‘Conquistador` image on New Mexico water tank targeted
(WorldNews Mexico)

BERNALILLO, N.M. (AP) — A Jemez Pueblo activist is seeking to start talks with a New Mexico town around a conquistador image on a water tank as protesters pressure local towns and cities to remove Spanish colonial references some Native Americans find offensive. Roger Fragua, a Jemez Pueblo member and executive director of the nonprofit group Flower Hill Institute, recently sent a letter to Bernalillo asking the mayor to talk about the large depiction on a state highway that runs through many Pueblo lands. The logo, which is the town`s seal, shows a conquistador helmet resting on...