
Albuquerque
N 35° 05.773 W 106° 40.186
13S E 347802 N 3884988
This historical marker is located off of Romero Street in Old Town Plaza in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Waymark Code: WM5JC6
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 01/12/2009
Views: 43
The marker text reads as follows:
In 1706, New Mexico Governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdes founded the new Villa de Albuquerque (now Albuquerque), which became the principal settlement of the Rio Abajo, or lower river district. Here, the Camino Real wound its way through a series of farming and ranching communities and led to a nearby ford which linked the Camino Real to settlements on the west bank of the Rio Grande.