Albuquerque
In 1706, New Mexico Governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdes founded the new Villa de Alburquerque (now Albuquerque), which became the principal settlement of the Rio Abajo, or lower river district. Here, the Camino Real wound its way through a series of farming and ranching communities and led to a nearby ford which linked the Camino Real to settlements on the west bank of the Rio Grande.
Marker is at the intersection of North Plaza Street NW and San Felipe St NW, on the left when traveling west on North Plaza Street NW.
Courtesy hmdb.org
