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In Spanish, this inscription says: “A veinticinco del mes de junio, año de 1709 paso por aqui para Zuñi—Ramon Garcia Jurado.” Translated, it reads:
“On the 25th of the month of June, of this year of 1709, passed by here on the way to Zuñi—Ramon Garcia Jurado.”
Ramon Garcia Jurado inscription, 1709
You can find Señor Jurado’s name in old Spanish documents. In 1728 he was the “alcalde mayor” of the Keres district, not far south of Santa Fe.
To your right is a blackened inscription which reads, translated, “By here passed Pedro Romero on the 22nd of August, year of 1751.” Little is known about this Spanish gentleman.