Taos Canyon
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leadhiker
N 36° 22.926 W 105° 31.411
13S E 453045 N 4026456
A New Mexico OSHM along US-64 at milepost 258.
Waymark Code: WMCYTQ
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2011
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Marker Text:
In 1692, after having been driven from New Mexico by the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, the Spanish began to re-establish their rule. In one of the last battles of the reconquest, in September 1696, Governor Diego de Vargas defeated the Indians of Taos Pueblos at nearby Taos Canyon.
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