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Heritage Day
Corrales' spring celebration of its history is held at the Old San Ysidro Church and Casa San Ysidro in the village's old plaza on Old Church Road. It is usually scheduled for the Saturday before the Sunday in mid-May when a special outdoor mass is performed outside the Old Church to honor Corrales' patron saint San Ysidro. At Casa San Ysidro, the City of Albuquerque, through the Albuquerque Museum, sponsors demonstrations of traditional New Mexican crafts such as paper-flower making, paper cut-out art, blacksmithing, and weaving. Other activities include churro sheep shearing, goat cheese tasting, bread making in the horno, and tortilla making.
Hispanic musicians perform and there is usually a llama,
burro and a horse to pet. The Corrales Historical Society
puts its archived materials on display in the Old Church including
historic photographs, videos of Corrales farming and interviews
with long-time residents, and special historic exhibits. Activities
for children are also scheduled at the Old Church, including
making traditional tin ornaments and shelling corn.
The 2011 Heritage Day will be Saturday, May 14, 10-4 pm at Old
Church. In addition to the usual historical activities, the new video "Heart of the Village: a History of the Old San Ysidro Church" will be available for viewing.
Special Activity for 2011
As part of the Historical Society's celebration of Heritage Day 2011, there will be a dedication ceremony of a large bronze plaque commemorating the 21 burials under the Old Church floor in the mid-19th century. The plaque was given to the Society by members of the Herman Gonzales family, descendants of Corrales' founder Juan Gonzales Bas. It will be unveiled at 11 a.m. May 14 in the front courtyard of the Old Church. Father Michael de Palma will perform a blessing and Corrales Mayor Phil Gasteyer will say a few words. Several members of the Gonzales family from the Corrales area and California and Colorado will be present. Refreshments will be served.
Inside the church will be an exhibit on the Gonzales family and the Alameda Land Grant as well as a special exhibit on Sandia View Academy in Corrales featuring photographs of the Academy and its students and faculty and yearbooks spanning the years 1948 to the present. The Academy was founded as the 7th Day Adventist Spanish-American Seminary in Corrales in 1942.
For further information on Heritage Day, email
or phone the chairperson at 898-5017. |
