New Mexico Biography

United States New Mexico  New Mexico Biography

The best collection of published biographies in New Mexico is at the New Mexico State Library. The Family History Library has some biographies. Representative biographical encyclopedias are:

An Illustrated History of New Mexico and Biographical Mention of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Citizens of Today. Chicago, Illinois: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1895. (Family History Library .)

Chavez, Fray Angelico. ''Origins of New Mexico Families in the Spanish Colonial Period. 1954''. Reprint, Albuquerque, New Mexico: The University of Albuquerque, 1973. (Family History Library .) This pertains to the period from 1598 to 1821.

Coan, Charles F. ''A History of New Mexico. . . Historical and Biographical''. Three Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: The American Historical Society, 1925. (Family History Library .) Volumes 2 and 3 are biographical.

History of New Mexico: Its Resources and People. Two Volumes. Los Angeles, California: Pacific States Publishing Company, 1907. (Family History Library ; ; .)

Web Sites
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