Near La Cienega in Santa Fe County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Golondrinas Old Cienega Village Museum
Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 1, 2013
1. El Rancho de las Golondrinas Marker
Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1779.
Location. 35° 34.488′ N, 106° 6.722′ W. Marker is near La Cienega, New Mexico, in Santa Fe County. It is on Los Pinos Road just east of Paseo Real (County Road 54), on the right when traveling west. From Santa Fe take Exit 276 towards Santa Fe, and follow the signs to the frontage road. From Albuquerque take exit 271 to Entrada La Cienega and turn right on Los Pinos Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Santa Fe NM 87505, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern New Mexico. It is also in the American Southwest, in the Mountain West, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hispanic Women of Colonial New Mexico and the Law / Doρa Rosa Bustamante (1735-1814) (approx. 1.6 miles away); Hispanic Women of Colonial New Mexico and Land Ownership (approx. 1.6 miles away); Sisters of Charity (approx. 4.1 miles away); Maria Gertrudis Barcelσ (approx. 4.1 miles
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More about this marker. The marker is in poor repair perhaps because it was omitted from the 1994 Archuletta-Ocaρa inventory.
Regarding Golondrinas Old Cienega Village Museum. Nowadays the museum is open by appointment only in April, May and October, except for the Santa Fe Wine Festival and the ‘Viva Mιxico! Celebration in July, and the Santa Fe Renaissance Fair in September. Call +1 (505) 473-4169 to make reservations.
The Josefina doll accessories in the American Girl collection includes a number of books which are illustrated with Rancho de las Golondrinas buildings. A Josefina at Las Golondrinas tour is also available.
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1. El Rancho de las Golondrinas. El Rancho de las Golondrinas is a living history museum located on 200 acres in a rural farming valley just south of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The museum,
Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 1, 2013
2. Golondrinas Marker
Marker is in the overflow parking lot across the road from the museum.
2. Wikipedia Entry. El Rancho de las Golondrinas (The Ranch of the Swallows) is a former ranch in the northern part of the U.S. state of New Mexico that has been recreated as a “living museum.” Going north it was the last camping place (paraje, cf. caravanserai) on the Camino Real before reaching Santa Fe, New Mexico and a days journey south of Santa Fe. Today, its 200 acres (0.81 km2) is located just north of La Bajada Hill in the Caja del Rio on Los Pinos Road about 12 mi (19 km) southwest of the Santa Fe city limits. The ranch was founded by Miguel Vega y Coca in 1710. (Submitted on May 1, 2013.)
Additional keywords. El Rancho de las Golondrinas
Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 1, 2013
3. Reverse Side of the Golondrinas Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2013, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,145 times since then and 54 times this year. Last updated on July 30, 2025, by Bill Wingate of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 1, 2013, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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