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Heritage Day
Corrales' spring celebration of its history is held at the Old San Ysidro Church and Casa San Ysidro in the village's old plaza on Old Church Road. It is usually scheduled for the Saturday before the Sunday in mid-May when a special outdoor mass is performed outside the Old Church to honor Corrales' patron saint San Ysidro. At Casa San Ysidro, the City of Albuquerque, through the Albuquerque Museum, sponsors demonstrations of traditional New Mexican crafts such as paper-flower making, paper cut-out art, blacksmithing, and weaving. Other activities include churro sheep shearing, goat cheese tasting, bread making in the horno, and tortilla making.
Hispanic musicians perform and there is usually a llama,
burro and a horse to pet. The Corrales Historical Society
puts its archived materials on display in the Old Church including
historic photographs, videos of Corrales farming and interviews
with long-time residents, and special historic exhibits. Activities
for children are also scheduled at the Old Church, including
making traditional tin ornaments and shelling corn.
The 2008 Heritage Day will be May 17, 10-4 pm at Old
Church. It will feature an exhibit on the Salce family who
came from Italy in the late 1800's. The Salce children - Dulcelina
(Dulcie Curtis), Lena (Lena Apodaca), Ida (Ida Gutierrez)
and Virgil - were important citizens of Corrales for most
of the 20th century. Also to be exhibited will be new historic
photographs, maps and our agricultural time line. Possible,
but not yet confirmed, are one or two historic house tours
and some miniature burros.
For further information on Heritage Day, email
or phone the chairperson at 898-5017.
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