Spanish Market, Indian market and the Obelisk

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Spanish Market, Indian Market and the Obelisk

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Spanish Market, Indian Market & the Obelisk...

This weekend is the return of Santa Fe's annual 'Spanish Market', which is put on by the Spanish Colonial Arts society. "The Spanish Colonial Arts Society collects, preserves, and exhibits the Spanish Colonial art of New Mexico and beyond, and educates the public about its related cultures and living traditions."

Here's a link to the history of the 'Spanish Market' and how 'Indian Market' broke off of Spanish Market: Spanish Market History

The cultural and artistic history and significance of these annual events is rich, important, poignant and controversial all at the same time. Last fall a group of protestors toppled the obelisk monument in the center of the Santa Fe Plaza: 'Santa Fe's leaders are calling for calm after a group of protesters toppled a controversial monument in the city's plaza Monday during an Indigenous Peoples' Day protest.

The protesters used chains and ropes to bring down the obelisk, which activists contend celebrates the killings of Native Americans. The defacing came at the end of a weekend-long protest by indigenous groups and other individuals who took over the plaza.' The monument was erected in 1868, 43 years before New Mexico became a state, to honor Civil War Union soldiers. It has become a target of protesters for a plaque at its base that says the obelisk is dedicated to "the heroes" who fought "savage Indians." The word savage was chiseled out by a protestor in the 70's. The Native Americans here in New Mexico had also been mistreated (putting it mildly), enslaved and killed by the Spanish colonizers and still were enslaved even after the 'civil war'. The Native Americans and the Apache to be specific were all characterized as savages and in need of taming and learning about God (thanks to the Catholics). The story is much deeper than the few specifics I have laid out here, but I think you can get the 'picture'.

This very monument was and still is the centerpiece of the very place where these two 'major' Santa Fe events, not to mention the other events such as Fiestas, the Annual Holiday Plaza Lighting, PRIDE Santa Fe, the 4th of July Annual pancake breakfast and vintage car show et al - all take place.

Our city and its visitors come together to celebrate around a broken monument without giving any thought to how sadly poetic, tragic and unacceptable the entire situation truly is...

Let's give this some thought for a moment!

Take time to reflect on your surroundings, its true history and your place in those surroundings. Broken things can be repaired, but not without everyone who is a stake holder (everyone) being involved...

Acknowledge and Understand History

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