San Patricio, New Mexico

San Patricio
Unincorporated community
San Patricio
Location within the state of New Mexico
San Patricio
San Patricio (the US)
Coordinates: 33°24′32″N 105°19′37″W / 33.40889°N 105.32694°W / 33.40889; -105.32694Coordinates: 33°24′32″N 105°19′37″W / 33.40889°N 105.32694°W / 33.40889; -105.32694
Country United States
State New Mexico
County Lincoln
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes 88348
Area code(s) 575

San Patricio is a very small community in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is located on the Rio Ruidoso and U.S. Highway 70, between the communities of Hondo and Glencoe. It is just east of the Lincoln National Forest. The community is home to a Benedictine spirituality center recently purchased by the Diocese of Las Cruces[1]], San Patricio Retreat Center. It is also home to the Hurd-LaRinconada Gallery, owned by artist Michael Hurd. The gallery displays original works of art by the Wyeth and Hurd families and there are guest houses on the ranch.

History

In the 1850s, Hispanic settlers moved to the area, which caused conflict with the native Apache. According to an interview of Frank Coe, these settlers lived in placitas, or "adobe family compounds enclosed for defensive purposes", which are still visible today. Documents collected by the New Mexico Department of Transportation state:

In his book Frontier Fighter, George Coe describes the late 1800s houses in San Patricio as being "built for defense with thick adobe walls and portholes on top." Robery Utley's book High Noon in Lincoln describes San Patricio in the 1870s as made up of "some 15 adobe buildings scattered along a single street."[2]

In the following decades, white American settlers began to move as well.[2]

Around 1870, the town was originally named Ruidoso after the nearby river but was renamed when a Catholic church was built around 1875, named La Iglesia de San Patricio.[2][3] This church, also known as the San Patricio Catholic Church, was the first church in the area and became an important cultural center for the residents.[2] Similar churches of this type are found throughout the Hondo Valley.

San Patricio was the site of a battle in the Lincoln County War.[3]

In 1967, the St. Jude's Church was built, consolidating all nearby Catholic churches in the Hondo Valley.[2]

Geography and infrastructure

The coordinates of San Patricio are 33°24′32″N 105°19′37″W / 33.40889°N 105.32694°W / 33.40889; -105.32694 (33.408976, -105.326928).[4]

The elevation is 5436 feet (1657 m).

San Patricio is located near the junction of Rio Ruidoso and Rio Bonito, with Glencoe, New Mexico to the west and Hondo, New Mexico to the east. After the junction, the rivers become the Rio Hondo.[2]

The Catholic community in Glencoe attends St. Jude's Church in San Patricio;[5] it incorporates the bells from the historical Glencoe and Hondo Catholic churches as well as its own former church.[2]

It lies along U.S. Route 70 and is a 16.5 mile drive away from Sierra Blanca Regional Airport.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.575magazine.com/religion/0909/sanpatricio.html
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SWCA Environmental Consultants; New Mexico Department of Transportation. "San Patricio" (PDF). Hondo Valley Snapshots. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  3. 1 2 "Historical Sites in San Patricio, NM". USA Today Travel Tips. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
  4. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  5. ↑ SWCA Environmental Consultants; New Mexico Department of Transportation. "Glencoe" (PDF). Hondo Valley Snapshots. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
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