La Salineta

In September, 1680, refugees fleeing the Pueblo Revolt assembled at La Salineta, a paraje, or stopping place, named for the salt deposits along the Rio Grande. Antonio de Otermin, a governor and captain-general of New Mexico, ordered a muster of those present and counted 1,946 individuals. Here, too, the decision was made to retreat to El Paso del Norte, present-day Juarez, rather than attempt an immediate reconquest of the province.

Canutillo, Texas · United States