San Gabriel de Yungue-Ouinge, Espanola, NM (2)
**San Gabriel de Yungue-Ouinge** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 66000482, date listed 10/15/1966
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Espanola, NM (Rio Arriba County)
A National Historic Landmark (www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nh...).
By the late 16th century, Spain solidified its claim on Mexico and began to stretch its empire farther north into territory the Spanish called New Mexico. Spanish excursions into New Mexico began in 1540 when Francisco Vasquez de Coronado led a party of Spanish explorers into Pueblo territory, and in 1598, Spain attempted to secure a lasting presence in the region. Don Juan de Oñate, an American-born Spaniard, founded the first permanent European settlement in New Mexico that year. Under Oñate’s leadership, Spanish colonists established the first European capital of New Mexico at San Juan de los Caballeros, at the former site of a pueblo called Caypa. The following year, the colonists founded the new capital at San Gabriel de Yunque-Ouinge. The site of San Gabriel, a National Historic Landmark, is located on the Río Grande in the northern region of present-day New Mexico.
Settled in 1599, San Gabriel was the second European capital of New Mexico and seat of Governor Oñate, the first European governor of New Mexico. King Philip II of Spain chose Oñate to represent Spanish and Roman Catholic interests in the new colony. A native of New Spain, Oñate was the child of prominent Spanish immigrants and married to Isabela Cortez, the wealthy great-granddaughter of Aztec Emperor Montezuma II. (1)
References (1) San Gabriel de Yunque-Ouinge NPS www.nps.gov/nr/travel/american_latino_heritage/san_gabrie...
San Gabriel de Yungue-Ouinge, Espanola, NM (2)
**San Gabriel de Yungue-Ouinge** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 66000482, date listed 10/15/1966
Address Restricted
Espanola, NM (Rio Arriba County)
A National Historic Landmark (www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nh...).
By the late 16th century, Spain solidified its claim on Mexico and began to stretch its empire farther north into territory the Spanish called New Mexico. Spanish excursions into New Mexico began in 1540 when Francisco Vasquez de Coronado led a party of Spanish explorers into Pueblo territory, and in 1598, Spain attempted to secure a lasting presence in the region. Don Juan de Oñate, an American-born Spaniard, founded the first permanent European settlement in New Mexico that year. Under Oñate’s leadership, Spanish colonists established the first European capital of New Mexico at San Juan de los Caballeros, at the former site of a pueblo called Caypa. The following year, the colonists founded the new capital at San Gabriel de Yunque-Ouinge. The site of San Gabriel, a National Historic Landmark, is located on the Río Grande in the northern region of present-day New Mexico.
Settled in 1599, San Gabriel was the second European capital of New Mexico and seat of Governor Oñate, the first European governor of New Mexico. King Philip II of Spain chose Oñate to represent Spanish and Roman Catholic interests in the new colony. A native of New Spain, Oñate was the child of prominent Spanish immigrants and married to Isabela Cortez, the wealthy great-granddaughter of Aztec Emperor Montezuma II. (1)
References (1) San Gabriel de Yunque-Ouinge NPS www.nps.gov/nr/travel/american_latino_heritage/san_gabrie...