Thomas Esteban Chávez

Background

Chávez, Thomas Esteban was born on January 19, 1948 in Las Vegas.

Education

Associate of Arts, Pasadena (California) City College, 1968. Bachelor, California State College, 1970. Bachelor, University New Mexico, 1974.

Master of Arts, University New Mexico, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, University New Mexico, 1980.

Career

Instructor College Santa Fe, 1979-1982. From museum coordinator education bureau to director Palace of the Governors Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, since 1978. Instructor University New Mexico Northern Consortium, 1978.

Achievements

• Thomas Esteban Chávez has been listed as a noteworthy curator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • An Illustrated History of New Mexico

    ( Originally published in 1992 and available now only fro...)

  • New Mexico Historical Review, April 1978, articles on: Fort Sill Apaches, Manuel Alvarez in 1841, Jose Ines Salazar, Villa's diplomacy 1914-1915

    (Book reviews plus four major articles: John Turcheneske, ...)

  • Manual Alvarez, 1794-1856: A Southwestern Biography

    (Manuel Álvarez was born in Spain around 1794. In 1818 he ...)

  • An Illustrated History of New Mexico
  • Manuel Álvarez (1796-1856), un leonés en el Oeste americano (Spanish Edition) by Thomas E. Chávez (2013-09-11)
  • Manuel Alvarez, 1794-1856: A Southwestern Biography by Thomas E. Chavez (1990-01-01)

Membership

Served in the United States Army, 1970-1972. Member History Society New Mexico (board directors, past chairman membership committee, past chairman conference committee), New Mexico Association Museum (president 1979-1981), Western History Association, American Association State and Local History, Conference for Latin American History, The Old Santa Fe Association (board directors 1979-1981, president 1981-1984), The Westerners, New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities (vice Chairman, Board Of Directors 1990-1991, chairman since 1991), Hispanic Culture Foundation (board directors since 1989).