Donaciano Vigil The Life of a Nuevomexicano Soldier, Statesman, and Territorial Governor Alex and Navajo code talkers

and Navajo code talkers

14" Dreamcatcher NA539

and general readers by Michael Thompson

10x10 acrylic painting of nun with copper cross on wood

The river maps are developed on an aerial photographic base (digital orthophoto quads)

Donaciano Vigil The Life of a Nuevomexicano Soldier, Statesman, and Territorial Governor Alex and Navajo code talkersBorn in Santa Fe in 1802, Donaciano Vigil was an active participant in many of the critical events in New Mexicos history in the nineteenth century. Vigil was witness to New Mexicos transition from a Spanish province (18021821) to a Mexican department (18211846) and eventually to an American territory (18461877), and he was a key player in most of the events of that era. As a Hispano soldier and officer in the New Mexico Militia, he was instrumental