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Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument: Abo Ruins

8/13/2019

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Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, Abo Ruins

Left Behind

   Abandoned in the mid-1670's, the Abo ruins sat undisturbed for nearly two hundred years until they were rediscovered by Major J.H. Carleton on a stormy evening in 1853. If you've spent any time in New Mexico, you know exactly what Carleton meant when he wrote that, "the cold wind... appeared to roar and howl through the roofless pile like an angry demon." 
     
Similar to the other Salinas Pueblos, Abo was already a thriving community prior to the Spanish showing up and forcing the inhabitants to build giant churches. The church at Abo was completed in the late 1620's.    
     According to the brochure, Gran Quivira was the largest of the Salinas Pueblos but Abo must run a close second because it too is massive in size. While the church at Quarai takes your breath away, I believe that it and the entire site are quite a bit smaller than Abo. Along with the church, the Abo site has expansive excavated ruins and numerous mounds of earth that are obviously un-excavated ruins.
     Eventually a perfect storm of problems including drought, famine, and the Apache raids forced the inhabitants of the Abo to leave their home and assimilate into neighboring communities along the Rio Grande. By 1678, Abo was abandoned.
​    To see my posts from the other Salinas Pueblo Mission Ruins, click here.
The Abo Ruins are part of the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument in New Mexico
A kiva at Abo Ruins in New Mexico
Abo Ruins near Mountainair, New Mexico
Abo Ruins near Mountainair, New Mexico
Abo Ruins in New Mexico
Abo Ruins. Dry Heat Photography
Abo Mission Ruins near Mountainair, New Mexico
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, Abo Ruins
Abo Ruins near Mountainair, New Mexico
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, Abo Ruins in New Mexico
A ravine and the east side of the Manzano Mountains behind the Abo Ruins
Behind the Abo Ruins, there is a ravine with a stellar view of the east side of the Manzano Mountains. Remember kids, ditches are deadly!
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, Abo Ruins

Ruins From A More Recent Time

     As soon as you turn off the highway onto the road that goes to Abo, there are two little abandoned houses. Thinking that perhaps it had been a ranger station, I only photographed the smaller one because it was more easily accessible. 
     To my surprise, when I posted the photos on Facebook, someone I went to college with said the houses belonged to his grandparents and that the little one was his grandmother's art workshop. He even had a photo of the family standing out front in the 1980's. How cool is that? 
​     It's a small, small world.
Abandoned house near the Abo Ruins in New Mexico.
Abandoned house near the Abo Ruins in New Mexico
Abandoned house near Abo Ruins in New Mexico
All photos shot with Motorola Moto X4 and edited with Snapseed.
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