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Dr. Estevan Rael-Gálvez
New Mexico State Liaison
1205 Camino Carlos Rey
Santa Fe, NM 87507
(505) 476-7955
(505) 476-7893(F)
www.newmexicohistory.org
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Dr. Estevan Rael-Gálvez is the State Historian of New Mexico. The mission of the Office of the State Historian is to advance an understanding and appreciation of New Mexico history and culture through education, research, preservation and community outreach. He is also the Chairman of the Cultural Properties Review Committee, the State’s policy-making/advisory board for historical preservation. A native of New Mexico, Rael- Gálvez attended the University of California at Berkeley, where he earned his B.A. in Literature and Ethnic Studies. He went on to receive his M.A. and Ph.D. in American Cultures at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
His doctoral dissertation, “Identifying Captivity and Capturing Identity: Narratives of American Indian Slavery” focused on the meanings of American Indian slavery and a unique legacy and identity in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. He is currently working on the manuscript for this project. He is the recipient of numerous fellowships for his academic studies, including the Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, a Residential Fellowship at the School of American Research and fellowships from the University of Michigan, Yale University, the Newberry Library and the Smithsonian Institution.
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