“She worked there for several months as a slave in a Mexican family until they sold her to a wealthy Hispanic man from Santa Fe, N.M. He also purchased another young captive Apache woman from New Mexico to accompany them. Both women were loaded onto an oxcart bound for Santa Fe in a journey that could take at least three months.” WomenHistoryMexicoNative AmericanTribeSouthwestSanta FeTrue StoriesApache Book:Captives of the Southwest Source: Captives of the Southwest
“Each of the three cultures in New Mexico during the mid-1800s (Caucasian, Hispanic, and Native American) were actively involved in kidnapping each other. As competition and fighting occurred between the three races, cruelty and violence were rampant on all sides. Yet, some captives found kindness among their captors.” WarHistoryWesternNative AmericanCaptivesHispanicNew MexicoSouthwest Book:Captives of the Southwest Source: Captives of the Southwest