Quarai

Quarai
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Quarai Ruins in Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Nearest city	Punta de Agua, New Mexico
Coordinates	34°35′45″N 106°17′42″W / 34.59583°N 106.29500°WCoordinates: 34°35′45″N 106°17′42″W / 34.59583°N 106.29500°W
Built	1200
NRHP Reference #	66000498
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLD	June 13, 1962[2]

The Quarai were a Tiguex (Southern Tiwa) Pueblo band of American Indians that originated in present-day New Mexico. Because of Apache hostilities they fled to El Paso in around 1675; later they moved to Isleta del Sur on the Rio Grande.

Quarai, also known as Quarai State Monument, is also the name of a historic site that was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark District. It was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1962.^[2][3] It includes 13 structures including a pueblo and a mission which is known as Nuestra Señora de La Purisima Concepcion de Cuarac. It stands 40 ft tall and once had walls that were approximately 3 to 6 ft wide.^[2] It is included in Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument.

References

1. National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Quarai". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
3. Francine Weiss (April 28, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Quarai / Quarai State Monument" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying 13 photos, from 1937, 1939, 1943, 1955, and undated (32 KB)

External links

• Handbook of Texas entry