Maria Gertrudis Barceló - Doña Tules (c. 1800-1852)
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N 35° 31.648 W 106° 09.379
13S E 395164 N 3932153
A New Mexico Historic Women Marker at the La Bajada Rest Area on I-25.
Waymark Code: WMCV8R
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 10/13/2011
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Marker Text:
Maria Gertrudis Barceló or Doña Tules, a notorious gambler and courtesan, operated a gambling house and saloon on Burro Alley in Santa Fe. She traveled up El Camino Real from Sonora, Mexico in 1815. Bishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy allowed this controversial lady to be buried in the south chapel of La Parroquia, the Santa Fe parish church, and used the money from her funeral for badly-needed repairs.
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