1964 Map of Penasco

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Picuris Pueblo and the valley of the Rio Pueblo define this mid-1960s landscape, where traditional land grants and community acequias intersect with the Carson National Forest. The map documents a dense network of Catholic and Protestant sites, such as San Lorenzo Ch and the United Emanuel Ch, alongside several family-named burial grounds like the Virgilio Trujillo Cem and Ramon Sanchez Cem. The irrigation system is particularly prominent, with the Acequia Madre de Santa Barbara and Acequia Madre de Llano carrying water to the high-elevation fields of the Llano Santa Barbara. Evidence of the region's agricultural and spiritual foundations is found in every corner, from the Picuris Peak foothills to the small mountain settlements of Rodarte and Llano.