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Talpa is a settlement in
Taos County Taos County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,937. Its county seat is Taos. The county was formed in 1852 as one of the original nine counties in New Mexico Territory. Taos County compris ...
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New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
, located south of the town of Taos 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 Ranchos de Taos is a census-designated place (CDP) in Taos County, New Mexico. The population was 2,390 at the time of the 2000 census. The historic district is the Ranchos de Taos Plaza, which includes the San Francisco de Asis Mission Chu ...
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 Jalisco, Mexico 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-speaking (Tiwa) Native American tribe of Puebloan people. It lies about north of the modern city of Taos, New Mexico. The pueblos are considered to be one of the oldest ...
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