In 1740, Belen, the Spanish word for Bethlehem, was founded on the west bank of the Rio Grande by Captain Don Diego Torres and his brother-in-law, Antonio Salazar. Subsistence farming and ranching was the mainstay of the region until the arrival of . . . — — Map (db m274796) HM
By the mid-18th century, Spanish colonization had begun along the Rio Grande south of Albuquerque. The Belen land grant was made to encourage this expansion, and colonists from Albuquerque settled here around 1740. The early community also included . . . — — Map (db m273889) HM
By the mid-18th century, Spanish colonization had begun along the Rio Grande south of Albuquerque. The Belen land grant was made to encourage this expansion, and colonists from Albuquerque settled here around 1740. The early community also included . . . — — Map (db m280264) HM
In honor of the members of the Armed Forces, past and present, who serve our country during times of conflict and peace.
Remember the New Mexico National Guard 200th and 515th Artillery - WWII Bataan - The Philippines — — Map (db m274794) WM
Camino Del Llano (Road to the Plains) played a significant role in the history of Belen and the surrounding communities. While the history of its use extends into colonial New Mexico, it continued to be defined by trade and commerce into the 20th . . . — — Map (db m169529) HM
In 1881, The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad laid north-south tracks through the county. In 1908, the Belen Cut-Off from Amarillo, Texas, through Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Needles, California rail line was finished. Within a year, the . . . — — Map (db m274795) HM
The Belen Hotel built in 1907 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior It has been lovingly restored by Donald Woodman — — Map (db m169532) HM
has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior
Built in 1879
Through the political influence of the Luna family, the county seat moved from Tome to Los Lunas in 1876. When the . . . — — Map (db m196730) HM
Also known as the Luna-Otero home, it was built for Don Antonio Jose Luna by the Santa Fe Railroad in 1880 in return for a right of way through the family hacienda. Numerous trips through the south inspired the design and style of architecture, . . . — — Map (db m49030) HM
For centuries, the prominent cerro, or steep hill, of Tomé was a significant landmark for travelers along the Camino Real. Settled as early as 1650, this area was abandoned following the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 and remained uninhabited until the Tomé . . . — — Map (db m67077) HM
This community traces its beginnings to the hacienda established by Captain Francisco Valencia along this section of the Camino Real by the mid-17th century. Abandoned during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, the area was resettled in 1740 by Christian . . . — — Map (db m67073) HM
In the fall of 1540, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado's army traveled from Zuni to his chosen winter headquarters in the Tiguex province on the Rio Grande. Here the advance guard of the army followed the river from the Isleta area to Alcanfor, a . . . — — Map (db m238888) HM
One of the last skirmishes of the Civil War in New Mexico took place here on April 15, 1862. The Sibley Brigade, retreating to Texas, camped at the hacienda of Governor Henry Connelly, a few miles from Peralta. Here the Confederates were routed by . . . — — Map (db m24314) HM
