On 24 May 1598, the Oñate expedition traveled four leagues north of the Paraje del Perrillo without any water. They finally came to some small pools next to Piedras de Afilar where they drank and rested. They took their horses to the river, more than six leagues off to…
On May 23, 1598 the Oñate expedition traveled about four leagues, doing poorly because of the lack of water. They were traveling five or six leagues east of the Río Grande. After one of their dogs returned with muddy paws, they searched for some water holes. Captain Gaspar Pérez…
Between 14 May and 21 May 1598 the Juan de Oñate expedition traveled about four leagues after passing the Organ mountains. The road was very primitive, and the train had to be divided. On the 21st they buried Pedro Robledo but did not refer to the burial site as…
In 1777, Juan Candelaria recalled that the eighteenth-century settlement of Cieneguilla took place in 1698. It was four leagues from Santa Fé and was watered by the Río de Santa Fé (Armijo 1929:282-283). In 1776 Fray Domínguez wrote that two roads went down from Quemado like a V and…
Sierra County is ocated in south central New Mexico, along the Rio Grande. The creation of the county was spearheaded by Nicholas Galles who was born in Chicago. He originally t came to the West to become a miner, but also became a lawyer, and legislator. The name Sierra…
Located in north western New Mexico, San Juan County was named for the San Juan River. Until 1887, Rio Arriba County extended to the Arizona border, and residents in this area were 75-100 miles over rough country from Tierra Amarilla, the county seat. It was determined that a new…
Located in north eastern New Mexico, Union County was name either because the people living in the area were united in their desire to form a new local governmental unit or because of a more popular notion that the county was created by a union of portions of three…
Located in central New Mexico along the Rio Grande, Valencia was one of the seven partidos established during Mexican rule. The division of counties in New Mexico can be traced back to this time. The first subdivison of the New Mexico Territory was made in 1837 when two partidos…
Located in Central New Mexico, Torrance County was created in 1903 from parts of Lincoln, San Miguel, Socorro, Santa Fe, and Valencia Counties. It was named for the Rail Road developer Francis J. Torrance. Around 1900 he and William H Andrews, both from Pennsylvania, and their associates established what…
1 9 1852 Taos County was created in 1852 as one of the original nine counties. Taos is the county seat. …
