What was Christmas like in America’s Southwest Frontier? It’s 1824… the warm dusty streets are filled with all the sights, sounds and smells of Christmas!  Biscochos, piñon smoke, farolitos, las posadas, and mariachi! Maybe this sounds like Christmas in another country to you! Nope!  These are all some of the things Josefina Montoya loved about Christmas in her beloved Santa Fe! While Christmas in the early 1800’s wasn’t being celebrated in a big way in most places in America just yet, Christmas was a very special and important part of the culture of New Mexico! If you want to add to this Christmas study, you can learn all about Josefina…