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

Spanish Entrada Site

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 22, 2011

1. Spanish Entrada Site Marker

Inscription. Among the many prehistoric and historic sites located nearby is a camp where Francisco Vasquez de Coronado’s troops may have spent the winter of 1540-41. Coronado also visited the ancient pueblo of Kuaua located to the north. Kuaua’s ruins are preserved and interpreted at the Coronado State Monument near Bernalillo.

Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 35° 18.226′ N, 106° 35.253′ W. Marker is in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, in Sandoval County. It is on Rio Rancho Drive (State Road 528 at milepost 13), 0.2 miles south of Idalia Road NE, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rio Rancho NM 87144, 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 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bernalillo (approx. 2 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Pedro de Castañeda (approx. 2½ miles away); Experimental Archaeology / Arqueología Experimental (approx. 2½ miles away); Kivas

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(approx. 2½ miles away); The Plazas / Las Plazas (approx. 2½ miles away); Kuaua (approx. 2½ miles away); The Pueblo of Kuau (approx. 2½ miles away).

<i>Rear of</i> Spanish Entrada Site Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 22, 2011

2. Rear of Spanish Entrada Site Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 22, 2011

3. Spanish Entrada Site Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 3,230 times since then and 98 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 2, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.