Historical Marker
Tajique
The pueblo-mission of San Miguel de Tajique was established in the 1620’s. In the 1670’s, famine, disease and Apache raids caused the abandonment of the Jurisdicción de las Salinas (1598-1678) which included Tajique. Modern occupation of Tajique began in the 1830’s with a land grant made to Manuel Sanchez.
New Mexico played a significant role in the American Civil War, with Union and Confederate forces fighting several battles in the territory. The most famous of these was the Battle of Glorieta Pass in 1862, which ended Confederate hopes of capturing the Southwest.