Epifania Martinez was born to weaver Agueda Salazar Martinez and Eusebio Martinez, in Santa Cruz, New Mexico, on Epiphany, January 6, 1922. Archuleta, who was raised in Española and Medanales, New Mexico, … See more

Archuleta purchased a wool mill in 1989, which she opened as the San Luis Valley Wool Mill. She produced wool yarn, which she sold to weavers throughout the United States.
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In October 1940, she married Francisco Archuleta. The couple moved to the San Luis Valley of Colorado in 1951, where Francisco worked as a farmer and rancher. Archuleta had ten children, eight of whom lived to adu… See more