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Another Time in This Place

Tessie Rael de Ortega and Judith Cuddihy

Don Diego Vigil lived in this valley for many years and during his stay he was very active and prosperous in all his enterprises.

Exploration, Mapping, and the Fur Trade

Mining would play an increasing role in the life and economy of Rio Colorado/Questa. The first Rio Colorado connection with the copper and gold rush

Our first health clinic came here in the early 1940s.

…a posse of eight men… went up Red River canyon… caught Conelly in a cabin and brought him down to the justice of peace.

San Antonio church is the biggest treasure our forefathers left for us. It was built with a lot of faith and sacrifice. They brought the

Questa’s first homes were made in a U shape. That way when the Indians came to attack them, they closed the gates in the plazuela

The first attempt for this grant was the June 12, 1836 petition for land filed by Antonio Elias Armenta, Jose Victor Sanchez, and Jose Manuel

Don Francisco Laforet (his last name has many spellings, including La Forett, Laforee, Laforey, and Laport) is said to have come to live in the

Most clothes were made at home.