Latinos/Hispanics in Colorado Collection; image no. Drae-Latino105.
Creator(s)
EchoHawk, Dana.
Summary
View of San Acacio Catholic Church in San Acacio (Costilla County), Colorado. The adobe church has buttresses and is surrounded by and adobe wall with a gate. The building has a shingled roof and a shingled bell tower.
Date
[2005 April]
Notes
Content derived from inventory prepared by Dana EchoHawk.; Description based on content viewed.; From inventory: "The San Acacio Catholic church was built in the 1860's to fulfill a promise made when the community was in danger of being attacked by a Ute war party. One version of the story states that a vision of a warrior coming to defend the small settlement appeared in the clouds and startled the Ute war party, causing their retreat."; Scan of photograph from Dana EchoHawk.; Scanned image from loaned collection.; Source: loan, Dana EchoHawk, 2010.; Title derived from inventory.; Digitization sponsored by the Library Services and Technology Act and the Center for Colorado & the West at Auraria Library.
Is Part Of
Latinos/Hispanics in Colorado Collection.;
Subject
Hispanic Americans--Structures--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Structures--2000-2010.; San Acacio (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Adobe buildings.; Catholic churches.; Adobe churches--Colorado--San Acacio--Pictorial works.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--San Acacio--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; San Acacio (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
Source
loan; Dana EchoHawk; 2010.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
