New Mexico Turquoise Door and Cactus
by Barbara Chichester
Title
New Mexico Turquoise Door and Cactus
Artist
Barbara Chichester
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Painting - Digital Art Paintography
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"New Mexico Turquoise Door and Cactus" Oil Pastel Paintography by Barbara Chichester, New Mexico Artist....Rendition of famous Turquoise door and pueblo home located near the plaza in Old Mesilla...Las Cruces New Mexico is the 2nd largest city in the state and located in the southern part of New Mexico, bordering El Paso Texas. It is often said that Las Cruces and El Paso are bedroom communities.. Southern New Mexico is rich with history and colorful culture, the food is fabulous and the visages are incredible. Historic Mesilla is the location of the Gadsden Purchase and the plaza houses the old building that was once the courthouse where Billy the Kid was tried...Also a famous haunt of Pancho Villa.... At the time Mesilla was founded, the population of the town was concentrated around the Plaza for defense against Apache Raiders who were a constant threat to the settlement. Many of the adobe buildings built during that era remain today. Perhaps the most significant event to occur on the Plaza included the consummation of the Gadsden Purchase by the raising of the United States flag in the Plaza by troops from Ft. Fillmore in 1853.
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