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“He may be just a tramp, a guy that likes to roam about this great country without any special aim, just to thank the Lord for these beautiful mountains.”
-B. Traven, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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Viva la Fiesta! Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days
Today marks the start of Santa Barbara’s five day celebratory event known as Old Spanish Days fiesta. An advertisement from the El Paso Herald in 1919. Related Posts: La Fiesta Pequena at the Old Mission . Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish … Continue reading →
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