
Gran Quivira Ruins - Torrance County, New Mexico
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gparkes
N 35° 15.813 W 106° 06.126
13S E 399752 N 3902827
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, headquartered in Mountainair, New Mexico, has three sets of ruins.
Waymark Code: WMACW5
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 12/27/2010
Views: 5
Gran Quivira Ruins
Salinas National Monument
1 Mile South
The Tompiro Indian "Pueblo de las Humanas" (ca. 1300-1670's) had 1,500 to 2,000 inhabitants and was a trading center with Plains Indians. The village evolved for centuries on the fringe of the Mongollon and Anasazi cultures. There are two large Spanish Franciscan missions churches, San Isidro built in 1629, and San Buenaventura constructed in 1659.