Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Gran Quivira ruins
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is located in New Mexico
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is located in the United States
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Nearest citySocorro, New Mexico
Coordinates34°15′35″N 106°5′25″W / 34.25972°N 106.09028°W / 34.25972; -106.09028
Area1,076.9 acres (435.8 ha)
Built1622-1635
Visitation32,414 (2016)[2]
WebsiteSalinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
NRHP reference No.66000494[1]
NMSRCP No.64
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966
Designated NMONNovember 1, 1909
Designated NMSRCPMay 21, 1971

The Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is a complex of three Spanish missions located in the U.S. state of New Mexico, near Mountainair. The main park visitor center is in Mountainair. Construction of the missions began in 1622 and was completed in 1635.[3][4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "Places, Salinas Pueblo Missions". NPS.gov. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. ^ Rosales, Glen. "Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument preserves the impact of Spanish-Pueblo contact". ABQJournal.com. Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved September 20, 2017.