Bless Me, Ultima Fountain - Santa Rosa, NM
N 34° 56.643 W 104° 40.624
13S E 529488 N 3866886
A statue of the author is writing the famous novel, Bless Me Ultima, and its pages are scattered around a fountain.
Waymark Code: WMA1GP
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2010
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Reynaldo 'Sonny' Rivera's monumental bas-relief captures the spirit of Bless Me Ultima and the history of Santa Rosa. Ultima blesses Antonio before he goes fishing. A truck chugs down historic Route 66, now I40, on the Llano an old shepherd cares for his flock as (?) graxe nearby. Ranchers and farmers, the original settlers work the land. The railroad symbolizes a new era od commerce. From the hills flown the Pecos River, and in the waters swims the magical golden carp.
Rudolfo Anaya
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Bless Me, Ultima
Author Rudolfo Anaya
2007
Sculptor Reynaldo Rivera
City of Santa Rosa
Public Art Program
a link to his Wikipedia:
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the book:
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