North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Visitor Center

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Nearby Directional Map

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument. The reliable Waterhole was the magnet for Spanish and Pioneer travelers.

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Waterhole

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Waterhole

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Waterhole

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Waterhole

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Waterhole

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument. Inscription Wall

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Waterhole

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Waterhole

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument. Inscription Trail Pathway along the Bluffs.

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument. Indian Petroglyphs

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument. Indian Petroglyphs and Pioneer inscriptions.

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Waterhole

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Bluff-side Inscriptions. Stop 9 On the left in Spanish "On the 25th of the month of June of the year 1709, Ramon Garcia Jurado passed through here on the way to Zuni", and to the right in Spanish, Pedro Romero passed through here on the 2nd of August, year of 1751".

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Bluff-side Inscriptions. Stop 8 Inscription by "Peachy" Breckenridge who was in charge of twenty-five camels on the 1857 U.S. Army expedition led by Lt. Edward F. Beale.

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument. Bluff-side Inscriptions. Stop 10. The last Inscription from Spanish Colonial times, "Andres Romero passed through here in the year 1774."

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Bluff-side Inscriptions. Stop 11. Inscription reads, "We, Sergeant Major and Captain Juan de Arechuleta and Adjutant Diego Martin Barba and Ensign Augustin de Ynojos passed by here, in the year 1636." Indian petroglyphs below.

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument. Bluff-side Indian Petroglyphs

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Bluff-side Inscriptions

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument. Bluff-side Inscriptions

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Bluff-side Inscriptions. Stop 13 Inscription of Adjutant General of California R. H. Horton probably on return from the Civil War in 1866.

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Bluff-side Inscriptions. Stop 13

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Bluff-side Inscriptions

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Bluff-side Inscriptions

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Bluff-side Inscriptions

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Bluff-side Inscriptions

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Bluff-side Inscriptions

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Bluff-side Inscriptions. Stop 18. Top reads "The 28th day of September 1737 Licentiate (Bachiller) Don Juan Ignacio of Arrasain arrived here" and below reads "The 28th day of September 1737, the illustrious Lord Don Martin Elizacochea, Bishop of Durango, arrived here, and the day following went on to Zuni".

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Bluff-side Inscriptions. Stop 17. Spanish inscription "In the year 1716 on the 26th of August don Feliz Martinez Governor and Captain General of this Kingdom and the reverend Father Antonio Camargo, Custodian and Ecclesiastical Judge, passed through here to the conversion and conquest of the Moqui [Hopi].

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Bluff-side Inscriptions. Stop 17

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Bluff-side Inscriptions. Stop 18. "The 28th day of September of 1737,Licentiate (Bachiller) Don Juan Ignatio of Arrasain arrived here," and the second inscription reads "The 28th day of September of 1737, the illustrious lord Don Martin de Elizacochea, Bishop of Durango [Mexico], arrived here, and the day following went on to Zuni."

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Bluff-side Inscriptions. Stop 22. The longest inscription by Governor Eulate in 1620. "The governor and captain general of the provinces of New Mexico for the King, our lord passed by here, returning from the Zuni pueblos on July 29, 1620; he left them in peace, at their request; asking his favor as vassals of his majesty, they again rendered their obedience; he did all this with attention, zeal and prudence, as such a particularly Christian gentleman and gallant soldier of unending, praiseworthy memory."

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Bluff-side Inscriptions. Stop 22

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Bluff-side Inscriptions. Stop22

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Bluff-side Inscriptions. Stop 22

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Bluff-side Inscriptions. Stop 23. Lt. J.H. Simpson the first English speaking person to inscribe in September 1849. Below a Spanish inscription from 1699, "I am of the hand [that is, written by] of Felipe de Arellano on the 16th of September, soldier." To The right a Spanish inscription "On the 23rd of March [ or May] of the year 1632 we travel to avenge the death of Father Letrado-Lujan"

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Tourist Couple Examining Inscriptions

North America, USA, New Mexico, El Morro National Monument, Tourist Couple Examining Inscriptions

North America, USA, New Mexico, the Scenic Sandstone Bluffs of El Morro National Monument

North America, USA, New Mexico, the Scenic Sandstone Bluffs of El Morro National Monument

North America, USA, New Mexico, the Scenic Sandstone Bluffs of El Morro National Monument

North America, USA, New Mexico, the Scenic Sandstone Bluffs of El Morro National Monument

North America, USA, New Mexico, the Scenic Sandstone Bluffs of El Morro National Monument

North America, USA, New Mexico, the Scenic Sandstone Bluffs of El Morro National Monument