Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

Three historic mission and Pueblo sites in central New Mexico, run by the National Park Service.

105 South Ripley Avenue, Mountainair, NM 87036 · Mountainair, NM

About Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

This National Park Service monument in central New Mexico protects three separate sites that record early contact between Spanish colonists and Pueblo communities. Visitors can explore the remains of mission churches and nearby Pueblo ruins, and the headquarters visitor center in Mountainair offers a short film, a museum, and a bookstore to help put the history in context.

#historic site
#Spanish missions
#Pueblo history
#New Mexico
#National Park Service

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