Los Matachines de la Merced del Cañón de Carnué

Los Matachines are ritual dance dramas performed in Hispano, Pueblo and Genizaro (mixed Spanish and Native) communities throughout New Mexico.  On June 15th, 2019, the Matachine dancers of San Antonio, New Mexico danced half a mile uphill to the village ojito to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the founding of their Genizaro community,  Cañón del Carnué, and then back down the hill to their home church, San Antonio de Padua Mission.