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.
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“By here passed Andres Romero, of the year 1774.” This Spaniard is unknown. The date is important because it is apparently the last Spanish inscription before the coming of the Americans in 1849.
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Notice the petroglyphs here, in particular the four mountain sheep and what appears to be a bear paw. These are, of course, far older than the Spanish inscriptions above them.
The Spanish inscription reads:
“Pasamos por aquí el Sargento Mayor y el Capitan Jude de Archuleta y el Ayudante Diego Martin Barba y el Alferez Agustin de Ynojos año de 1636.”
Translated, it reads: