Golondrinas, New Mexico

Golondrinas ("The Swallows") is an unincorporated village in Mora County, New Mexico, United States, on State Route 161 next to the Mora River about Convert|18|mi|km|0|abbr=on south of the town of Mora. It is at an elevation of Convert|6833|ft|m|0|abbr=on.

Golondrinas was founded in 1835 as one of the villages in the 827,621 acre Mora land grant and from 1851-1891 supplied Fort Union with produce. [ [http://www.santafetrailresearch.com/fort-union-nm/fu-oliva-11.html Oliva, Leo E. (1993) "Epilogue: Retreat, Tattoo, and Taps: the Last Days and After" "Fort Union NM: Fort Union and the Frontier Army in the Southwest: A Historic Resource Study Fort Union National Monument Fort Union, New Mexico" Southwest Cultural Resources Center Professional Papers No. 41, National Park Service, Santa Fe, New Mexico] , [http://worldcat.org/oclc/31028631 OCLC 31028631] ]

In the center of the village is the adobe church "San Acacio de las Golondrinas " which was built in 1862. [ [http://nenewmexico.com/tours.php?p=3 "Northeast New Mexico: Santa Fe Trail: Scenic Byway"] ] Golondrinas has never had its own post office, but its ZIP code is 87712.

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* Julyan, Robert Hixson (1998) "Golondrinas" "The place names of New Mexico" (2nd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM, p. 151, ISBN 0-8263-1688-3