The Matachines dances preformed at Picuris Pueblo in New Mexico


The Matachines dances which are preformed by both Pueblo Indians and Hispanos of New Mexico are of obscure orgin The dance traces its origin back to the Moors in Spain beginning about 711 until their expulsion in 1492 The diverse cultures of New Mexico with their distinctly different religious ceremonies perform the dance


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Keywords: americans, ceremony, dance, indigenous, matachines, moors, mystic, native, picuris, pueblo, spain