Arroyo Del Agua, New Mexico

Arroyo Del Agua, is a populated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. It lies at an elevation of 6,834 / 2,083 meters along the north bank of the Rio Puerco, above its confluence with its tributary Salitral Creek.[1]

History

Arroyo Del Agua, is mentioned in the itinerary of Antonio Armijo as a stopping place of his expedition that pioneered his 1829-1830 route of the Old Spanish Trail between Santa Fe, New Mexico and Mission San Gabriel in California.[2][3]

References

Coordinates: 36°09′34″N 106°39′08″W / 36.15944°N 106.65222°W / 36.15944; -106.65222


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