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

Socorro

Photographed by Flexible Fotography, October 12, 2023

1. Socorro Marker

Inscription. The Piro Indian pueblo Teypana was visited by Juan de Oñate in 1598. The people of the village reportedly supplied corn to Oñate who bestowed the name Socorro ("aid" in Spanish) on the pueblo. In 1626, the mission of Nuestra Señora de Socorro was built at the nearby pueblo of Pilabó. Abandoned during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, the present town was founded in 1815.

Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1598.

Location. 34° 2.617′ N, 106° 54.512′ W. Marker is near Socorro, New Mexico, in Socorro County. It is on Grant Street (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 836 Grant Street, Socorro NM 87801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest New Mexico and in the Rio Grande Valley.

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

and also the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bursum House (approx. 1.1 miles away); For Southern Independence (approx. 1.2 miles away); Jesus Maria Torres House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Church of the Epiphany (approx. 1.2 miles away); Edward S. Stapleton House

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(approx. 1.3 miles away); Jumbo (approx. 1.3 miles away); Abeyta Block (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Socorro (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Socorro.

Photographed by Gregory Walker, November 23, 2010

2. Socorro Marker

Socorro Marker Location image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Gregory Walker, November 23, 2010

3. Socorro Marker Location

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2010, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,195 times since then and 49 times this year. Last updated on July 30, 2025, by Bill Wingate of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photos: 1. submitted on December 28, 2023, by Flexible Fotography of San Diego, California. 2, 3. submitted on November 27, 2010, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.