Some Truths And Some Untruths On Masonry In New Mexico
Will Robinson argues there was never a purely Spanish lodge in New Mexico yet notes Spanish Masons existed. He recalls the 1847 Missouri chartered traveling lodge that aided Montezuma and Chapmen lodges, the 1857 first regular lodge in Santa Fe, and military origins under Col. Ralls. He denies Freemasons with Coronado in 1540 and traces speculative Masonry to the York Council of 1640.
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Will Robinson
New Mexico
Grand Lodge of
Missouri
Santa Cruz
Old Mexico
Guadalupe Hidalgo
Montezuma Lodge
No. 1
Chapman Lodge
Las Vegas
Col. Ralls
Fort Union
John Ralls
Hardin
Santa Fe
Coronado
Council of
Debunking Myths of Masonry Among Indigenous Peoples
The article argues no indigenous West and Southwest Masonry existed between 1717 and 1742 and that so-called traces come from white men. It notes Cherokee lodges in Oklahoma, limited Negro Masonry in New Mexico, and asserts lodges or individuals cannot be recognized by White Masons. It also mentions Marie Heilman, the only regularly made woman Mason in New Mexico.
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New Mexico
Odd Fellows
Marie Heilman
Las Vegas
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