Hanging Pots
by Bob and Nancy Kendrick
Title
Hanging Pots
Artist
Bob and Nancy Kendrick
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
A row of hanging flower pots lend color and softness to the wall of one of the buildings in the community of Chimayo, on the high road to Taos in New Mexico. The community lies about 30 minutes north of Santa Fe in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo mountains.
Chimays founded near the end of the 17th century by Spanish settlers in a fertile valley nourished by the Santa Cruz River and protected by the surrounding foothills. The settlers became experts in farming, stock raising and wool weaving. To protect themselves from the threats inherent in a frontier life they created the fortified plaza of San Buenaventura (now the Plaza del Cerro). It is the last surviving fortified plaza in the United States.
Chimay also believed by many to be the site of a miracle which occurred about 200 years ago. Miraculous healings are believed to have occurred at the site where a wooden crucifix was unearthed. Because of this a chapel was built in 1816 called el Santuario de Nuestro Sede Esquipulas. This chapel, now commonly called el Santuario de Chimays the destination of thousands of pilgrims and travellers each year who come for various reasons; some hoping to be healed, some simply for curiousity, and some hoping to be restored spiritually by the tranquility and hospitality of the surroundings. The site of Chimayo also includes other chapels.
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October 30th, 2013
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