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Spanish missions in New Mexico

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Beginning in 1493, the Kingdom of Spain maintained a number of missions throughout Nueva España (New Spain, consisting of Mexico and portions of what today are the Southwestern United States) in order to facilitate colonization of these lands.

Missions

  • Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Zia
  • Nuestra Señora de los Angeles de Porciuncula de los Pecos
  • Nuestra Señora de Purísima Concepción de Quarai
  • San Agustín de la Isleta Mission - Built in 1612.
  • San Buenaventura de Cochiti - Completed in 1628, rennovated in the 1960's.
  • San Esteban del Rey de Acoma - Established 1629 and completed in 1641, in continuous use.
  • San Felipe Mission - Built on the site of a previous church (1706)
  • San Gregorio de Abó Mission - Established in 1640 by Fray Francisco Acevedo
  • San Ildefonso Mission - The original mission church was built in 1711, but was later destroyed. ...
  • San Isidro and San Buenaventura de Humanas (Gran Quivira) - the ruins are part of the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument


  • San Isidro and San Buenaventura de Humanas (Gran Quivira) - Stabilized ruin, part of the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
  • San José (Giusewa) de Jémez Mission - Established in 1627, now in ruins.
  • San José de Laguna - built in 1699.
  • San Lorenzo de Picurís
  • San Miguel Mission (originally Nuestra Señora de Perpétuo Socorro)
  • San Miguel Mission Chapel - The oldest church still in use in the United States.
  • Santa Ana Pueblo Mission - Completed in 1750.
  • Santo Domingo Mission - The original mission church was destroyed by flooding of the Rio Grande.
  • Santuario de Chimayó - Site of an Easter pilgrimage by foot to the holy spot every year by
  • Santuario de Guadalupe - The nation's oldest shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe.



    

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