The Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the village of

Tortugas, New Mexico Tortugas, New Mexico or Tortugas Pueblo is a community in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, just outside of Las Cruces, New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the CDP's population was 579. Geography Tortugas is located just south of the New Mexico S ...

, in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, is an annual three day festival in December. It includes processions, church services, traditional dances, and a pilgrimage up

Tortugas Mountain Tortugas Mountain is a mountain in southern New Mexico, in the village of Tortugas in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. It is also known locally as 'A' Mountain. There is a letter "A" on the mountain. It is the site of the Tortugas Mountain O ...

. The festival is held December 10, 11, 12. Youtube video by Jett Loe, Las Cruces Sun-News It honors the Virgin and relates to

Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Our Lady of Guadalupe ( es, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe), also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe ( es, Virgen de Guadalupe), is a Catholic title of Mary, mother of Jesus associated with a series of five Marian apparitions, which are believed ...

. The festival originated at the

Mission Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe By 1659 Piro Indians had begun settling in the area of Paso del Norte. The Mission Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe was established by Fray García for them. This mission became the southernmost of the New Mexico chain of missions along El Camino Rea ...

in what is now

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in Mexico and was moved later to

., Youtube video, December 11, 2013, CLCTV20 The Tortugas Pueblo Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe is the name of a 2017 listing on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It presumably includes the shrine and parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The announced bounds of the listing ("bounded by Emilia Rd., E. Guadalupe St., Juan Diego Ave., and Stern Dr.") enclose a five block area, which does include the Our Lady of Guadalupe school.Google maps There was no festival in 2020.

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Tortugas Pueblo - Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe
YouTube video by Jett Loe, Las Cruces Sun-News
Our People, Our Faith... Our Lady / Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe - Tortugas, N.M.
YouTube video Festivals in New Mexico Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico National Register of Historic Places in Doña Ana County, New Mexico {{NewMexico-NRHP-stub