Near Mountainair in Torrance County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Abó Ruins

Salinas National Monument

— 3/4 Mile North —

Abó Ruins Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Anderson, May 22, 2018

1. Abó Ruins Marker

Inscription. Located adjacent to the major east-west trade route through Abó Pass, the Tompiro Pueblo of Abó (ca. 1300s-1670s) was one of the Southwest’s largest Pueblo Indian villages. Extensive Indian house complexes are dominated by the unique buttressed walls, 40 feet high, of the Spanish Franciscan mission church of San Gregorio de Abó, built around 1630.

Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division. (Marker Number 76.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 34° 26.515′ N, 106° 22.421′ W. Marker is near Mountainair, New Mexico, in Torrance County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 60 and New Mexico Highway 513, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 60. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mountainair NM 87036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Albuquerque.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Plazuela: 1815-30 (approx. half a mile away); Village of Abó/Pueblo de Abó (approx. 0.6 miles away); A Grander Church/Una iglesia más grande (approx. 0.6 miles away); People at Work/Manos a la obra (approx. 0.6 miles away); Crossroads / El Cruce

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Prayers and Hymns/Rezos e himnos (approx. 0.6 miles away); New Songs/Cantos Nuevos (approx. 0.6 miles away); A Kiva Here?/¿Una kiva aquí? (approx. 0.6 miles away).

Photographed by Brian Anderson, May 22, 2018

2. Abó Ruins Marker

Mission San Gregorio de Abó Ruins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Anderson, May 22, 2018

3. Mission San Gregorio de Abó Ruins

Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 391 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.