10- 30 -2012 -- This was a hike with the PEEC walking group. Was good to get back out doors and do a little walking.
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Salinas Pueblo Missions
On Sunday 09/02/2012 we were at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. There are three separate ruin (building) sites within this National Monument.
To get to these ruins you need to go to Monutainair NM. We stayed In Belen and drove over to the National Monument it about 35 mile to the the first one Abo. Monutainair is about 10 more miles. Quarai is about 10 miles to the north from Monutainair and Gran Quivira is about 26 miles to the south from Monutainair.
They are all different in design, construction, and material used. These ruins were occupied back about 7,000 years ago and the nomadic indians may have gotten there 20,000 years ago.
The interesting part is that the women did all the building. My question is how did the keep the lines straight and the corners square.
The Spanish arrived in 1540 , Coronado's expedition. The christianizing for the indians began.
I will start with ABO and then do separate post for the other two sites.
Abo was was a community that was busy when the spanish arrived in 1581 and the franciscans began converting the indians.
This is the first of three sets of pictures, the others follow this set. Abo is first, Quarai is second and Gran Quivira is third.
This one should have been first and I don't know how to rearrange them sorry about that.
To get to these ruins you need to go to Monutainair NM. We stayed In Belen and drove over to the National Monument it about 35 mile to the the first one Abo. Monutainair is about 10 more miles. Quarai is about 10 miles to the north from Monutainair and Gran Quivira is about 26 miles to the south from Monutainair.
They are all different in design, construction, and material used. These ruins were occupied back about 7,000 years ago and the nomadic indians may have gotten there 20,000 years ago.
The interesting part is that the women did all the building. My question is how did the keep the lines straight and the corners square.
The Spanish arrived in 1540 , Coronado's expedition. The christianizing for the indians began.
I will start with ABO and then do separate post for the other two sites.
Abo was was a community that was busy when the spanish arrived in 1581 and the franciscans began converting the indians.
This is the first of three sets of pictures, the others follow this set. Abo is first, Quarai is second and Gran Quivira is third.
This one should have been first and I don't know how to rearrange them sorry about that.
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| Fred Sisneros's grave, he was born on this land. When the site was made a National Monument he was appointed a Park Ranger. His only request, that he be buried on the land where he was born. |
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Gran Quivira
Gran Quivia
Is the largest of the three Salinas pueblos, and was an important trade center. There are two churches built on this site. By 1672 the pueblo was abandoned.
Is the largest of the three Salinas pueblos, and was an important trade center. There are two churches built on this site. By 1672 the pueblo was abandoned.
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| Can you find the bee (in the center of the photo) |
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| Smaller Kiva |
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| Larger Kiva |
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| This church in use between 1630 - 1670, it was the smaller of the two in the pueblo |
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| This pueblo hand these round mounds in various places that the other sites did not have. |
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| This larger church was in use between 1659 - 1670. |
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| A round mound |
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| Outside of church with what is left of one of the mounds |
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