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Talpa is a settlement in Taos County,
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, located south of the town of
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along New Mexico Highway 518.


History

First named Rio Chiquito for the river running through the area, Talpa was settled during the early-18th century during the time that nearby Ranchos de Taos began to be settled. The settlement is on the old Spanish land grant of Don Cristobal de la Sena. The name of the town may have been derived from the town of Talpa in
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or it may have been named for Señora Talpa Romero, of a prominent Taos family. ''Circa'' 1820, a private chapel was built for the Duran family in Talpa along the Rio Chiquito. Juan Pedro Cruz (born about 1855) was a well-known weaver who supplied sarapes, embroidered bedspreads, and rugs to residents of the
Taos Pueblo Taos Pueblo (or Pueblo de Taos) is an ancient pueblo belonging to a Taos language, Taos-speaking (Tiwa languages, Tiwa) Native American tribe of Puebloan peoples, Puebloan people. It lies about north of the modern city of Taos, New Mexico. T ...
and local villages. Ponce de Leon Hot Springs, used by Native Americans and early Spanish settlers, are located near Talpa.


Education

It is within Taos Municipal Schools, which operates Taos High School.


Gallery

File:Entering Talpa.JPG, Entering Talpa from Ranchos de Taos File:Talpa Rio Chiquito 2.JPG, Rio Chiquito in Talpa File:Talpa street 2.JPG, Talpa street File:Talpa Community Center.JPG, Talpa Community Center


See also

* High Road to Taos * Pot Creek Cultural Site, located just south of Talpa


References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Taos County, New Mexico Census-designated places in New Mexico Spanish mission settlements in North America