Cuba in Sandoval County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Cuba

Photographed by Maribeth Robison, May 12, 2014

1. Cuba Marker

Inscription. In 1769, Spanish Governor Pedro Fermin de Mendinueta made the San Joaquin del Nacimiento land grant to 35 pioneering families who had settled the headwaters of the Rio Puerco in 1766. The community was later abandoned owing to raids by frontier Indian tribes, but was resettled in the late 1870s. Originally known as Nacimiento or La Laguna, it was renamed Cuba when the Post Office was established in 1887.

Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Hispanic Americans • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical year for this entry is 1769.

Location. 36° 1.992′ N, 106° 57.914′ W. Marker is in Cuba, New Mexico, in Sandoval County. It is at the intersection of Highway 550 (State Road 550), on the right when traveling south on Highway 550. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cuba NM 87013, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the San Juan Basin

and in Greater Albuquerque.

It is also in the American Southwest

and at the Four Corners.

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 2 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Cuba (approx. 1.6 miles away); Continental Divide (approx. 10 miles away).

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Photographed by Maribeth Robison, May 12, 2014

2. Cuba Marker

Cuba New Mexico Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by QuesterMark, July 10, 2025

3. Cuba New Mexico Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2014, by Maribeth Robison of Moriarty, New Mexico. This page has been viewed 2,037 times since then and 89 times this year. Last updated on July 30, 2025, by Bill Wingate of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 13, 2014, by Maribeth Robison of Moriarty, New Mexico. 3. submitted on August 11, 2025, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.