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

Sabino y Lemitar

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 21, 2011

1. Sabino Y Lemitar Marker

Inscription. The Camino Real passed near here below the bluffs on the east bank of the Rio Grande. Apache raids prevented permanent Spanish settlement of this area until the early 1800s, when the village of Sabino was established on the east bank of the river and Lemitar on the west side. A ford across the river linked the villages, and a west bank branch of the Camino Real soon developed.

Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro series list.

Location. 34° 9.485′ N, 106° 54.964′ W. Marker is near Lemitar, New Mexico, in Socorro County. It is at the intersection of Calle de Lemitar and Interstate 25, on the right when traveling east on Calle de Lemitar. Marker is just east of exit 156 from I-25. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lemitar NM 87823, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources Museum (approx. 6.3 miles away); New Mexico Tech (approx. 6.3 miles away); For Southern Independence

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(approx. 6.7 miles away); Edward S. Stapleton House (approx. 6.9 miles away); Juan Jose Baca House (approx. 7 miles away); Socorro (approx. 7 miles away); The Garcia Opera House (approx. 7 miles away); Jesus Maria Torres House (approx. 7 miles away).

Rear of Sabino Y Lemitar Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 21, 2011

2. Rear of Sabino Y Lemitar Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 21, 2011

3. Sabino Y Lemitar Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,186 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 28, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.