Elena Gallegos Grant in Albuquerque in Bernalillo County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Doņa Elena Gallegos / Elena Gallegos Land Grant
c. 1680-c.1731
Elena Gallegos Land Grant. From the crest of the Sandia Mountains to the Rio Grande Valley lies the Elena Gallegos Land Grant. It covered 70,000 acres, approximately the northern half of Albuquerque up to Sandia Pueblo. The extent of the grant—some felt its eastern border was the foothills—was uncertain until a nineteenth-century court interpreted the word “sierra” in the original document as the crest of the mountains. The adjudication helped make it possible to preserve part of the land grant as open space and provide a picnic area for the enjoyment of all.
Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans • Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1680.
Location. 35° 9.796′ N, 106° 28.21′ W. Marker is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County. It is in Elena Gallegos Grant. Marker is on Simms Park Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Albuquerque NM 87122, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Green Chair at Santa Fe Ski Basin (approx. 2 miles away); The View from the Top (approx. 3 miles away); Wild at Heart (approx. 3 miles away); Ben and Pat Abruzzo (approx. 3 miles away); Sandia Peak Ski Area (approx. 3 miles away); Doņa Dolores Lola Chávez de Armijo (approx. 3.6 miles away); Tijeras Canyon (approx. 7.4 miles away); Terrier (approx. 7.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albuquerque.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2018, by Maribeth Robison of Moriarty, New Mexico. This page has been viewed 2,563 times since then and 218 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2018, by Maribeth Robison of Moriarty, New Mexico. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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