1952 Map of Los Lunas

About this map

The Rio Grande corridor south of Albuquerque is defined here by an intricate web of irrigation and drainage infrastructure designed to manage the river's fertile but unpredictable floodplain. By the mid-20th century, the landscape was a patchwork of Spanish land grants, including the Tome Grant and Lo de Padilla Grant, where traditional acequia systems like the Chical Ditch and Peralta Main Canal sustained agriculture alongside the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad.