Los Padillas Recreation Complex near Albuquerque in Bernalillo County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Los Padillas

Photographed by PaulwC3, July 21, 2013

1. Los Padillas Marker

Inscription.
Los Padillas is an extended family settlement which was resettled in 1718 by Diego de Padilla. His grandparents had lived on the site prior to the 1680 Pueblo Revolt at which time they were forced to abandon it. In the 1790 census the town, referred to as San Andres de los Padillas, had a population of 168. This is the site of the old Los Padillas School, originally built in 1901 and replaced in 1912.

Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division. (Marker Number 469.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Education • Hispanic Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1680.

Location. 34° 57.411′ N, 106° 41.813′ W. Marker is near Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County. It is in Los Padillas Recreation Complex. It is on Los Padillas Road SW 0.1 miles west of Isleta Boulevard SW (State Road 314), on the right when traveling west. The marker is located at the Los Padillas Community Center. The center is secured with a perimeter fence which is locked when the facility is closed. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2117 Los Padillas Road SW, Albuquerque NM 87105, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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

and also the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: Pajarito (approx. 2.1 miles away); Juliana Gutierrez y Chaves Hubbell / Gutierrez-Hubbell House (approx. 2.2 miles away); El Camino Real (approx. 2.2 miles away); La Plazita (approx. 2.2 miles away); Gutierrez-Hubbell House (approx. 2.3 miles away); Why are there sheep in the Bernalillo County Seal? (approx. 2.3 miles away); Josefa Baca / Pajarito Land Grant (approx. 2.3 miles away); Pueblo of Isleta Tuei (approx. 3.2 miles away).

Photographed by PaulwC3, July 21, 2013

2. Los Padillas Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2013, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 7,006 times since then and 374 times this year. Last updated on July 30, 2025, by Bill Wingate of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 27, 2013, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.