Garcia is an

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located in Costilla County,

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. The San Luis

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( Zip Code 81152) serves Garcia postal addresses.

History

Originally settled in 1849 as La Plaza de los Manzanares, Garcia rivals San Luis as the oldest continuously occupied settlement in Colorado. A post office called Garcia was established in 1915. The community was named for the local Garcia family. The historically significant, but long-unused, adobe Garcia School is being considered for renovation and return to school use by the Centennial School District.

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* {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Costilla County, Colorado Unincorporated communities in Colorado