Guadalupe, New Mexico

Antonio and his family live just outside the town of Guadalupe, New Mexico. It is a small town that has one schoolhouse, a Catholic church, a saloon and a house of prostitution. The majority of the residents are Catholic and many of the young men have been taken away to fight in World War II.

Llano

Antonio’s family lives in a house on the llano, or plain, just outside the town of Guadalupe. His father and older brothers built the home and the ground is much too rocky for any major farming to occur.

El Puerto

El Puerto is the former home of Antonio’s mother and is located ten miles away from Guadalupe. Antonio and his family visit El Puerto at the end of every summer to help with the harvest and spend time with the family. Antonio spends one entire summer there...