The heart of New Mexico is, for me, the people, la gente—lo… - Rudolfo Anaya

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The heart of New Mexico is, for me, the people, la gente—los compadres, las comadres, los tíos, las tías, los vecinos…It’s the connection and the understanding between my Indo-Hispano cultures. If people don’t make that connection, they don’t understand New Mexico.

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Rudolfo Anaya (born October 30, 1937) is an American author who is considered one of the founders of the canon of contemporary Chicano literature.

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