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Sisters in Blue/Hermanas de azul
Sor María de Ágreda Comes to New Mexico/Sor María de Ágreda viene a Nuevo México
by Anna M. Nogar and Enrique R. Lamadrid
By (artist) Amy Córdova
Published by: University of New Mexico Press
88 Pages, 10.00 x 8.50 in, 16 color plates
Sisters in Blue tells the story of two young women--one Spanish, one Puebloan--meeting across space and time. Sor María de Jesús de Ágreda, New Mexico's famous Lady in Blue, is said to have traveled to New Mexico in the seventeenth century. Here Anna M. Nogar and Enrique R. Lamadrid bring her to life, imagining an encounter between a Pueblo woman and Sor María during the nun's mystical spiritual journeys. Tales of Sor María, who described traveling across the earth and the heavens, have traditionally presented her as an evangelist who helped bring Catholicism to the Pueblos. Instead this book, which includes an essay providing historical context, shows a connection between Sor María and her friend Paf Sheuri. The two women find more similarities than differences in their shared experiences, and what they learn from each other has an impact for centuries to come.
Anna M. Nogar is an associate professor in the University of New Mexico's Department of Spanish and Portuguese. She is the author, editor, and coeditor of several books, including Quill and Cross in the Borderlands: Sor María de Ágreda and the Lady in Blue, 1628 to the Present; A History of Mexican Literature; and Sisters in Blue: Sor María de Ágreda Comes to New Mexico / Hermanas de Azul: Sor María de Ágreda viene a Nuevo México (UNM Press).
Author of numerous books, Enrique R. Lamadrid is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Spanish from the University of New Mexico.
Amy Córdova of Taos, New Mexico, is an artist, arts educator, and activist, renowned for her highly contextualized depictions of Latino cultures. She has illustrated over seventeen children's books and has been awarded the prestigious American Library Association Pura Belpré Award twice, in 2008 and 2010.
"Densely saturated illustrations bring the colors of the seventeenth century to life."--Kirkus Reviews
"The tale brings the past to life."
--New Mexico Magazine
Acknowledgments / Agradecimientos
Querencias Series Editor's Notes
Notas del Editor de la Serie Querencias
Enrique R. Lamadrid
Sisters in Blue: Sor María de Ágreda Comes to New Mexico
Hermanas de azul: Sor María de Ágreda viene a Nuevo México
Anna M. Nogar and Enrique R. Lamadrid
Cultivating Legend and Connecting Places: The History Behind the Encounter of Sor María and Paf Sheuri
Cultivando la leyendas y conectando lugares: la historia detrás del encuentro de Sor María y Paf Sheur
Anna M. Nogar
Glossary / Glosario
Etymologies / Etimologías
Bibliography / Bibliografía