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Santa Rosa de Lima Chapel

NM, USA
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Only ruins remain of the Santa Rosa de Lima chapel. The village associated with the chapel, La Plaza de Santa Rosa de Lima de Abiquiu, was repeatedly attacked by Indians and abandoned until the area was re-settled in the 1750s. Population shifts resulted in abandonment of the placa by 1847.



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