This stunning collection, from a journey that covered the highways, back roads, and SUV trails of the state, from north to south, east to west, reflects New Mexico's complex history and beautiful landscapes. His descriptions of the churches reflect that complex beauty and provide enough information for the reader to find each of them. This volume covers the churches along the Rio Grande, a transportation and trade corridor for millennia and home to many of New Mexico's oldest Catholic churches. The churches include famous and imposing ones like Holy Cross in Santa Cruz de la Cañada, with its glorious artwork, and more-modest ones off the beaten track like San Antonio Mission Church in Alamillo. They include churches from near the Mexican border in the south to Taos County in the north, covering not only a geographic span but a time span from the early 1700s to the 20th century. 126 pages pb
Titles in this Series:
Historic Catholic Churches of Northwestern New Mexico
Historic Catholic Churches Along the Rio Grande in New Mexico
Historic Catholic Churches of Central and Southern New Mexico
Historic Catholic Churches of Northeastern New Mexico