Mission Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Zia
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Mission Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Zia was a Spanish Mission in the area that is now New Mexico. It was established in 1706.
The area had been visited by the Spanish in the 16th century. The site was where a mass baptism of Zia residents took place following the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, following the return of the Spanish.
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- New Mexico Tourism on Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Zia
- Sunlight and Adobe - Photographing New Mexico's Historic Missions New Mexico Photography Field School
- History, Archdiocese of Santa Fe
- Catholic Encyclopedia article on New Mexico Missions
- This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
