Las Trampas Grant, Land Grant The Town of Las Trampas grant is also known as Santo Tomas Apostol del Rio de las Trampas. The grant was petitioned by Juan de Arguello and eleven other individuals in 1751. The grant was approved by Governor Tomas Velez Cachupin for 46,461 acres. …
Cristobal de la Serna Grant, Land Grant Governor Joseph Chacon Medina Salazar y Villasenor, Marquis de la Penuela approved the grant. Located in Taos County the office of the Surveyor General and the Court of Private Land Claims confirmed the grant for 22,232 acres. Known as a quasi-community grant,…
Lemitar, Camino Real Although Lemitar does not appear on any Mexican period lists of settlements it apparently came into existence in 1831. The present church, completed by 1835, had its first burial in its camposanto shortly afterwards. The plaza was located to the east of the church and the road…
Governor Alberto Maynez had begun the effort to establish the town of Manzano in 1815. Several landowners in the Tomé area were interested in developing the eastern slope of the Manzanos. Among these was the Lucero family, led by Miguel and Juan Lucero. Their efforts met with success; Manzano…
By Wanda G. Fuselier and Elon M. Yurwit Near the corner of southwestern New Mexico — midway between Silver City and Deming — is Faywood Hot Springs, a natural geothermal high desert oasis. For centuries, this special place has lured many to its seductive, healing waters. Prehistoric peoples, Spanish…
1269 Officially founded in 1879, Raton has been called "The Gate City," serving as both a stage and railway stop from Colorado into New Mexico.
by William H. Wroth The Rebellion of 1837 in northern New Mexico began in Santa Cruz de la Cañada and neighboring communities along the Santa Cruz River and its tributaries. Its causes were complex. They can be attributed mainly to the poverty and discontent caused by the large increase…
Fort Tularosa Fort Tularosa (Catron County), was a military installation formerly located on the site of present day Aragon on New Mexico highway 12. This fort was established in 1872 and named for Tularosa Creek on whose east banks it was located. Fort Tularosa was built to protect the…
111246 The traditional spelling and name for Zia Pueblo is Tsia Video Clip Courtesy of Silver Bullet Productions “Zia Pueblo: Home of the Sun Symbol,” 2006 Pueblo of Zia, San Ysidro Vicinity, Zia Pueblo, Sandoval County, NM. Photo taken after 1933. Courtesy of the Historic American Buildings Survey (Library…
Laguna Pueblo Laguna pueblo, with a population of around 8,000, is the largest Keresan-speaking pueblo. Located 45 miles west of Albuquerque, the Laguna Reservation land totals around 42 square miles. The area around Laguna holds evidence of archaic Indian presence as early as 3,000 B.C. It is believed…
