and her mother	Bill
Pat Garrett	Mountain Man	John LeBlue	Doing laundry
Blessing	Sprinkling holy water	Bernalillo Monarca with palma	Monarca and Malinches
Folkoric dancer in white	Cha-cha-cha	Praying in the Capilla	Malachine
Bernalillo Matachine dancers	Malinche with palma	Whip It	Vivian stringing chiles
Night time gathering	Gathering of Soldiers	Women's talk	The meeting
Confederate couple	Little girl in blue bonnet	New Mexico Infantry	Military band
Virgina with ladle	Wave the Flag	Soldiers atop of hill	Woman soldier
Folkoric dancer in blue dress	Dancing from Veracruz	Little girl with fan	Folkoric dancer
La Sociedad Colonial performing	Blessing	Spring Festival procession	Peter coming up the hill
Bear with belt	Hanging out at the hide shed	Charlie and Chester	Dave
The Gang's All Here	Little girl	Woodman and Bear	Bob Blanchet
Paul hanging out	Harry	Dave LeMond	Woodman
Barbara	Peruvian Pasos	Bob and his mules	Bill Lambert aka Louis Bean
Annabella, the Little China Poblana	Mariachi Nuevo Mexico	Julia	Toceya and Tala
Harvest feast	Stringing chiles at 2008 Festival	Working the wool	Couple with Sociedad Colonial
El Mariachi Porvenir	Mexican soldiers - Anthony and Dave	Julia with her colcha embroidery	Nicole working in the dying shed
Sociedad Colonial at Harvest Festival	Bob, the wand maker	Little girls with Baile Espa�ol	Isabel
Baile Espa�ol dancer	Horse with chiles	Bountiful harvest	Dancer wtih Baile Espa�ol
Dancers with Sociedad Colonial	Girl with Baile Espa�ol	China Poblana dancer	Nancy
Amata with the sheep	The Flock	Jerry	Placita entrance
Moon and adobe	Carretas and sunlight	Pumpkins and sunflower	Inside placita
Morada in the morning	El Zaguan	Vigas and shutters	Camposanto and Morada
Chile ristras	Placita	Red and Green Ristras	Still life
Spanish gentleman	Spanish Lady	Joe flint knapping	Manuel in shadow
Larry and Chico	Working by the big mill	Spinning wool	Doing embroidery
Carrying San Isidro	Alfredo Baca	Miguel and Snowflake	Vivian stringing green chiles
Attention!	Sheep	Matachine dancers	Watching the dance
Matachines from Bernalillo	Matachines in procession	Monarca, Malinche and Torro	Dancer
Boy with flag	Forward March	Female flutist	Confederate Soldier
Bearded confederate soldier	Preparing for battle	Boy flutist	Morning prayer
Union soldier with flag	Read the news	Roger inside the big mill	Larry blacksmithing
Elizabeth	Girl with bonnet	Virginia with red shawl	Holding San Isidro banner
In Prayer	Yerbas	The Mora House	Altar in Oratorio
3 Mountain Men	La Cruz	El Molino Grande	Goat
Napoleon	Annalinda	Kneeding dough	Roger in the big mill
Sewing in the Baca House	Weaver with her dog	Larry in the blacksmith shop	Chip in the big mill
Bob the basket maker	Annabella next to carretas	Shearing the sheep	Lady weaver
Plowing the fields	Toceya with mininature pony	Taking a drink of water	Shearing the wool
Inside the school house	The Grandma's House	Blessing	Holding San Isidro banner
Blessing the acequia	Moving along	Morning Mass	Up the hill
Moving forward	Lady with her mules	Susan the Curandera	Larry with Chico
Linda and Mark	Laura, La Curandera	Julia a la Mexicana	Little Charro
Hablando al caballo	Viva Mexico	Girl on her horse	Preparing to ride
Charro	La Senorita Bonita	La China Poblana	La Otra Senorita Bonita
Irene Aguilar	Huichol Artisan	Linda	Hang on to your sombrero
Full steam ahead	Little charro holding lasso	Say A Little Prayer	Charra on her horse
Wearing Spanish helmet	Leroy	Scratch	Mountain Man
Weaving	Spinning and shearing the wool	Annabella at the spinning wheel	Spinning the wool
Lorriene & her daughter	Doing colcha embroidery	Colcha embroidery with hummingbird	Little boy
Playing fiddle	Little girl with braids	Theresa Falzone on Zeema	Peruvian Pasos Performing
Three Confederate Soldiers	Confederate Soldier	Union Soldier with lantern	Union Soldier
Lady with lantern	Gathered around fire	Soldier by horno	Playing checkers
Confederate Soldiers	Union soldiers with rifles	Soldados	Preparing bullets
Confederate Couple	Confederate Lady in red dress	Working on quilt	Girls in Confederate Camp
Preparing canon	Union Soldier with sword	Conversation	Confederate soldier with rifle
Couple	3 Soldados	Confederate Soldier on horse	Union soldiers
Giving commands	Pensive soldier	Drill practice	Lady in Union Camp
Confederate drill practice	Woman Confederate Soldier	Lady working on quilt	Confederate soldier
Amata and the flock	El Torr�on	Elizabeth and the puppy	Roberto
Apples and dried corn	Fall Harvest	Roasted chiles	Squash and chiles
Still life	Pumpkins	Grapes for the Harvest	Nancy & Juan
Vivian stringing chiles	Apples for cider	Crystrella & Rosalinda	Making dye
Larry & Chico in the placita	Working on colcha embroidery	Little girl weaving	Inside the general store
Procession with San Isidro	Dexter holding cross	Blessing over the acequia	Estrella holding banner
Blessing	Tala	Bernalillo Matachines	Danzantes de San Lorenzo
Little dancer	Monarca with two malinches	End of the dance	Children onstage
Swirls of color	Larry and Chico	Inside the Baca House	Monarca de San Lorenzo
Holding San Isidro	Inside the Mora House	Little girl in pink dress	Jumping over the acequia
Monte cards	Nancy taking bread out of horno	Turn around	Annabella washing the wool
Working on big loom	Lorriene shearing wool	Doing colcha embroidery	Colcha and spinning wheel
The Blacksmith Shop	The School House	Morada in the fall	The big mill
Reflection	Approaching storm	Cottonwood	Big Mill and pond
Virginia	Bill	Amata with the sheep	John Carson
Folkoric dancing	Matachines inside the placita	Miguel inside chapel	Iron to the fire
Chiles and pumpkins	Ironhand	Stringing chiles	Matachine dancing
Onstage dancing	Up the hill	Room interior	Afternoon shadows
Jack	Virginia Making Agua de Sandia	John Carson 2010	Don Diego with his lizard
Bill's dog	Grinding sorghum	Amata and the sheep	Burros
Afternoon walk	Archbishop Sheehan blessing the acequia	Carrying Crucifix	Blessing the animals
Procession for San Isidro	San Isidro Procession	Blessing the morada	Morning procession
Vivian	Fall Colors	Making chile ristras	Sunflower
Virginia holding chiles	Rosalinda	Bernadette the cuarandera	Ruby
Interior room	Sweeping the porch	The school teacher's bedroom	Gathering the chiles
Quills and pumpkin	Removing chile skins	Chiles	Serape and chiles
Inside the Madrid House	Ristra	Camposanto and Morada	Jam and apples
Golden afternoon	Blessing the fields	Stringing chiles	Procession for San Isidro
Morada in the morning	Amata	Morada bell tower	Listening to the music

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Pam Houle		21-Apr-2014 04:43
Beautiful

Marjan		23-Aug-2010 13:54
very very lovely thanks

Letty Gallegos		02-Nov-2009 22:57
I love these photos. I'm a hispanic actress and I can say that these photos demonstrate a true vision of my hispanic heritage. Thank you Ann.

Linda Larouche		27-Jul-2009 16:48
Ann, Viva Mexico! was a great event and we are proud to have been part of it. Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos. The warmth of the people and excitement of the day really shine through!

Erika		21-Jul-2009 16:21
Hi, I liked the picture of the little Charro. Do you sale the picture? Do you have a picture of the dancing horse? Please let me know. Thank You

Ed		21-Jul-2009 16:03
I loved the charreada I think they did a very uthintic work, this is the 3rd time I see this particular group and they are great I guess that is why they are the state, regional, and national champions.

Armstrong		21-Jul-2009 15:58
Hi, do you sale the picture of the little CHARRO. How much and I think the Charreada was fantastic. It was my favorite., specially the dancing black horse.

Guest		20-Jul-2009 19:14
Ann, these look fantastic. I'm sorry we missed them and look forward to the video. AS usual, the photos are marvelous. Sara Haber

Egernhaven		20-Jul-2009 05:06
Nostalga as the Basque.

Guest		08-Jun-2009 19:08
Beautiful pictures! We just had a 5th and 6th grade trip come through from Wamego, KS, and I was learning more about your location! I am positive the kids did not want to leave! Blessings, Shannon Wamego, KS

Sven		08-May-2009 15:46
I can still smell the woodsmoke and powder!

Cosme Munoz		06-May-2009 21:15
Hello Ann ,from California great photos and thanks, me and my friend Martin had a blast at this year event and it was well wearth the trip out there, we hope to grow in numbers. Take Care! Cosme Munoz

M. Garcia		09-Apr-2009 23:24
What colorful pictures. The flavor of a by gone era and place is wonderfully captured.

Guest		24-Feb-2009 21:53
Beautiful gallery!!

Mark Eaton		06-Oct-2008 02:57
You did great capturing the flavor of Las Golondrinas in this gallery, well worth a vote. I hope I can do half as well on my next visit.

Guest		09-Mar-2008 14:15
Wow! Wonderful pictures! You even made me look beeter than I actually do! Daniel

Lana Straight		11-Jun-2007 15:08
Hi Ann - Just got time to look at the photos. Very nice. It was a wonderful day at Las Golondrinas and you captured it beautifully. Lana

Guest		07-Jun-2007 01:45
enjoyed sharing thesewith Doug andmy sister Cathy. Thank you, Ann. you really know how to capture an event. Chip

Sara haber		05-Jun-2007 22:51
Wow, Ann! You've done it again! See, you don't need to go to Guatemala to get amazing pictures! It's especially fun since we know the people. I agree with you. This year was the best one yet at Las Golondrinas. It's so great you are there to chronicle the activities with your great photos. Thanks so much for posting them for us all to enjoy. Sara and Dick

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