Paraje de los Brazitos
Here the Camino Real between Santa Fe and El Paso passed along the eastern bank of the Rio Grande near a brazito, or small branch of the river that created a small island. At this paraje, or stopping place, American troops defeated a Mexican Army force on Christmas Day, 1846, in what was the only pitched battle of the Mexican War fought in present-day New Mexico.
Marker is at the intersection of New Mexico Route 478 and New Mexico Route 227, on the left when traveling north on State Route 478.
Courtesy hmdb.org
