Located 12 miles NW of Ft. Sumner
Located 12 miles NW of Ft. Sumner |
is on private ranch land and closed to the public. Probably less than a dozen tombstones. We have been
unable to gain entrance to this historic old church and cemetery to survey. This photo was taken in the 1950s when it was
open and we were not yet interested in tombstone inscriptions. Harold Kilmer
Burials reported in the DeBaca County History Book on page 238:
TRUJILLO, Manuel Casaus, b. 1838 -
TRUJILLO, Excelsa,
Manuel Casaus Trujillo is reported to have built and founded Guadalupe Church. Prior to this the
location was known as "Las Tortafas". |
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