History of Las Cruces: Settling the Mesilla Valley, 1821 to 1848

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Dona Ana

Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria

Description: Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria church, also known as Our Lady of Purification, built c. 1850, in the village of Dona Ana. This is the oldest church in the Mesilla Valley.
Date: 1956

Source: Photo courtesy of the Rio Grande Historical Collections, New Mexico State University Library

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