Casa San Ysidro:  The Gutierrez/Minge House
973 Old Church Road, Corrales - 898.3915

 Travel back in time at Casa San Ysidro.  It's a home where the only heat came from a fireplace,
the only air conditioning came through an open window, and oil lamps, candles and starlight
illuminated the evening hours of 19th century New Mexico.

 This partially reconstructed 19th century home located in the Village of Corrales is an important
link to the history of New Mexico.  Inside the adobe walls you will find Spanish Colonial furniture,
authentic hand-woven floor coverings, hand forged iron tools and an authentic loom made in the 
late 1700's.

 The Albuquerque Museum acquired Casa San Ysidro from the long-time Corrales residents Ward
Alan and Shirley Jolly Minge.  The couple started their collection fifty years ago, accumulating the
scarce Hispanic New Mexico artifacts that would have otherwise been lost to time.  The property
originally belonged to the descendants of don Felipe Gutiérrez, recipient of the Bernalillo |
Township Land Grant in 1704.  The Albuquerque Museum opened Casa San Ysidro to the public
in October of 1998.  The historic house is named for the patron saint of farming, San Ysidro
Labrador.

DEMONSTRATIONS DURING THE FESTIVAL
(from 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. each day)

Gary Williams - blacksmith
Irene and Ben Lopez - Weaving
Martina Rosetta, Santo Domingo - horno bread baking
Mary Daitz - spinning

 ANIMALS

                                                   Churro Sheep            Pat Clauser
                                           

 Artists:
Robert and Viola Chavez - woodworking and retablos
Julia Gomez - colcha
Annette Turk - colcha
Ray Baca - encrusted straw
Jerry Montoya - retablos
Marcia Clasgens - retablos
Juanito Jimenez - retablos
Gilbert Garcia - tinwork
Jason Younis y Delgado - tinwork
Guillermo Elías - nichos

Food:
Baskin Robbins
Lola's Tamales

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT 

Storytelling by Joe Hayes - Saturday, September 26 at 11am and 1pm
Dancing Demonstration - Saturday, September 26 at 12pm and 2 pm
La Llorona by Rosalia de Aragon - Saturday, September 27 at 11am and 1 pm
Music by Luis Campos and Frank McCullough - Sunday, September 27 at 12pm and 2pm

 10th Annual Mercado Antiguo (Old Market)
At the Historic Old San Ysidro Church - 966 Old Church Road, Corrales - 897.1513

It seems hard to believe, but this year marks 10 years that the Corrales Historical Society has been sponsoring the 
“Mercado Antiguo” as its part in the Corrales Harvest Festival. The first year some of the historical society docents
got together and dreamed of having a “mini” Corrales Spanish Market, inspired by the famous Santa Fe Spanish
Market held each July.

It has grown and been successful, educational, and fun for ten years!! The bond between the artists and the Corrales
Historical Society has become very special and we look forward to the years to come as well.

The Old San Ysidro Church, listed on both the state and national register of historic places, is s classic example of
New Mexico Hispanic village religious architecture from the 18^th & 19^th centuries. As a previous Corrales mayor
wrote “The Old Church is the single point of community pride that strikes a responsive chord in the hearts of all … it
provides the symbol of a common heritage that we keep, cherish, and hold in sacred trust for our own posterity.”

Hispanic artists, intent on passing down 400 year old artistic traditions to a new generation, will be at the Old San
Ysidro Church during the Corrales Harvest Festival. Visitors will be able to watch them work, and, of course items
will be offered for sale. Most of the artists participate in the well known Spanish Market in Santa Fe each July.

The art forms that will be represented are retablos and bultos (arts of the santeros or saint makers, which are carved 
wooden statues of the saints and pictures of saints on wooden boards), weaving, straw applique, colcha embroidery,
tinwork, furniture, carved wooden crosses, and silver filigree.

 UPCOMING ATTRACTIONS DURING THE FESTIVAL

Archives Committee will have a display on Old Corrales

Crafts for children—tinwork and retablos

Demonstrations of wool spinning and chile stringing

"Shop in a Basket" offered by the Corrales Historical Society Docents

Apple Tasting

Corn Shelling