Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

1 mi. E of Gran Quivira on NM 10, Gran Quivira, New Mexico. County/parish: Socorro.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 15, 1966. NRIS 66000494.

1 contributing site.

Also known as:

  • Abo
  • Gran Quivira National Monument
  • See Also:Quarai

From Wikipedia:

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

The Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is a complex of three Spanish missions located in the U.S. state of New Mexico, near Mountainair. The main park visitor center is in Mountainair. Construction of the missions began in 1622 and was completed in 1635.

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