Making Sense of Santa Fe’s Soldiers’ Monument: Part Two

Part Two: The Civil War in the West Two of the tablets affixed to the Soldiers’ Monument commemorate the “heroes” who died fighting with “rebels” at the battles of “Valverde,” “Cañon del Apache,” “Pigeon’s Rancho (La Glorieta),” and “Peralta.” For most observers, the meaning of these texts is utterly opaque. Few have any idea that … More Making Sense of Santa Fe’s Soldiers’ Monument: Part Two