New Mexico

Ruins: Aztec Ruins National Monument, Bandelier National Monument, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, El Morro National Monument, Gila Cliff Dwelling National Monument, Petroglyph National Monument, Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, Village of the Great Kivas
Missions: Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Zia, Nuestra Señora de los Angeles de Porciuncula de los Pecos, Nuestra Señora de Purísima Concepción de Quarai, San Agustín de la Isleta Mission, San Buenaventura de Cochiti, San Esteban del Rey de Acoma, San Felipe Mission, San Gregorio de Abó Mission, San Ildefonso Mission, San Buenaventura de Humanas (Gran Quivira) and San Isidro, San José (Giusewa) de Jémez Mission, San José de Laguna, San Lorenzo de Picurís, San Miguel Mission Chapel, Santa Ana Pueblo Mission, Santo Domingo Mission, Santuario de Chimayó, Santuario de Guadalupe

San José de Laguna

Constructed between 1699 and 1701, this one-story adobe church is a well-preserved example of a Spanish Colonial mission. The interior has a beautiful 18th century carved wood altar screen with spiral pillars, a hand-carved pulpit and sounding board, an adobe altar and a rare early 17th-century painting of San José on buffalo hide. The church was rehabilitated in 1932, and today is a functioning parish church.

Laguna is one of the oldest pueblos; historians believe that the ancestors of the Laguna people occupied the region as early as A.D. 1300. The church serves as a centerpiece for the many dances and festivities held throughout the year.

San José de Laguna
P.O. Box 194
Laguna Pueblo, NM 87026
Phone (505) 552-6654

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