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A View of The Spanish Church at the Quarai Ruins

A View of The Spanish Church at the Quarai Ruins

Pictured are the ruins of the sandstone and adobe church which began being constructed at Quarai in 1627. Juan Gutiérrez de la Chica and Tiwa women under Gutiérrez's instruction built the mission within five years.
Galleries: 1565 to 1821: Spanish Colonization in Florida and American Southwest, Quarai Ruins
Keywords: Juan Gutiérrez de la Chica, Quarai, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, Spanish churches, adobe, mission, pueblo, sandstone
Photo Location: Quarai Ruins, 8 miles northwest of Mountainair, NM
Photographer: Dr. Roy Winkelman
Date of Photo: 03/02/2014
Device Make: Canon
Device Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure Time: 0.0125
F Number: 20
Original Dimensions: 5470×3549
Picture Orientation: Landscape
GPS Coordinates: 34°35'45.27"N 106°17'45.92"W
Picture Number: 26613