This is the common story of a Hispanic Family in New Mexico. The Parra Family Story describes our known origins and Sephardi experience to our participation in the conquest of the New World and our gradual migration to our settlement in New Mexico. Our experience has ranged from long on-going battles and problems with the Apache and Comanche. Our Spanish origins enabled us to be active encomenderos (land grantees) and fortune seekers of or for the Spanish Crown, during the period of colonialism ranging from the long Spanish period, to a brief period of Mexican unstable sovereignty, lasting...