Educator, Author Leo E. Oliva, Ph.D.

Dept. of Cultural Affairs News:

Everyone is invited to join educator and author Leo E. Oliva, Ph.D., for an online lecture noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, “Network of Conquest: Military Posts and the Santa Fe Trail” about military posts and the network of conquest along the Santa Fe Trail, as part of the Friends of History monthly lecture series.

The presentation will provide an overview of military posts along the Santa Fe Trail, from St. Louis to Santa Fe, and the history of when and how each contributed to the conquest of Indigenous Nations and the military conquest of the American Southwest during the U.S.-Mexican War. Dr. Leo E. Oliva earned his doctorate in American Studies in 1964 and went on to teach American History at the university level for 22 years. He is the author of a dozen books, including Soldiers on the Santa Fe Trail (1967) and Fort Union and the Frontier Army in the Southwest (1993).

The presentation will provide an overview of military posts along the Santa Fe Trail, from St. Louis to Santa Fe, and the history of when and how each contributed to the conquest of Indigenous Nations and the military conquest of the American Southwest during the U.S.-Mexican War. Dr. Leo E. Oliva earned his doctorate in American Studies in 1964 and went on to teach American History at the university level for 22 years. He is the author of a dozen books, including Soldiers on the Santa Fe Trail (1967) and Fort Union and the Frontier Army in the Southwest (1993).

Registration is open for this free online lecture at https://bit.ly/4fTMDLA.

About Friends of History:

Friends of History, a nonprofit organization of volunteers dedicated to supporting the New Mexico History Museum, offers the public monthly programs from a diversity of speakers who are leading experts in their fields and have contributed to New Mexico’s history