The Socorro Mission
Feb 7, 2018 13:21:38 #
In June 1598, Juan de Oñate y Salazar (a conquistador from New Spain, explorer, and colonial governor of the province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México) led a group of Spanish settlers through the Jornada del Muerto (Journey of the Dead Man), an inhospitable patch of desert that ends just south of the present-day city of Socorro. As the Spaniards emerged from the desert, Piro Indians of the pueblo of Teypana gave them food and water. The Spaniards renamed Teypana calling it Socorro, which means "help" or "aid".
Located 74 miles south of Albuquerque, Socorro sits in the Rio Grande Valley and is home to the Socorro Mission.
The original mission (Nuestra Señora de la Concepción del Socorro) was founded in 1682 by the Franciscan order. Its purpose was to serve displaced Spaniard families and American Indians (the Piro, Tano, and Jemez) from New Mexico, who had fled the Pueblo Revolt.
The present-day Socorro Mission was constructed around 1840 to replace an earlier 18th-century mission that was destroyed in 1829 by the flooding of the Rio Grande. The mission, constructed of adobe surfaced with stucco uses decorative elements and details to demonstrate the building traditions of 17th-century Spanish New Mexico.
The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 (also known as Popés Rebellion) was an uprising of the indigenous Pueblo people against the Spanish colonizers in the province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México. The Pueblo Revolt killed 400 Spanish and drove the remaining 2,000 settlers out of the province.
Located 74 miles south of Albuquerque, Socorro sits in the Rio Grande Valley and is home to the Socorro Mission.
The original mission (Nuestra Señora de la Concepción del Socorro) was founded in 1682 by the Franciscan order. Its purpose was to serve displaced Spaniard families and American Indians (the Piro, Tano, and Jemez) from New Mexico, who had fled the Pueblo Revolt.
The present-day Socorro Mission was constructed around 1840 to replace an earlier 18th-century mission that was destroyed in 1829 by the flooding of the Rio Grande. The mission, constructed of adobe surfaced with stucco uses decorative elements and details to demonstrate the building traditions of 17th-century Spanish New Mexico.
The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 (also known as Popés Rebellion) was an uprising of the indigenous Pueblo people against the Spanish colonizers in the province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México. The Pueblo Revolt killed 400 Spanish and drove the remaining 2,000 settlers out of the province.
Feb 7, 2018 13:58:52 #
Crichmond wrote:
In June 1598, Juan de Oñate y Salazar (a conquista... (show quote)
Beautiful photo. We have been there many times and it’s always nice to see. Thanks.
Feb 7, 2018 13:59:54 #
cwp3420 wrote:
Beautiful photo. We have been there many times and it’s always nice to see. Thanks.
My pleasure! Thank you!
Feb 7, 2018 15:20:57 #
Feb 7, 2018 15:35:46 #
tjim wrote:
Very interesting and great photo. Thanks.
My pleasure! Thank you!
Feb 7, 2018 19:45:51 #
Feb 7, 2018 20:09:15 #
RichardTaylor wrote:
Thanks for the history lesson and the beautiful photograph.
My pleasure! Thanks!
Apr 17, 2018 12:34:36 #
Apr 17, 2018 12:47:56 #
Thank you!
tommystrat wrote:
Wonderful image and nice treatment of the light...
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