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Quarai
Quarai is located in New Mexico
Quarai
Nearest cityPunta de Agua, New Mexico
Built1200
NRHP reference No.66000498
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLDJune 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 Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "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. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Template:PDFlink