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Ana Pacheco

A native of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Ana Pacheco is the founder and publisher of La Herencia magazine. She's the daughter of Jesús Pacheco and Natalie Ortiz. Her family has been here since the 1700's. Don Gaspar Street in Santa Fe is named after Natalie's great-great grandfather, Don Gaspar Ortiz. The Ortiz Room at the Santa Fe Hilton Hotel and Ortiz Street located in the plaza area are named in honor of Eleanor and Beatrice Ortiz, Natalie's aunt and grandmother, respectively. The busy thoroughfare Pacheco Street is named after Ana's great-great grandfather Jose de la Cruz Pacheco.

Ana Pacheco began her publishing career in 1979 in New York. She has held various positions with entertainment, Hispanic and financial service publications. Ms. Pacheco returned to Santa Fe in 1991 after living in New York for fifteen years. Pacheco served on the Board of Directors for the National Hispanic Cultural Center for the state of New Mexico for seven years. She hosted a weekly Hispanic radio show for KKOB for three years and is currently on the Wells Fargo Community Advisory Board.

Ana Pacheco is the 2004 recipient of the Governor's Award for outstanding women of New Mexico. She also received an award from PEN New Mexico for her efforts to preserve Hispanic culture, history and language. PEN New Mexico is the state's affiliate of the largest international professional association of writers, editors, and translators.

Genealogy of Ana Pacheco