Brief History

Located in Taos, New Mexico. The Spanish Colonial Era Hacienda was constructed by the family of Severino Martinez, father of Padre Martinez. A small building exisited on the site in the late 1700's and grew to an Hacienda of 21 rooms. Don Severino dealt in trade along the Chiahuahua Trail and also become Alcalde of Taos which was the equivalent of Mayor. The building, which is now a National Historic Landmark, was built in the fortress style to ward off attacks by the Comanches and Apache raiders of the plains. It is one of the few remaining Northern New Mexico style Spanish Haciendas open to the public. Taos (IPA: ) is a city located in Taos County in the north-central region of New Mexico. ... Hacienda is a Spanish word describing a vast ranch, common in the Pampa. ... A daguerrotype of Padre Martínez Padre Antonio José Martínez (1793 - July 27, 1867) was a famous New Mexican priest, educator, publisher, rancher, farmer, community leader, and politician. ... USS Constitution. ... Alternate meanings: Comanche helicopter and Comanche computer games The Comanche Nation is a Native American group of approximately 10,000 members, about half of whom live in Oklahoma and the remainder concentrated in Texas, California, and New Mexico. ... Group of Apaches Apache is the collective name for several culturally related tribes of Native Americans, aboriginal inhabitants of North America, who speak a Southern Athabaskan language. ...

History

Although the Hacienda Martinez was not a Hacienda in the true sense of the word, it had its beginning when Don Severino Martinez moves his family from Abique to Taos in the early 1880s and began construction of the Hacienda in 1804 where a few exisiting structures already exisited. The Plains Indians still raided the valley so the Hacienda was constructed as a fortress. Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ...

In the years following the construction of the Hacienda Martinez, Severino Martinez built a flourishing mercantile buisness trading on the Chiahuahua Trial into Mexico with goods from Northern New Mexico. The renowned Padre Martinez left Taos to study the priesthood, but returned in 1826 to become Parish Priest. Roman Catholic priests in traditional clerical clothing. ...

Modern Tourism

The Hacienda was purchased by Taos Historic Museums in 1972. It has been fully restored and hosts hundred of visitors every year as a living museum honoring the contributions of the early Hispanic settlers in the Taos Valley. The National Gallery in London, a famous museum. ... It has been suggested that Hispano be merged into this article or section. ...

It hosts the annual Taos Trade Fair every September 25th and September 26th when it recreates the atmosphere of early nineteenth century Taos