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In the 17th century, an ancient trade route linking the Rio Grande to the Great Plains passed through Abo’s fragile mountain valley beside a bustling pueblo whose people spoke Tompiro. For the Tompiros, the well-known trail across Abo Pass had long brought trade goods, travelers, and new ideas. In 1622, the arrival of a single Spanish priest began a spiritual, material, and cultural revolution in Abo, changing it permanently. To the priest, Abo stood at the remote edge of a vast and growing Spanish empire with outposts in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe.
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