The Cross of the Martyrs, located on a small hilltop seven tenths of a mile from the Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico, unknown date
Date: [Undated]
Level of Description: Item
Material Type: Photograph
Call Number:
ATSF Image 156 (Series 1 #1-173)
ATSF Photo Microfiche #837 E4
Unit ID: 60158
Summary: Photograph shows the Cross of the Martyrs, located on a small hilltop .7 tenths of a mile from the Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico. For over 200 years religious services (consisting of vespers and a sermon one evening in September) have been observed on this spot in keeping with the order of the Governor of the Province to commensurate the "redemption of the ancient capital from the possession of the Indians." This cross is located at the spot where General de Vargas camped prior to re-conquering the village in 1692. The cross has been erected to perpetuate the memory of those pious martyrs of Christianity who lost their lives in this rebellion of 1680--the Catholic Friars. Date unknown
Space Required/Quantity: 20.5 X 25.0 : black & white print
Title (Main title): The Cross of the Martyrs, located on a small hilltop seven tenths of a mile from the Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico, unknown date
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Santa Fe (N.M.)
Crucifixes
Historic sites
Railroads -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe
