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Cordova, New Mexico

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History of Cordova

El Santuario de Chimayo

1816

A small adobe chapel in the Sangre de Cristo foothills known as the 'Lourdes of America,' where 300,000 pilgrims visit annually, many believing the dirt from a hole in the floor has healing powers.

5.3 mi away

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Everything Near Cordova

13 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

  • El Santuario de Chimayo · 4.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Pull over here – this isn't just another church; it's considered one of the most important Catholic pilgrimage centers in the United States. Legend says that in 1810, Don Bernardo Abeyta, a member of a religious…

  • El Santuario de Chimayo · 5.2 mi · Things to Do

    The Lourdes of America. Pilgrims travel here for the supposedly healing dirt. A beautiful adobe church.

  • El Santuario de Chimayo · 5.3 mi · Historical Marker

    A small adobe chapel in the Sangre de Cristo foothills known as the 'Lourdes of America,' where 300,000 pilgrims visit annually, many believing the dirt from a hole in the floor has healing powers.

  • Las Trampas, New Mexico · 9.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Imagine a fortress church, built to protect a community in the wild New Mexico frontier – that's Las Trampas. Back in 1751, a group of Spanish colonists received the Las Trampas Land Grant and established this village.…

  • San José de Gracia Church · 9.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Pull over here for a minute – this old church is something special! It’s the San José de Gracia, and it’s been standing here in Las Trampas since the late 1700s. Back then, this area was on the far northern frontier of…

  • Nambé Pueblo, New Mexico · 10.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Pull over for a moment and imagine: this land beneath your tires has been home to the Nambé people for over 600 years. This Pueblo was a major hub when the Spanish arrived in the early 1600s, a center of culture, trade,…

  • La Iglesia de Santa Cruz and Site of the Plaza of Santa Cruz de la Canada · 10.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Imagine the echoes of history ringing around this very plaza! La Iglesia de Santa Cruz, the Holy Cross Church, has been the heart of this community since the 1700s. The plaza itself, a rectangle bordered by buildings,…

  • Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico · 12.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Hey, check it out - you're near Ohkay Owingeh, one of the oldest continuously inhabited pueblos in the entire United States! It’s been home to people for centuries. This pueblo played a key role in early Spanish-Pueblo…

  • San Gabriel de Yungue-Ouinge · 13.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Right here, where the Rio Chama meets the Rio Grande, lies a place that was once the very first capital of Spanish New Mexico. Juan de Oñate arrived here in 1598 and took over the existing Tewa pueblo of Yuque Yunque.…

  • Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico · 13.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Pull over for a moment and take a look around. You're passing through land that has been home to the people of Santa Clara Pueblo for centuries. Santa Clara Pueblo, or Khaʼpʼoe Ówîngeh in Tewa, meaning 'singing water…

  • Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico · 15.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    You're driving near a place where echoes of ancient mountain warriors still resonate: Picuris Pueblo. For centuries, maybe even a thousand years, people have lived here in this valley. The Picuris people, whose name for…

  • San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico · 17.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Pull over here for a glimpse into a vibrant past and present at San Ildefonso Pueblo, a place where tradition thrives. For over 700 years, the Tewa people have called this area home. The Pueblo is one of the eight…

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  • Otowi Suspension Bridge · 18.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Brave the wooden planks of this single-lane suspension bridge, a relic of 1920s engineering. The Otowi Suspension Bridge was built in 1924, stretching across the Rio Grande near San Ildefonso. It was a vital link,…

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