Fiestas de Santa Fe
fiesta de santa fe festival held every autumn santa fe new mexico usually second week september september first fiesta council signed proclamation declaring celebration commemorate anniversary reconquest recolonization new mexico general diego de vargas – spanish earlier expelled city neighboring pueblo people pueblo revolt spent next year exile el paso del norte ciudad juárez mexico king spain appointed de vargas lead exiled colonist reoccupation santa fe surrounding city cannon threatening pueblo indian residing inside death reentered city september however war reoccupation new mexico raged fiesta revamped group led santa fe chamber commerce edgar lee hewett hewett reenvisioned fiesta celebration history new mexico prehistoric time annexation united state rooted culture native american hispanos anglos twentieth century event became increasingly commercialized spanish colonial art society sold santos fiesta event spun celebration called spanish market protest hewetts charging admission fiesta group artist writer decide stage admissionfree fiesta called el pasatiempo el pasatiempo featured hysterical pageant parody fiesta historical pageant burning zozobra later became part fiesta celebration celebration held – reinvisioning world war ii – fiesta revamped following criticism portrayal entrada indian pueblo council state eight northern pueblo staged boycott former fiesta council president sent letter pueblo requesting sell ware fiesta fiesta council responded criticism emphasizing peaceful coexistence indigenous hispanic community shared catholic faith silent protestors raised placard citing historical fact odds narrative annually given reenactor reached santa fe historic plaza portray retaking city extensive press coverage key changing entrada aspect fiesta addition many local screening documentary film veiled lightning including two screening santa fe new mexico history museum entrada dropped santa fe fiesta celebration covid pandemic prevented public event stream event including burning zozobra similar streamed event occurred al hurricane jr released song titled la fiesta de santa fe first full fiesta since pandemic held bandstand featured new mexico music performance musician including sangre joven divino dwyane ortega band dance indigenous pueblo dancer los matachines de bernalillo popés dancer start fiesta marked beginning novena mass start knighting coronation diego de vargas la reina de santa fe procession take la conquistadora cathedral basilica rosario chapel rosario cemetery santa fe mass held throughout week end week la conquistadora returned rosario chapel cathedral basilica following weekend mass carried made tribute promise diego de vargas made la conquistadora carried september includes burning zozobra also known old man gloom ftm tall marionette symbolizes hardship despair past year followed day celebration includes reenactment diego de vargas return city childrens pet parade historicalhysterical parade fiesta ball roman catholic mass thanksgiving festival santa fe plaza filled art craft food booth mariachi play throughout city fiesta concludes mass st francis cathedral followed candlelight procession cross martyr santa fe fiesta council official santa fe fiesta site