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In 1884, Shalam Colony was established on the banks of the Rio Grande near the village of Do?a Ana by John Ballou Newbrough and a group of Utopian followers called Faithists. Newbrough's "Book of Shalam" set forth a plan for gathering the outcast …
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This site, named after the legendary women, Do?a Ana, is first mentioned as a paraje along the Camino Real. Spanish rested near here as they retreated from New Mexico following the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. The community was founded in 1843 as the Do…
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On April 24, 1851, John Russell Bartlett for the United States and Pedro Garcia-Conde for the Republic of Mexico, erected near here a monument designating 32? 22' north latitude on the Rio Grande as the initial point for the official survey of the…
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The name of the county of Do?a Ana originates from Do?a Ana Robledo (1604-1680) who died near here while fleeing south with other settlers during the 1680 Pueblo Revolt. She was buried below the peak that now bears her surname in the Robledo Mount…
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