mission san gregorio de abo ruins originally built in 1629 by spanish missionaries

choir loft ruins spanish pueblo gregorio architecture national historic landmark franciscan mexico mission mountainair walls historical american west ancient indians plains arid fourteenth century salinas valley blue sky tanoans southwest native tourist attraction hillside missions monument winter anasazi culture remote masonry sunny day sandstone bricks road trip history albuquerque mounds brick anthropology belen worship excavate structure kiva originally built 1629 missionaries windows background convento foreground late afternoon summer rains moving corral stables