Near Placitas in Sandoval County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Las Placitas
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 22, 2011
1. Las Placitas Marker
English:
The Sandia Mountains have been occupied by human beings for thousands of years. This area was settled by 1767, when Governor Pedro Fermin de Mendinueta made the land grant known as La Merced de San Antonio de las Huertas. The area is called “las placitas” because it contains several villages, also known as “plazas.” Descendants of the stockmen and farmers who first settled the grant still live in the vicinity.
Spanish:
Por milenos, seres humanos han ocupado la Sierra Sandia. En 1767 el Gobernador Pedro Fermin de Mendinueta concedio La Merced de San Antonio de las Huertas, en la cual estaban ubicadas varias aldeas o "placitas" -- origen del nombre actual. Los primeros pobladores eran rancheros y labradores, cuyos descendientes todavia habitan la vecindad.
Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1767.
Location. 35° 18.069′ N, 106° 28.308′ W. Marker is near Placitas, New Mexico, in Sandoval County. It is on State Road 165 at milepost 3.6 west of Vista de Oro, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Placitas NM 87043, 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.
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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 22, 2011
2. rear of Las Placitas Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 22, 2011
3. Las Placitas Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,041 times since then and 103 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.
