Near Isleta Boulevard SW (New Mexico Route 314) south of Bridge Boulevard SW (New Mexico Route 314).
"Everybody should be required by law to come to New Mexico to get a taste of humanity. I was born in, New Mexico (Dawson), and this is where I developed my philosophy of social justice," said Delores Huerta April 1, 2017, at the re-naming of the . . . — — Map (db m186080) HM
Near Bridge Boulevard Southwest (New Mexico Route 314) at Isleta Boulevard SW (New Mexico Route 314).
When there was no bridge over the Rio Grande, people swam, forded or floated across to the other side. The stretch of river south of Albuquerque was known as the "Armijo crossing" or the "Atrisco Forde" and was trusted as a good place to cross . . . — — Map (db m186086) HM
Near Isleta Boulevard Southwest south of Appleton Road SW.
(English:)
Look south. From the earliest days of the New Mexico frontier, the road before you was the Royal Road, the only link to the greater world. Travel on the 1600-mile course was filled with dangers - robbery, Indian attacks, . . . — — Map (db m187796) HM
Near Isleta Boulevard Southwest (New Mexico Route 314) south of Appleton Road SW.
(English:)
Captain Cristobal Baca and Don Pedro Gomez Duran y Chavez arrive in San Gabriel colony from Mexico City.
Our story might begin with Josefa Baca, a bold young woman who bought the land on which you are . . . — — Map (db m187794) HM
On Isleta Boulevard Southwest (New Mexico Route 314) south of Las Rosas Road, on the right when traveling south.
Josefa Baca
c.1685-1746
Josefa Baca, a descendant of colonists arriving in 1600, acquired the Sitio de San Ysidro de Pajarito, which included a hacienda and large tract of land south of present-day Albuquerque. Establishing a ranch with . . . — — Map (db m185523) HM
On Isleta Boulevard Southwest (New Mexico Route 314) south of Las Rosa Road, on the right when traveling south.
Juliana Gutierrez y Chaves Hubbell
1833-1839
Juliana was a member of two prominent early Spanish families in New Mexico and a descendant of Josefa Baca, the original owner of the land comprising present-day Pajarito. In 1849, at the age . . . — — Map (db m188222) HM
Near Isleta Boulevard Southwest (New Mexico Route 314) south of Appleton Road SW.
Imagine the sounds of chickens, the smell of horses and bustling of human activity. You are standing at the entrance of the plaza, which offers a sense of the historical layout that changed throughout time but was typical of the Spanish colonial . . . — — Map (db m185573) HM
On Isleta Boulevard Southwest (New Mexico Route 314) north of Pajarito Road Southwest, on the right when traveling north.
This community is part of the Pajarito Land Grant, which can be traced to 1746 when Spain controlled present-day New Mexico. Covering 47,000 acres between the Rio Grande and Rio Puerco, it is one of the 69 New Mexico land grants confirmed by the . . . — — Map (db m185522) HM
Near Isleta Boulevard Southwest (New Mexico Route 314) south of Don Felipe Road Southwest.
In 1852 the Territorial legislature created Bernalillo County and as most of the area was farmland, the designers of our county seal decided to use sheep to represent the eight original Spanish/Mexican land grants that were here: Pajarito, Alameda, . . . — — Map (db m185525) HM
Near Isleta Boulevard SW (New Mexico Route 314) south of Bridge Boulevard SW.
The Rio Grande supports life for a diverse ecosystem of plants, animals and people. Its waters reach out into the South Valley landscape through an intricate web of gravity-fed acequia waterways. When the ancestors cut the first diversion off the . . . — — Map (db m186096) HM
Near Isleta Boulevard SW (New Mexico Route 314) near Bridge Boulevard SW.
Albuquerque's South Valley serves as a thriving community, full of history and cultural traditions. This marker is informed by oral histories collected from residents whose families lived and continue to live in the South Valley, some for at least . . . — — Map (db m186095) HM