BERNALILLO — A tradition dating back 333 years continued in Bernalillo this week.
Las Fiestas de San Lorenzo were held Aug. 9-11, an annual tradition centered on the feast day of San Lorenzo.
On Monday afternoon, a crowd gathered in the town to watch the performance of the Matachines Dance. Nicole Sanchez, an “danzante” who has been performing for 18 years, said the performance is the dance of Montezuma and his people and tells the story of his conversion to Christianity…