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Mora or Santa Gertrudis de lo de Mora is an unincorporated community in and the county seat of Mora County, New Mexico, United States. In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Mora County is a County located in the US state of New Mexico. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is located about half way between Las Vegas, New Mexico and Taos on Highway 518 at an altitude of 7,180 feet. Las Vegas is a city in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. Taos (ˈtaʊs is a town in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico. The Battle of Mora was fought in Mora in 1847, where US troops eventually defeated the insurgents effectively ending the Taos Revolt in the Mora Valley. The Battle of Mora was part of the Taos Revolt, a popular insurrection against the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Taos Revolt was a popular insurrection against the American occupation of present-day New Mexico in 1847 during the Mexican-American War.

History

Hispanic settlers had occupied lands within the Mora Valley without legal title ever since Governor de Anza had made peace with the Comanches in the late 1700s opening up the east side of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains for settlement. Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto (July 1736 - December 19, 1788) was a Novo-Spanish explorer for the Spanish Empire. The Comanche are a Native American ethnic group whose range (the Comancheria) consisted of present-day eastern New Mexico, southern Colorado The Sangre de Cristo Mountains ( Spanish for " Blood of Christ " are the southernmost subrange of the Rocky Mountains. However, Mora was formally founded as a farming community in 1835[1] The settlers came from primarily from Las Trampas, but also from Picuris and Embudo. Las Trampas is a small unincorporated town in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. Picuris Pueblo ( Tiwa: P'iwwel, pɪkəˈriːs is a Census-designated place (CDP in Taos County, New Mexico, United States Embudo (also Embudo Station) is an unincorporated community in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. [2] The 76 families each received a strip of land by grant of Governor Albino Perez. Albino Pérez (died August 8 1837) was a Mexican Soldier and Politician. [1] Despite fanciful stories about fur trapers, scattered bones and subsistence on mulberries, the fact is that the valley, the river and the town took their name from the family name "Mora"of several of the settler families. [1]

In 1843, there was a raid on the town by Texas freebooters under Colonel Charles A. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Warfield[3] claiming that the people in Mora had purchased stolen beef from the Comanches. The Comanche are a Native American ethnic group whose range (the Comancheria) consisted of present-day eastern New Mexico, southern Colorado The Texans killed five men and took eighteen women and children captive as well as 75 horses. The people of the Mora Valley convened a posse, overtook the Texans, and sent them back to Texas on foot. [2]

In 1847, after the Battle of Mora the Federal troops killed stragglers, looted and burned the town, the near by ranches, and all the crops. The Battle of Mora was part of the Taos Revolt, a popular insurrection against the United States. [4] The town was essentially destroyed and was rebuilt by the insurgents who had fled at the news of artillery coming up the valley. After 1851 when Fort Union was established on the Santa Fe Trail, these same farmers sold their crops to the fort. Fort Union National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service located The Santa Fe Trail was a Historic 19th century transportation route through southwestern North America connecting Missouri with Santa Fe

Ceran St. Vrain settled in Mora in 1853 built a grist mill and became a major supplier of flour, grain and fodder to Fort Union. Ceran St Vrain ( May 5, 1802 &ndash October 28, 1870) was a descendant of French aristocrats who came to the United States At the peak in the 19th century there were five grist mills operating in Mora. The ruins of St. Vrain’s mill still sit one block north of Mora’s main street. [2]

On 22 February 1916, the common lands of the Mora landgrant are sold to "The State Investment Company" at the courthouse door in Mora. A land grant is a gift of Real estate - land or privileges - made by a government or other authority as a Reward for services [5] Without access to the grazing and timbering lands, many residents sought work outside Mora. [5]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Pearce, T. M. (1965) "Mora" New Mexico place names; a geographical dictionary University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM, p. 104, OCLC 420847
  2. ^ a b c Noble, David Grant (1994) "Mora" Pueblos, Villages, Forts & Trails: A Guide to New Mexico’s Past University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, pp. 175-179, ISBN 0-8263-1514-3
  3. ^ Bullock, Alice (1981) "Lo de Mora" Mountain Villages (2nd ed. ) Sunstone Press, Santa Fe, NM, p. 53-58, ISBN 0-913270-13-X
  4. ^ Goodrich, James W. (1972) "Revolt at Mora, 1847" New Mexico Historical Review 47(1): pp. 49-60, p. 56
  5. ^ a b Sálaz, Rubén Darío (1999) New Mexico: A brief multi-history Cosmic House, Albuquerque, p. 430, ISBN 0-932492-05-3

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