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El Niño Fidencio News Archive:
2000 December - January 2000

December 2000:


December 12
Feliz Dia De La Virgen de Guadalupe

Visit: http://www.sancta.org/

This day is celebrated in Espinazo and all over Mexico.

November 2000:
On Saturday, Nov. 4th, the NPR Weekend Edition with Scott Simon did a program on El Niño Fidencio.

*We've had a little difficulty linking directly to the page with the program, so we've changed the link. Click on the following link:
Weekend Saturday, once at the page click on "Archives", and then click on "November", and finally click on "November 4, 2000".
This will take you to the page containing the program entitled, "Jose Fidencio Constantino." *Scroll down to Jose Fidencio
Constantino to listen to the program.*

Feliz Dia De Los Muertos! To learn more about this beautiful tradition visit: http://www.azcentral.com/rep/dead/

October 2000:
Transcript of interview with Panita and photo: Click here

Our crew went to Espinazo, after the Fiesta. We arrived on Friday, October 20, and left on Sunday, October 22, 2000. Most of the
Fiesta was over except for a few small pilgrimages. The merchants were already packing up and leaving and by Sunday, most
were already gone.

 

The crew that went to Espinazo: Left to right: Michael Van
Wagnen, Alberto Salinas, Jr., Dr. Antonio N. Zavaleta,
Rachel Barrera, and Dr. Phillip Kendall.
   

Top to left to right: Jose Duarte and Michael Van Wagnen.
Bottom left to right: Rachel Barrera, Dr.Antonio N. Zavaleta,
and Brian Zavaleta.
 
 

September 2000:
Just added: Our Folklore on the net pages! Go there now! We have added an article by Dr. Zavaleta. Go there now! 

March 2000:
We have added a new photo and a digital video clip to the March Fiesta 2000 page! Go there now! Dr. Antonio Zavaleta and
students traveled to Espinazo for the March Fiesta.

January 2000:
Dr. Antonio N. Zavaleta traveled to Espinazo this past January and visited with Panita, the oldest living Materia of El Niño Fidencio.

Photos of Visit:
When Dr. Zavaleta visited with Panita, and America, who is the daughter of America Lopez de la Fuente, and grandaughter of
Enrique Lopez de la Fuente, the adoptive father of El Niño.


Panita sits around her kitchen table telling stories.
 

America in December of 1999 graduated from the
university.
 
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