New Mexico became a state on this date in 1912. Not every resident was pleased with this author's description of his rural New Mexico childhood in Bless Me, Ultima, but his children's books are beloved, including The Farolitos of Christmas, The First Tortilla and Roadrunner's Dance. He had a home in Jemez Springs NM where I worked at the library, and he was a kind and generous man. This is Rudolfo Anaya.
