Two unsolved car bombings, less than 48 hours apart almost 50 years ago, are still shaking the lives of Coloradans today. The six who died became known as Los Seis de Boulder, The Boulder Six
The first bomb went off in Boulder’s Chautauqua Park, taking the lives of aspiring teacher Neva Romero, lawyer Reyes Martinez and his girlfriend Una Jaakola.
Lopez and other family members of those who died continue to mourn their loss, and to share their stories.“Our history in this area goes back for so long,” Lopez said. But “a lot of the Chicano history has just been erased and bulldozed over... So inevitably, it's the stuff that seeps into my art.”“They figured that that could be one of the best ways to help people and just help the cause,” Lopez said.
A similar experience to that of Florencio Granado, who was named for his father, but born just a few months after he died. He credits his mother, Georgiana Archuleta, his uncles and Chicano movement scholars and activists like Ricardo Romero and Priscilla Falcon, for teaching him about his father.Florencio Granado once marched 100 miles from Pueblo to Denver to call attention to the struggles of farm workers.For Granado and Lopez, the fight of their lost ancestors is one that lives on today.
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