"La Valerosa"
—The Spanish Entrada of 1598 —
Traveling with the colonizing expedition of Juan de Oñate, Doña Eufemia rallied Spanish soldiers to persevere when morale broke down during their long journey on the Camino Real. Settling in present-day New Mexico, she rallied 22 women to defend the northern territory's capital of San Juan when soldiers were away. A woman of extreme bravery and beauty, she received the sobriquet "La Valerosa", the valiant one, for her courage and fortitude exhibited under difficult circumstances.| HM Number | HM1W3G |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | New Mexico Historic Women Marker Initiative |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, December 4th, 2016 at 9:02pm PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 13S E 326041 N 3797670 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 34.30570000, -106.89040000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 18.342', W 106° 53.424' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 18' 20.5200" N, 106° 53' 25.4400" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 505 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near I-25, San Acacia NM 87831, US |
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