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Indians Built Abo Mission

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Indians Built Abo Mission

August 20, 2026

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The ruins of San Gregorio de Abo, a 17th-century Franciscan mission and monastery in central New Mexico, stand as one of the most impressive surviving examples of Spanish colonial mission architecture. Located at the Abo state monument near Mountainair, the site preserves the remains of a church…

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