History of Greeks in Albuquerque, 1900–1952 By Katherine Pomonis The first Greeks started coming to Albuquerque around the late 1890s.  This is their story from 1900 through 1952. This 52-year period was the era when the Greeks of Albuquerque established their community and the St. George Greek Orthodox Church.  To better understand the history of the Greeks in the United States and in Albuquerque, one needs to understand the geopolitical and historical context of this period. In 1821 the people of Greece began their war of independence from the Turks after being ruled by them for 368 years.  Few Greeks … Continue reading Greeks in Albuquerque