The International Task Force hosts a luncheon Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 12-2 p.m. in Scholes Hall Roberts Room. Susan Tiano, professor of Sociology and director of the Latin American & Iberian Institute; and Roberto Ibarra, associate professor of Sociology; present “La Familia Ibarra in the Context of Venezuelan History.”
Photo: Simon Bolivar
Tiano and Ibarra recently visited Caracas and retrieved a box of materials related to Ibarra’s family – he is a direct descendant of Simon Bolivar. Ibarra is the only son in the big Venezuelan family.
The box’s content provides a portrait of the history of Venezuela, with pictures of Bolivar with presidents as well as a snapshot of the family, detailing family lands and properties.
The material will be harvested and posted on DSpace in the UNM Libraries.
Also speaking at the luncheon are students from the UNM Study Tour to Nicaragua Summer 2009.
To attend, RSVP to katpad@unm.edu by Monday, Nov. 16.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at November 11, 2009 08:52 AM