Bernalillo
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 35° 20.681 W 106° 35.686
13S E 355081 N 3912435
Quick Description: North suburbs of Albuquerque.
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 4/17/2009 11:01:57 AM
Waymark Code: WM67CP
Published By: Groundspeak Premium Member muddawber
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Long Description:

Marker Erected by: New Mexico Official Scenic Historic Marker.
County of Marker: Sandoval County.
Location of Marker: US-550, just N. of Bernalillo.
Marker Text:

BERNALILLO
On the Camino Real
Population 2,763 ~ Elevation 5,050

The Pueblo Indian province of Tiguex, in the area of Bernalillo, served as winter headquarters for Francisco Vasquez de Coronado in 1540~42 during his explorations of the southwest. Bernalillo was founded after the Spanish reconquest of New Mexico by Diego de Vargas in 1692. Vargas died here in 1704.

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