Ben Angel
@ben3angel.bsky.social
Writer with a civil engineering background. Born in WA, lived in these states: MI (1989-91), MA (1993-4), AK (1999-2003, 05-6), NM (2007), and international: UA (1994-5), KG (2003-4), AZ (2006-7), PH (2007-8) BY (2008-10, 12-15), AR/CL (2010-2), PL (2015-)
#ThisDayIn 1950 (Nov. 29): Lawyer William Vincent Morrison and Brushy Bill Roberts traveled to Santa Fe to meet with Gov. Thomas Mabry. Although the meeting was to be with only historians present and no press, Mabry had arranged for a large number of reporters to be present.
November 29, 2025 at 6:32 AM
#ThisDayIn 1950 (Nov. 29): Lawyer William Vincent Morrison and Brushy Bill Roberts traveled to Santa Fe to meet with Gov. Thomas Mabry. Although the meeting was to be with only historians present and no press, Mabry had arranged for a large number of reporters to be present.
#ThisDayIn 1914 (Nov. 29): US President Woodrow Wilson named a strike board for Colorado to prevent future unrest like that of the Colorado Coalfields War.
November 29, 2025 at 6:32 AM
#ThisDayIn 1914 (Nov. 29): US President Woodrow Wilson named a strike board for Colorado to prevent future unrest like that of the Colorado Coalfields War.
#ThisDayIn 1913 (Nov. 29): The Las Vegas Optic reported that a Grand Jury investigation, overseen by Judge David J. Leahy, of the work of Traveling Auditor Howell Earnest had not been done according to any acceptable standard.
November 29, 2025 at 6:30 AM
#ThisDayIn 1913 (Nov. 29): The Las Vegas Optic reported that a Grand Jury investigation, overseen by Judge David J. Leahy, of the work of Traveling Auditor Howell Earnest had not been done according to any acceptable standard.
#ThisDayIn 1909 (Nov. 29): The Santa Fe New Mexican reported from Alamogordo: “US and District courts are in session, a double header as it were with US Court having the right of way. The first case was that of Oliver Carr, charged with unlawfully aiding Chinese to enter the United States.”
November 29, 2025 at 6:28 AM
#ThisDayIn 1909 (Nov. 29): The Santa Fe New Mexican reported from Alamogordo: “US and District courts are in session, a double header as it were with US Court having the right of way. The first case was that of Oliver Carr, charged with unlawfully aiding Chinese to enter the United States.”
#ThisDayIn 1907 (Nov. 29): The Albuquerque Citizen reported from Santa Fe: “A telegram received here from Washington today stated that the commission of Capt. David J. Leahy as US District Attorney for New Mexico was mailed yesterday at Washington.”
November 29, 2025 at 6:23 AM
#ThisDayIn 1907 (Nov. 29): The Albuquerque Citizen reported from Santa Fe: “A telegram received here from Washington today stated that the commission of Capt. David J. Leahy as US District Attorney for New Mexico was mailed yesterday at Washington.”
#ThisDayIn 1902 (Nov. 29): The Albuquerque Daily Citizen reported: “Sen. Beveridge has telegraphed to Dr. Sloan at Santa Fe that the Senate Committee on Territories will make adverse report on the omnibus bill. There will be a minority report in favor of the bill.”
November 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
#ThisDayIn 1902 (Nov. 29): The Albuquerque Daily Citizen reported: “Sen. Beveridge has telegraphed to Dr. Sloan at Santa Fe that the Senate Committee on Territories will make adverse report on the omnibus bill. There will be a minority report in favor of the bill.”
#ThisDayIn 1882 (Nov. 29): The Santa Fe New Mexican reported: “Felix Martinez, who conferred with Mr. William Whitney and then is supposed to have swung the New Mexico delegation into line for Cleveland at Chicago, is here (in Santa Fe) on the Democratic roundup today.”
November 29, 2025 at 6:21 AM
#ThisDayIn 1882 (Nov. 29): The Santa Fe New Mexican reported: “Felix Martinez, who conferred with Mr. William Whitney and then is supposed to have swung the New Mexico delegation into line for Cleveland at Chicago, is here (in Santa Fe) on the Democratic roundup today.”
#ThisDayIn 1885 (Nov. 29): The Las Vegas (NM) Gazette reported: “Canuto Trujillo of Lincoln County was very drunk (on a Sunday) in this city and used very bad language. Chief of Police Ortega took him in.”
November 29, 2025 at 6:20 AM
#ThisDayIn 1885 (Nov. 29): The Las Vegas (NM) Gazette reported: “Canuto Trujillo of Lincoln County was very drunk (on a Sunday) in this city and used very bad language. Chief of Police Ortega took him in.”
#ThisDayIn 1880 (Nov. 29): A new posse of 20 men were led from Roswell by Pat Garrett (left) and Bob Olinger (right) in search of Billy the Kid, Dave Rudabaugh, and Billy Wilson, suspected to be at Dan Dedrick’s Bosque Grande Ranch. Special Agent Azariah Wild was among the riders.
November 29, 2025 at 6:20 AM
#ThisDayIn 1880 (Nov. 29): A new posse of 20 men were led from Roswell by Pat Garrett (left) and Bob Olinger (right) in search of Billy the Kid, Dave Rudabaugh, and Billy Wilson, suspected to be at Dan Dedrick’s Bosque Grande Ranch. Special Agent Azariah Wild was among the riders.
#ThisDayIn 1862 (Nov. 29): The Santa Fe Gazette reported: “The snow is reported very deep in the neighborhood of Fort Union. Last week the mail was detained two days in consequence of it. The snow fell to a depth of about six inches here but it passed off in two or three days.”
November 29, 2025 at 6:19 AM
#ThisDayIn 1862 (Nov. 29): The Santa Fe Gazette reported: “The snow is reported very deep in the neighborhood of Fort Union. Last week the mail was detained two days in consequence of it. The snow fell to a depth of about six inches here but it passed off in two or three days.”
#ThisDayIn 1845 (Nov. 29): Jose Serafin Ramirez filed a claim for himself and the other grantees of the San Pedro land grant with Mexican Gov. Manuel Armijo of Nuevo Mexico.
November 29, 2025 at 6:14 AM
#ThisDayIn 1845 (Nov. 29): Jose Serafin Ramirez filed a claim for himself and the other grantees of the San Pedro land grant with Mexican Gov. Manuel Armijo of Nuevo Mexico.
#ThisDayIn 1806 (Nov. 29): Zebulon Pike returned from climbing Mount Rosa (el. 11,499 feet), where he sighted the peak that later carries his name (he never actually climbed Pikes Peak). He was searching for the source of the Arkansas River.
November 29, 2025 at 6:13 AM
#ThisDayIn 1806 (Nov. 29): Zebulon Pike returned from climbing Mount Rosa (el. 11,499 feet), where he sighted the peak that later carries his name (he never actually climbed Pikes Peak). He was searching for the source of the Arkansas River.
#ThisDayIn 1745 (Nov. 29): Francisco Mondragon abducted the wife of Jacinto Sanches at Santa Cruz, but was caught and tried over the next three weeks. He’s eventually found guilty, but the punishment wasn’t recorded.
November 29, 2025 at 6:13 AM
#ThisDayIn 1745 (Nov. 29): Francisco Mondragon abducted the wife of Jacinto Sanches at Santa Cruz, but was caught and tried over the next three weeks. He’s eventually found guilty, but the punishment wasn’t recorded.
#ThisDayIn 1920 (Nov. 28): The Albuquerque Journal reported from Las Vegas, NM: “Statistics furnished by the fire departments show that the fire loss in Greater Las Vegas last year was $5,760, which is remarkably small for a city (agglomeration) of 10,000 people.”
November 28, 2025 at 5:53 AM
#ThisDayIn 1920 (Nov. 28): The Albuquerque Journal reported from Las Vegas, NM: “Statistics furnished by the fire departments show that the fire loss in Greater Las Vegas last year was $5,760, which is remarkably small for a city (agglomeration) of 10,000 people.”
#ThisDayIn 1911 (Nov. 28): After Mexican President Francisco I. Madero delayed action on land reform, Emiliano Zapata denounced his former ally and declared the Plan de Ayala. It effectively became “Sacred Scripture” for the Zapatista Movement across Mexico.
November 28, 2025 at 5:52 AM
#ThisDayIn 1911 (Nov. 28): After Mexican President Francisco I. Madero delayed action on land reform, Emiliano Zapata denounced his former ally and declared the Plan de Ayala. It effectively became “Sacred Scripture” for the Zapatista Movement across Mexico.
#ThisDayIn 1907 (Nov. 28): On Thanksgiving Day, Martin Gonzales y Blea (nicknamed “El Moro”) was released at the end of his sentence for crimes committed while part of Vicente Silva’s gang.
November 28, 2025 at 5:51 AM
#ThisDayIn 1907 (Nov. 28): On Thanksgiving Day, Martin Gonzales y Blea (nicknamed “El Moro”) was released at the end of his sentence for crimes committed while part of Vicente Silva’s gang.
#ThisDayIn 1900 (Nov. 28): The White Oaks Eagle reported: “The following declaration from US Sen. Albert J. Beveridge in the Saturday Evening Post of Nov. 16 will be of interest to those who are acquainted with George Curry, former sheriff of (Lincoln) county…”)
November 28, 2025 at 5:46 AM
#ThisDayIn 1900 (Nov. 28): The White Oaks Eagle reported: “The following declaration from US Sen. Albert J. Beveridge in the Saturday Evening Post of Nov. 16 will be of interest to those who are acquainted with George Curry, former sheriff of (Lincoln) county…”)
#ThisDayIn 1893 (Nov. 28): The Santa Fe New Mexican reported: “The Times has a special from Deming saying that an unconfirmed report of a battle between insurgents and Mexican regulars says that the regulars got the worst of it.”
November 28, 2025 at 5:40 AM
#ThisDayIn 1893 (Nov. 28): The Santa Fe New Mexican reported: “The Times has a special from Deming saying that an unconfirmed report of a battle between insurgents and Mexican regulars says that the regulars got the worst of it.”
#ThisDayIn 1876 (Nov. 28): Porfirio Diaz overran the Mexican capital, deposing President Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada. He soon became one of Mexico’s most renowned authoritarian presidents.
November 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM
#ThisDayIn 1876 (Nov. 28): Porfirio Diaz overran the Mexican capital, deposing President Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada. He soon became one of Mexico’s most renowned authoritarian presidents.
#ThisDayIn 1863 (Nov. 28): Jose Antonio Laureano de Zubiria y Escalante, Bishop of Durango, passed away at age 72 in the Cave of the Bishop (del Obispo) on the Hacienda de Cacaria in Durango Estado. He had been exiled for more than three years at the time during the second French invasion of Mexico.
November 28, 2025 at 5:38 AM
#ThisDayIn 1863 (Nov. 28): Jose Antonio Laureano de Zubiria y Escalante, Bishop of Durango, passed away at age 72 in the Cave of the Bishop (del Obispo) on the Hacienda de Cacaria in Durango Estado. He had been exiled for more than three years at the time during the second French invasion of Mexico.
#ThisDayIn 1851 (Nov. 28): Jose Clemente Angel was baptized in the Parroquia Church of Santa Fe by Padre José de Jesús Lujan. He was the son of José Francisco Angel and María Luciana (Martinez) Gutierres. Godparents were Nepomuceno Apodaca and Josefa Rodriguez.
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 AM
#ThisDayIn 1851 (Nov. 28): Jose Clemente Angel was baptized in the Parroquia Church of Santa Fe by Padre José de Jesús Lujan. He was the son of José Francisco Angel and María Luciana (Martinez) Gutierres. Godparents were Nepomuceno Apodaca and Josefa Rodriguez.
#ThisDayIn 1838 (Nov. 28): The French fleet bombarded San Juan de Ulua and seized both the fortress and the adjacent city of Veracruz. This was the opening round of the so-called Pastry War (named for the casus belli – a pastry shop owned by a Frenchman being “ransacked” in a riot near Mexico City).
November 28, 2025 at 5:35 AM
#ThisDayIn 1838 (Nov. 28): The French fleet bombarded San Juan de Ulua and seized both the fortress and the adjacent city of Veracruz. This was the opening round of the so-called Pastry War (named for the casus belli – a pastry shop owned by a Frenchman being “ransacked” in a riot near Mexico City).
Today, Nov. 27, marks the one year mark for my #ThisDayIn posts. These posts were collected together in one 2500 page document that I had been compiling on my family history, and the family histories of Vincente Silva and Telesfora Sandoval, as it relates to the history of New Mexico.
November 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Today, Nov. 27, marks the one year mark for my #ThisDayIn posts. These posts were collected together in one 2500 page document that I had been compiling on my family history, and the family histories of Vincente Silva and Telesfora Sandoval, as it relates to the history of New Mexico.
#ThisDayIn 1918 (Nov. 27): The ban on public gatherings in effect since Oct. 10 was ordered lifted at Aztec and Farmington, New Mexico: “After advising with all the doctors in the county and the mayors of Aztec and Farmington regarding the influenza situation…”
November 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
#ThisDayIn 1918 (Nov. 27): The ban on public gatherings in effect since Oct. 10 was ordered lifted at Aztec and Farmington, New Mexico: “After advising with all the doctors in the county and the mayors of Aztec and Farmington regarding the influenza situation…”
#ThisDayIn 1902 (Nov. 27): The Albuquerque Citizen editorialized: “All indications point to the conclusion that Sen. Beveridge came to the southwest for the chief purpose of finding some excuse for his opposition to statehood for New Mexico and other territories.”
November 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
#ThisDayIn 1902 (Nov. 27): The Albuquerque Citizen editorialized: “All indications point to the conclusion that Sen. Beveridge came to the southwest for the chief purpose of finding some excuse for his opposition to statehood for New Mexico and other territories.”