Salinas National Monument (2)
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This unique regional complex of prehistoric Indian pueblos and associated 17th-century Franciscan mission ruins constitutes a “capsule in time” in which the first century of Native American-European contact in what is now the U.S. is preserved. Nearby are the Abó , Quarai, and Gran Quivira ruins. The central visitor center is in Mountainair’s historic Shaffer Hotel.
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Abó Pass Trail
Cutting through the southern edge of the Manzano Mountains, this area has always been an important trade route.
Abó Ruins - Salinas National Monument
Located adjacent to the major east-west trade route through Abó Pass, the Tompiro Pueblo of Abó (ca.
Bartolome Baca Grant (The)
In 1819, the Spanish Government granted Bartolome Baca a tract of land that extended east from the eastern slopes of the Manzano...
Estancia (1)
Population – 830 Elevation – 6107 ft. Incorporated in 1909 and country seat of Torrance County since 1905, Estancia is located in an...
Estancia (2)
Population – 830 Elevation – 6107 ft. Incorporated in 1909 and country seat of Torrance County since 1905, Estancia is located in an...