José Benito Ortega (La Cueva, 1858–1941, Raton) was an American sculptor, principally a

santero Santero (feminine form santera, Spanish for "saint-maker") may refer to: * An artisan who creates ' and other Spanish-style religious artwork * A priest in the Santería Santería (), also known as Regla de Ocha, Regla Lucumí, or Lucumí, ...

. He was born and died in

New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...

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