HM 47 — LOS LUCEROS AS WORLD HERITAGE SITE

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 47REQUESTING 54THTHE LEGISLATURECULTURAL -AFFAIRS STATEDEPARTMENT TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF NEWSUBMITTING MEXICOAN -APPLICATION FIRSTTO SESSION,THE 2019UNITED INTRODUCEDNATIONS BYEDUCATIONAL, JimSCIENTIFIC R.AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION FOR THE INCLUSION OF LOS LUCEROS AS A FUTURE WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN ANTICIPATION OF THE UNITED STATES REJOINING THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION.

Trujillo9 6WHEREAS, 8New 10Mexico Ais MEMORIALrenowned REQUESTINGfor THEits CULTURALartistic AFFAIRStemperament DEPARTMENTand TOstunning STUDYhistoric THElandscape; FEASIBILITY OF SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION TO THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION FOR THE INCLUSION OF LOS LUCEROS AS A FUTURE WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN ANTICIPATION OF THE UNITED STATES REJOINING THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION.

eand tWHEREAS, 17one wof lthe nmost dhistorically 18significant WHEREAS,and Newimpressive Mexicosites in the state is renownedthe forone-hundred-forty-eight- itsacre artisticLos =Luceros =historic 19property alocated lnorth temperamentof andEspanola stunningalong historicthe landscape;Rio Grande near the village of Alcalde;

and i a e r 20 WHEREAS, oneancient ofpeoples theonce mostfarmed historically significant and adwelled ton m m 21 impressive sites in the state is the one-hundred-forty-eight- d r e 22 acre Los Luceros historicland, propertyand locatedtwo northPueblo ofcommunities Espanolaare clocated enext sto k 23 along the Rioland; Grande near the village of Alcalde;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, ancient peoples once farmed and dwelled on Los u [ Luceros land, and two Pueblo communities are located next to .212747.2 the land;

and HM 47 Page 1 WHEREAS, in the waning years of Mexican rule, Los Luceros was the county seat for Rio Arriba county;

and WHEREAS, after New Mexico achieved statehood, the Los Luceros area absorbed an influx of women from the eastern e e 17 United States, including Mary Cabot Wheelwright, who bought Los e e n d 18 Luceros and made it into an estate that employed local Native = = l ] 19 Americans and Hispanos;

and a l r i 20 WHEREAS, Mary Cabot Wheelwright led an active social life t e a t and introduced many artistic friends to the southwest;

and m m 21 e d r e 22 WHEREAS, when Mary Cabot Wheelwright died in 1958, she c e r c 23 bequeathed the ranch house at Los Luceros to the Wheelwright e a n b 24 museum in Santa Fe and left the remaining property to her u [ friend, Maria Chabot;

and .212747.2 - 2 - WHEREAS, the museum declined the bequest and the ranch house reverted to Maria Chabot, who then enlisted her friend, Georgia O'Keeffe, to find a buyer;

and HM 47 Page 2 WHEREAS, a series of owners tried to maintain the property in the following years;

and WHEREAS, today, the centerpiece of the historic ranch complex is the hacienda, a five-thousand-seven-hundred-square-five-thousand-seven-hundred- esquare-foot, e 17 foot, eighteenth century territorial-style adobe home;

and e e n d 18 WHEREAS, the renovated property also includes a visitor's = = l ] 19 center, director's residence, visitor center complex and a l r i 20 irrigated pasture and bosque on the Rio Grande;

and t e a t WHEREAS, the cultural affairs department's intent is to m m 21 e d r e 22 bring together historic preservation, filmmaking, education and c e r c 23 training and agricultural and environmental interests;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, Los Luceros is used as a cultural destination u [ with interpretative exhibits and public access, as a retreat .212747.2 - 3 - center for workshops and seminars related to New Mexico's film industry and for crop-growing and environmental studies programs;

and HM 47 Page 3 WHEREAS, the United Nations educational, scientific and cultural organization seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world that is considered to be of outstanding value to humanity;

the Pueblo of Taos, Carlsbad caverns national park and Chaco culture, which includes Chaco culture national historical park, Aztec ruins national monument and several smaller Chaco sites e e 17 managed by the United States bureau of land management;

and e e n d 18 WHEREAS, these world heritage sites bring significant = = l ] 19 prestige to New Mexico and are a significant boost to tourism a l r i 20 and the economy;

and t e a t WHEREAS, historic Los Luceros lies halfway between Santa m m 21 e d r e 22 Fe and Taos, two major tourist destinations in New Mexico;

and c e r c 23 WHEREAS, the Pueblo of Taos welcomes millions of visitors e a n b 24 a year, Carlsbad caverns national park reports over four u [ hundred ten thousand visitors a year and Chaco culture reports .212747.2 - 4 - five hundred fifty thousand visitors a year;

and HM 47 Page 4 WHEREAS, a historic property of Los Luceros' significance deserves wider recognition and is deserving of inclusion as a United Nations educational, scientific and cultural organization world heritage site;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the cultural affairs department be requested to study the feasibility of submitting an application to the United Nations educational, scientific and cultural organization for the inclusion of Los Luceros as a future world heritage site in anticipation of the e e 17 United States rejoining the United Nations educational, e e n d 18 scientific and cultural organization;

and = = l ] 19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be a l r i 20 transmitted to the secretary of cultural affairs and the t e a t president of los amigos del rancho Los Luceros.

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