Enriqueta Vasquez - On Chicano activism (1)

Where We Meet: Conversations from New Mexico and Beyond

Enriqueta Vasquez is a Chicana activist, journalist, writer, and artist. She began her work in Denver, CO, and later re-located to San Cristobal, NM. Vasquez was a close collaborator and friend of political leader Corky Gonzales and civil rights activist Craig Vincent. She was involved in the creation of the Chicano school Escuela Tlateloco in Denver, which led her and her husband to move to San Cristobal where the Vincent Ranch became a space for inner city students to learn wilderness and farm skills. Later, with other New Mexican Chicano activists, she funded El Grito del Norte, a bilingual newspaper that covered the Chicano movement and celebrated Chicano culture.

This show is supported by the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area.