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Mission Monuments Of New Mexico Edgar L. Hewett and Reginald G. Fisher - Albuquergue, NM University of New Mexico Press 1943 - 269 p. - Handbooks of Archaeological History .

Myth, legend, and history -- Crusaders of a holy faith : Francis of Assisi : The Franciscan order : From Assisi to Santa Fe -- The struggle for the faith : Growth of the missions : The missions reach their zenith -- Sanctuaries that survived : Return and restoration : Secular interlude : American friars : Sanctuaries of today -- Ruins of the greater outposts of the cross : Pecos : The Saline country : Quarai : Abo : Tabira, the ghost city : Jemez missions and Pueblos : Acoma, the city in the sky -- Reclamation and re-dedication : Preservation assured : Excavation and repair of Quarai mission : Excavation and repair of Abo mission : Repair and stabilization of Pecos mission : Reclamation of Jemez mission : The work of Gran Quivira : Epilogue.

A history of New Mexico Missions.


Missions New Mexico
History New Mexico


New Mexico --Religious aspects

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