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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ED7_continental-divide_Cuba-NM.html
Rainfall divides at this point. To the west it drains into the Pacific Ocean, to the east, into the Atlantic
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ED6_cuba_Cuba-NM.html
In 1769, Spanish Governor Pedro Fermin de Mendinueta made the San Joaquin del Nacimiento to 35 pioneering families who had settled the headwaters of the Rio Pureco in 1766. The community was later abandoned owing to raids by frontier Indian tribes…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E8Z_tiguex-province_Rio-Rancho-NM.html
More the one hundred prehistoric and historic pueblos and other archeological sites and over 15,000 petroglyphs or rock art sites give ample evidence of the occupation of this valley for at least 12,000 years. Spanish explorers who came into the a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E2P_women-of-cochiti_Pena-Blanca-NM.html
Women of Cochiti are known for reviving the historic figurative tradition now referred to as Storytellers, adult clay figurines surrounded by children. The efforts of these women have bloomed into a vibrant cottage industry, inspiring many potters…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E2J_pueblo-of-j-mez_Ponderosa-NM.html
J?mez is the sole surviving pueblo of the seven in the "provencia de los Hemes" noted by Spaniards in 1541, and the last at which the Towa language is still spoken. In 1838, the remaining inhabitants of Pecos Pueblo moved here. The mission of San …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E2A_evelyn-m-vigil-phan-un-pha-kee-young-doe-1921-1995_Ponderosa-NM.html
Jemez Pueblo. Evelyn M. Vigil, a descendant of the last remaining Pecos residents that moved to Jemez Pueblo in 1838, led a revival of Pecos Pueblo style pottery. She spent time at Pecos National Historic Park studying materials and techniques use…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E24_j-mez-state-monument_Jemez-Springs-NM.html
The village of Giusewa was occupied by ancestors of the J?mez Indians before the arrival of the Spanish in 1541. Its ruins lie close to those of the great stone mission church of San Jos? de los J?mez, which was built by the Franciscans around 1622.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E21_valle-grande_Jemez-Springs-NM.html
About one million years ago, the magnificent valley before you was formed by collapse, after a series of tremendous volcanic eruptions ejected a volume of material more than 500 times greater than the May 1980 eruptions of Mt. St. Helens. This eve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM155D_la-bajada_Santo-Domingo-Pueblo-NM.html
This black volcanic escarpment is one of New Mexico's most important landmarks. The descent (bajada) of this escarpment marked the traditional division between New Mexico's upper (Rio Arriba) and lower (Rio Abajo) districts. Over the centuries, se…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUL7_pueblo-of-santo-domingo-kiua_Santo-Domingo-Pueblo-NM.html
The Keresan people of Santo Domingo have occupied the area of the Rio Grande Valley since prehistoric times despite several floods that have forced relocation and reconstruction of the original pueblo. Strategically located along the roads that ha…