I only group I remember hearing was about 8-9 years ago who performed 18th c. Spanish colonial music. They were exceptional, but I don't remember who they...
Eliud, You might want to check out the San Antonio Vocal Arts Ensemble (SAVAE - http://www.savae.org/ ). Admittedly, they specialize in 16th-/17th-century...
My group, the Calicanto singers, performs late 18th century music as might have been heard by Anza party members. I am the guitarist, but unlike Steve, I do...
Soldados, At the last meeting of the Congress of Mexican Military Historians, (November 06), General Clever and the band of the local Mexican Army unit, put ...
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Hola Amigos! I am just back from two wonderful weeks in California: it was a work and research trip that took me to Lompoc (north of Santa Barbara), Los...
I do not have a CD, but I plan on making one some day. -Steve leroymartinez1@... wrote: Steve, Do you sell or make CD's of your music? Leroy ... Food...
Hi, I'm looking right now for any type of music played. I am interested in incorporating some songs into my Spanish soldado impression as well as looking for...
Eliud, Yes, the tuning was the same as modern guitars, except that modern classical guitars only have a single string for each note, and the Baroque model (up...
Steve, Do you know any music books or stores that carry period music? Eliud ... modern classical guitars only have a single string for each note, and the...
I usually play Spanish music from classical guitar sources, since that is what I have collected. Finding native Mexican or music from New Spain is more...
At one time on the Costume manifesto web site there was a documnet about a proper 18th century salute. Does anyone have that document or know of the proper...
Hector, Did you ever find the rest of the manual (assuming there was one) with the Position of the Soldier and other school of the soldier info? In particular...
Hi, The Spanish Louisiana Infantry Regiment will host an event on Sunday, Oct 7, 2007. It will take place at Sully Plantation, Chantilly VA, which is very...
I had my 1823 Mexican National done by Dixie Flag here in San Antonio. It was done for under 300$. It was well done and accurate. I could not afford silk...
Rick It is nice to hear from you! I do have the 1762 Spanish Manual-of-Arms, which was officially used until 1808, when this latter one was adopted. The 1762...
Hola Rick! I'm glad to see that you are looking into the manual of arms. Such things are not my specialty, but I was very interested to learn that in the oral...
mark Santiago sent this interesting bit.... At San Buenaventura they note in the powder reserve, ?1300 packets of cartridges, some with ball and some not, of...
... <ebonilla@...> wrote: Hello, We are being invited to participate at Mt. Vernon, Virginia, this 4th of July. Please read the attached message and let me...
Hi, The recreated Spanish Louisiana Regiment will have a practice session on June 24, 2007 at Montpelier Mansion in Laurel, Maryland. We'll be reviewing the...
I work as a park ranger in Pennsylvania at the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site ( http://www.nps.gov/alpo ). We have two of our staff that are...
Eric The practice for both regiments is the same. Here in the states we can only do the "Fijo de Puerto Rico" in Napoleonic events, but with the Louisiana...
Hello, The question I have is how far into the Mexican War do you intend to go in Pennslyvania. This raises the issue of reenacting or interpreting an historic...
Thank you for your opinion, especially as it agrees so well with mine, LOL. No fighting a battle that did not occur here, definately. We were thinking more of...
Hello Diane, Yes, I do think that Civil War reenactors might be tempted to try out a Mexican War persona. Reenactors love to try out new eras and I know some...