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Espanola Obituaries

It was reported by Vernal Express on March 9th, 2021 that Elizabeth "Elizaida" Harrison (Maestas) passed on in Bluff Dale, Utah.  Ms. Harrison was 87 years old and was born in Espanola, NM.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Elizabeth "Elizaida"'s life.

It was disclosed by The Rio Grande Sun on February 25th, 2021 that Rebecca Sparks passed away in Espanola, New Mexico.  Sparks was 74 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Rebecca's life.

It was noted by The Rio Grande Sun on February 18th, 2021 that Richard Michael Saiz passed away in Espanola, New Mexico.  Saiz was 53 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Richard Michael's life.

It was written by The Rio Grande Sun on February 11th, 2021 that James Jeffery Patton died in Espanola, New Mexico.  Patton was 65 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor James Jeffery's life.

It was noted by The Rio Grande Sun on January 28th, 2021 that Diego A Herrera died in Espanola, New Mexico.  Herrera was 91 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Diego A's life.

It was reported by The Rio Grande Sun on January 28th, 2021 that Eugene Martinez passed away in Espanola, New Mexico.  Martinez was 84 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Eugene's life.

It was noted by The Rio Grande Sun on January 28th, 2021 that Viola Martinez (Garcia) passed away in Espanola, New Mexico.  Ms. Martinez was 89 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Viola's life.

It was disclosed by The Rio Grande Sun on January 21st, 2021 that Christopher Brian Rocha died in Espanola, New Mexico.  Rocha was 46 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Christopher Brian's life.

It was disclosed by The Rio Grande Sun on January 14th, 2021 that Linda A Lujan (Martinez) died in Espanola, New Mexico.  Ms. Lujan was 72 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Linda A's life.

It was reported by The Rio Grande Sun on January 7th, 2021 that Myra Branch (Branch) perished in Espanola, New Mexico.  Ms. Branch was 57 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Myra's life.

History

In 1880, when the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad (the "Chile Line") was being constructed in the area, Amado Lucero and his wife Josefita opened a restaurant to accommodate the railroad workers. Espanola has grown to include many of the adjacent rural communities. Consequently, the railroad workers referred to the restaurant as "Española's", that is, the Spanish woman's restaurant. The treatment of the natives was typical of the Conquistadores at that time, with enslavement and brutality being a mainstay, despite the initially warm welcome. Oñate arrived in the Espanola Valley on July 11 1598 at the confluence of the Chama River and the Rio Grande, where he established a camp at a place then called Yunque-Yunque.

The official website for the city of Espanola is https://www.cityofdeming.org/.