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Rio Arriba County (Spanish: Condado de Río Arriba) is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census , the population was 40,363. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Tierra Amarilla . [ 2 ]
The territorial legislature located Rio Arriba's county seat in Las Nutrias and renamed the village in 1880. [5]: 352–353 The Denver and Rio Grande Railway's 1881 arrival at Chama, [9] about ten miles to the north, had profound effects on the development of the region by bringing the area out of economic and cultural isolation. [8]
San Juan County: 045: Aztec: 1887: Part of Rio Arriba County. San Juan River, itself named after the Catholic saint 120,675: 5,514 sq mi (14,281 km 2) San Miguel County: 047: Las Vegas: 1852: One of the nine original counties. San Miguel de Bado Catholic Church, the first in the area 26,668: 4,717 sq mi (12,217 km 2) Santa Fe County: 049: Santa ...
May 6—A District Court judge has granted a Rio Arriba County man's request to circulate a petition seeking the recall of County Commissioner Alex Naranjo. District Judge Marie Ward — a ...
Dec. 21—A special prosecutor has dismissed perjury charges against Rio Arriba County Commissioner Alex Naranjo and former County Manager Tomas Campos in a case involving the North Central Solid ...
On June 5, 1967, Tijerina and 20 men occupied the Rio Arriba County courthouse in the town of Tierra Amarilla. They attempted to make a citizen's arrest of the district attorney, Alfonso Sanchez (who was not present), "to bring attention to the unscrupulous means by which government and Anglo settlers had usurped Hispanic land grant properties ...
Aug. 9—Rio Arriba County Magistrate Court closed unexpectedly Wednesday. The closure delayed preliminary hearings for three people who had already been in custody for 10 days on felony charges ...
Location of Rio Arriba County in New Mexico. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates ...