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El Rito

NM, USA
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This village was settled in the 1830s by residents from the Abiquiú area. The Territorial Legislature of 1909 established the Spanish-American Normal School here to train teachers for northern New Mexico schools. The institution is now the Northern New Mexico Community College.



Last updated: 10/12/2009 15:10:00