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Santana Roybal Martinez (DO NOT USE)
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Santana Roybal Martinez (DO NOT USE)

1909 San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico - 2002 San Ildefonso Pueblo
BiographySantana Martinez (1909-2002) came from a family of potters. Her grandparents Dominguita Pino Martinez and Santiago Martinez, mother, Alfonsita Martinez Roybal, brother Alfonso Roybal (Awa Tsireh), and aunt Tonita Roybal were well known for their pottery or painting. Santana Learned to make pottery from her grandmother, mother and aunt.

Santana married Julian Martinez, the eldest son of Maria and Julian Martinez. Julian trained her in pottery painting and after Julian died in 1943, Santana and Adam worked with Maria, Santana on the painting and Adam on the gathering clay and firing. In 1956, Maria began making pottery with her son, Popovi Da and Santana and Adam focused on their own pottery around 1956 with Santa working on the potting, painting and polishing and Adam gathering the clay and firing the completed pieces.
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