Mon. 8/3, 7p: On Espejos de Aztl谩n, in a conversation with hosted by Cristina Baccin, we talk about the controversial figure of Juan de O帽ate y Salazar and the veneration of Spanish conquerors by some in the Southwest: what麓s their role in the history of inclusion/exclusion in the Southwest and in the USA as a nation.
Dr. Ch谩vez Leyva wrote about (New Mexico Historical Review, 2007). She is a Chicana historian and writer. She specializes in Mexican American and the U.S/Mexico border. She is the Director of the Institute of Oral History and Associate Professor at the University of Texas at El Paso. She blogs at
