The Perils of Beginnings by Bernadette Inclan, Reviewed by Mark D. Walker

The author researched this five-hundred-year family history extensively and took five years to write the book—and it was worth the wait. During a time when our neighbors from the South are often disparaged and misunderstood, this story helps establish the role people from Mexico and Native Americans had in settling the areas on both sides of our southern border. Bernadette Inclan is the ideal person to tell this story: “My family has deep roots in the Americas. I am a descendant of the Conquistadors of New Spain, New Mexico, and Louisiana. In 2016, I received my certificate as an honoree […]

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