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Elsa Menendez
Director of Education
elsa.menendez@state.nm.us
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Acknowledgements

Support and Special Thanks
National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC)
Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII)

Original Text
Crossings: Origins and Celebrations of Día de los Muertos

Catalina Delgado Trunk and Dr. Shelle Sanchez Ph.D, Director of Education

Web Design & Development
Melissa Marquez, Graphic Designer NHCC/AmeriCorps Internship
Doug Patinka, Web Master, NM Department of Cultural Affairs

Web Production and Content
Erica Garcia, Curriculum and Community Coordinator NHCC

Video
Angelo Mitchell, NHCC/AmeriCorps Internship
Erica Garcia, Curriculum and Community Coordinator NHCC

Video Photography
Angelo Mitchell, NHCC/AmeriCorps Internship
Erica Garcia, Curriculum and Community Coordinator NHCC
Brian Carr, Photographer
Glen VanEtten, Photographer

       Roswell Museum and Art Center Collection, Roswell, NM

       1967.013.0029b
       Jose Guadalupe Posada
       'Una hijaen pacto con Satanas',
       type: metal engraving on paper
       Gift of M/M Howard N. Cook

       1967.013.0029d:
       Jose Guadalupe Posada
       'Calavera de los Patinadores'
       type: metal engraving
       Gift of M/M Howard N. Cook

       1967.013.0029f:
       Jose Guadalupe Posada
       'Esta es de Don Quijote la Primera, la sin par la Gigante Calavera'
       type: metal engraving
       Gift of M/M Howard N. Cook

       1967.013.0029l:
       Jose Guadalupe Posada
       'Campesino Ahorcada', 1910-1912
       type: zinc etching on colored paper
       Gift of M/M Howard N. Cook

       1967.013.0029m:
       Jose Guadalupe Posada
       'Escandalo de Balazos'
       type: etching on colored paper
       Gift of M/M Howard N. Cook

Mawell Museum of Anthropology
68.40.132, ceramic dog effigy vessel(two views)
Preconquest Mexico (pre-A.D. 1520s)
Gilbert and Dorothy Maxwell collection
Photographs by B. Bernard.

Wiki Commons Photographs

Altar 1 By Chuchomotas (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or FAL], via Wikimedia Commons

Altar 2 By Chuchomotas (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or FAL], via Wikimedia Common

Mariachis By wolves4moe from La Mesa, USA (Flickr) [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Cemetery (Ecuador)1 By Sylvain2803 (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Pan de Muerto By Ceciimo (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Cemetery 2 By Bernardo T P (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Cemetery 3 By Copetevic (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Altar 3 By Alejandra131 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Flowers for DdM Tepoztlan By Gabriela Vega (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Basilica and our Lady Tomaszp at en.wikipedia [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], from Wikimedia Commons

Preparing for DdM By User:Gengiskanhg (Photograph taken by me) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Altar 4 By Alfonsobouchot (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Altar 5 By Sandrajd01 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Altar 6 By Cesarachp (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Veracruz Urn See page for author [CC-BY-2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons

Papel Picado 1 By Luisroj96 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Altar 7 By DavidGomezChiu (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Back Plague 1 Arnold Böcklin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Limbo Jaime Serra [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Panel of The Descent Into Limbo, from The Altarpiece of The Convent of Santo Sepulchro, Zaragoza

Priest Praying Alessandro Magnasco [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, Praying Monks Alessandro Magnasco

Papel Picado Skull By Chuchomotas (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or FAL], via Wikimedia Common

Curriculum and Lesson Plans
Katrina Dillon, LAII
Additions and Edits, Curriculum and Community Coordinator Erica Garcia (NHCC) and Education Director Dr. Shelle Sanchez (NHCC)

Calavera Artwork
Calvera King, Albuquerque, NM

Music
Lenore Armijo