Santa Rosa
Population—2,469 - Elevation—4,620 ft.
The Spanish explorer Antonio de Espejo passed through this area in 1583, as did Gaspar Castaño de Sosa in 1590. Santa Rosa, the Guadalupe County seat, was laid out on the ranch of Celso Baca y Baca, a politician and rancher in the late 1800s. It was named for his wife, Dona Rosa.
Marker is at the intersection of Coronado Avenue and River Road, on the right when traveling east on Coronado Avenue.
Courtesy hmdb.org
