Local Legends of Southern New Mexico
THE CATTLE QUEEN OF NEW MEXICO After losing her lawyer husband, Alexander McSween, during the bloody Lincoln County War, Susan McSween (1845–1931) didn’t just survive—she thrived. Nicknamed the Cattle…
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Tag: Wild West
23 Must-Visit Saloons and Roadhouses in New Mexico
BYRON T’S SALOON Las Vegas Named for Byron T. Mills, the former owner of the Plaza Hotel and one-time Las Vegas mayor, this saloon is a chameleon of a place. “Las Vegas has always been a melting…
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Belly Up to the Old West
Editor's Note: Just over a week after we went to press with the November issue, the owners of the St. James Hotel announced on Facebook that the historic Cimarrón property was closing on September 17…
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Juanita’s Final Resting Place
IT TOOK 142 YEARS, or more than seven times her age at death, for Juanita Martinez Garrett (1860–1879) to get a grave marker. The memorial for Lincoln County Sheriff Pat Garrett’s first wife—a…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 See Shakespeare in the garden. The Santa Fe Classic Theater company performs Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden, Thursday through Sunday at 7 p.m. “It’s one of his most…
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Why We Love NM: The Kid Defines Our Wild West Mythology
BILLY THE KID HAS BEEN DEAD for more than 130 years, but his legacy is alive and well. For many, his name is synonymous with the West, says author and University of New Mexico professor emeritus of…
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The Real Elfego Baca
IF ELFEGO BACA—who once held 80 rampaging Texas cowboys at bay for 36 hours—had lived to see his life portrayed in the Walt Disney TV-series [Elfego Baca], he would have enjoyed it immensely. He might…
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