The authors provide us an overview of its primordial beginnings that left us the fossilized remains of coelophysis, our official state fossil, introduce us to the tewa peoples that established the countys first permanent settlements, as discuss the role the navajo, ute, and jicarilla apache played in the regions history. The copies of this legal journal are best described as the rio arriba county, territory of new mexico, deed book no. Thank you for any help you may give me these are my ancestors on my mothers side. Selected petroglyphs in rio arriba county new mexico. Velarde is a censusdesignated place cdp in rio arriba county, new mexico, united states. Rio arriba county, new mexico deed and property courthouse records. Luis suazo of rio arriba, by patricia sanchez rau a history of the moors in spain and how they relate to hispanics today, by mona hernandez. Index to new mexico territory deed record book, rio arriba county, 18521854 family history library.
This book has given me more insight into my family history. The family history library does not have copies of the new mexico county. United states of america, 1910 territorial census for the. American state, county, and town sources, third ed. Best sellers deals store help new releases coupons gift ideas gift cards home books sell computers electronics registry. For a complete history of the ancestors of his family, see the history of his brothers, benjamin m. Reies lopez tijerina in what became the largest manhunt in new mexico history. Rio abajo, the lower river, comprised everything south of santa fe.
Gobernador is a small, unincorporated community located in rio arriba county, new mexico. This index of church records includes the parish, the location of the church, the missions included and microfilm dates and reference numbers in chart format. Buy rio arriba book online at low prices in india rio. But the society of architectural historians, which created sah archipedia with university of virginia press, needs your support to maintain the highcaliber research, writing, photography, cartography, editing, design, and programming that make sah archipedia a trusted online resource available to all who value the history of place, heritage. Complete listing of rio arriba county new mexico ghost towns by name and includes ghost town directions, history,pictures, books, ghost town links, ghost town related things to do. Founding families of western new mexico s rio puerco valley, by john h.
The initial version will list basic information on each grant including primary source. Untold tales of the first pilgrims, fighting women. This page primarily lists records kept at the county level. Rio arriba, the forgotten upper river, evolved into a creative, diverse, isolated, shunned, independent, selfreliant and quirky cultural mix.
The acrevalue rio arriba county, nm plat map, sourced from the rio arriba county, nm tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres. Rio arriba imagination library, espanola, new mexico. Ghost towns of new mexico rio arriba county new mexico. In spanish, the lower case rio arriba stands for the upper river, that portion of northern new mexico that straddles the rio del norte, the historic name of the rio grande. Extension agents deliver practical, researchbased knowledge and programs to improve your quality of life. Mucho mas antes the newcomers land grants and growth of the rio arriba in the eighteenth century life in the northern frontier.
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Ward fridell 3 jul 1998 i am looking for valerio surname and corralez in the rio arriba area. Shots had been fired at the rio arriba county courthouse. From new mexicos statehood to the early 1940s rio arriba was a traditional republican county. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons. Rio arriba county je okrug u americkoj saveznoj drzavi novi meksiko. United states of america, 1910 territorial census for the territory of new mexico, every name index of rio arriba county, new mexico by howard w. Although not on a native american reservation, gobernador is about 50 miles east of the navajo nation and 15 miles west of the jicarilla apache indian reservation. Rio arriba county, nm documents are now available on documents include all or part of the documents filed with the rio arriba county clerkrecorder for the period indicated below. Under mexican rule established in 1821 new mexico was divided into two. Of the thousands of books published on new mexicos long and varied history, none have attempted to tell the history of rio arriba county. The authors provide an overview of the regions primordial beginnings that left us the remains of coelophysis, new mexico official state fossil. Of the thousands of books published on new mexico s long and varied history, none have attempted to tell the history of rio arriba county. Pedro maes, brn about 1788 in embudo, rio arriba, new mexico.
Grandfather ventura valerio married placia maestas they lived in and around rio arriba county. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Most of new mexico s landed gentry traced their ancestry directly from spain and lived in rio abajo. Our mission is to promote reading readiness and language proficiency for rio arriba county preschool children by. April 6, 1870 librarian ira bond announces the recovery of lost archival records ordered disposed by gov. That would later change and the county would become a democratic stronghold from the 1960s to the present day. Carson national forest also lies about five miles to the east. The last republican presidential candidate to carry the county was dwight d. In the upper case, they stand for rio arriba county, a geopolitical entity that constitutes a small portion of the historic rio arriba.
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