Below: views of the church
Steven Dutch, Natural and Applied Sciences,
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Plaza of Old Town |
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Looking across the plaza toward St. Philip Neri Church. Below: views of the church
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Interior of the Church |
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After not being in Albuquerque since 1972, my travels brought me back in 2002, 2005 and 2008. Old Town Albuquerque quickly rose to a high rank on my wife's favorite places list. |
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The Confederacy had a grand plan in the West. Secessionists in southern Arizona and New Mexico held conventions and voted to join the Confederacy. A Confederate army in New Mexico planned to capture Fort Union and Raton Pass, then, with the Union forced completely out of the Southwest, advance into Colorado and also capture ports in southern California, cutting the Union off from its sources of gold in both regions. But the Confederacy was narrowly defeated at Glorieta Pass in March, 1862, one of the most important battles most people have never heard of.
 | Despite winning the skirmish, the Confederates retreated to Texas shortly afterward. They buried their cannons in a field. Years later one of the confederate officers returned and located the cannons. The two in the park are replicas; the originals are in a museum. |
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Created 5 March 2009, Last Update 07 March 2009
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