Salt Water The Harness-Maker's Son Fiction. From The Harness-Maker's Son, an unpublished novel. In 1730 the Isleño families sailed from the Canary Islands for New Spain aboard the España; among them were Juan and Catarina, their son Vicente, and the Curbelo girl, Mariana.
The Buried Port The Harness-Maker's Son Fiction. From The Harness-Maker's Son, an unpublished novel. In May 1706 the volcano above Garachico, on Tenerife, sent its lava into the town's harbor while the people walked uphill to Icod.
The Girl at Concordia PASADOR Fiction. From PASADOR, an unpublished novel. Autumn 1848 at Concordia, near El Paso, the year the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo moved the border to the river. The twelve-year-old on the acequia bank is Margarita, daughter of Juana María Ascárate.