Founded 1598, the Old San Miguel Mission in Socorro ranks among the oldest Catholic churches in the United States. Two Franciscan priests arrived there in May of that year with Spanish explorers. They stayed in the area to conduct missionary work among the local Indians. San Miguel Mission was a modest little church at first, replaced by the present, larger building between 1615 and 1626. The mission features massive adobe walls, huge carved wooden vigas, and supporting corbel-arches. To guard against attacks from unfriendly Navajo tribes, the walls were made five feet wide and the windows placed high. [What the heck is a "vigas?"]
I loved this little church!
There was a pretty park in the center of town.
These look like something out of the 50's!
A good place to have dinner!
Decisions, Decisions!!
