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28	28	SENATE MEMORIAL 24
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30	30	TH LEGISLATURE
31	31	- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
32	32	FIRST SESSION
33	33	, 2025
34	34	INTRODUCED BY
35	35	Pete Campos and Leo Jaramillo and Roberto "Bobby" J. Gonzales
36	36	A MEMORIAL
37	37	RECOGNIZING THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF EL
38	38	SANTUARIO DE CHIMAYO AND THE CHIMAYO PILGRIMAGE FOR THE PEOPLE
39	39	OF NEW MEXICO.
40	40	WHEREAS, the area of Chimayo, in the Sangre de Cristo
41	41	mountains north of Santa Fe, was inhabited by the Tewa and
42	42	Pueblo Indians as early as the twelfth century, A.D., where the
43	43	site of el santuario de Chimayo was used for healing long
44	44	before Spanish occupation; and
45	45	WHEREAS, the Tewa Indians named the area "Tsi-Mayoh" after
46	46	one of four sacred hills above the valley; and
47	47	WHEREAS, several years after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680,
48	48	the Spanish returned to reconquer New Mexico, led by Diego de
49	49	Vargas, and several Spanish families settled along the Santa
50	50	Cruz river and in the village of El Potrero, the future site of
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78	78	el santuario de Chimayo; and
79	79	WHEREAS, in 1813, one of the descendants of the Spanish
80	80	settlers, Bernardo Abeyta, petitioned local priest Fray
81	81	Sebastian Alvarez on behalf of the nineteen families of El
82	82	Potrero to build a chapel dedicated to Our Lord of Esquipulas,
83	83	on what was believed to be the site where he discovered a
84	84	crucifix buried under dirt that was emanating light, associated
85	85	with a miraculous Guatemalan image of Christ crucified known as
86	86	Our Lord of Esquipulas; and
87	87	WHEREAS, el santuario de Chimayo was completed in 1816,
88	88	and pilgrims were known to travel to el santuario throughout
89	89	the 1800s for its healing properties, especially after the
90	90	Spanish control of trade routes was eliminated after the
91	91	Mexican Independence War, after which the area of Chimayo
92	92	experienced growth in commerce and its famous weaving industry;
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94	94	WHEREAS, el santuario de Chimayo remained in the ownership
95	95	of the descendants of Bernardo Abeyta until 1929, when the
96	96	property was purchased on behalf of the Catholic church from
97	97	the Chaves family by a group of public-spirited residents of
98	98	Santa Fe, including writer Mary Austin, artist Frank Applegate
99	99	and architect John Gaw Meem; and
100	100	WHEREAS, the Chimayo pilgrimage as it is known today began
101	101	in the years after World War II, when survivors of the Bataan
102	102	death march began a walking pilgrimage from Santa Fe to Chimayo
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131	131	to seek healing of their bodies and memories, and first
132	132	occurred in the weeks after Easter; and
133	133	WHEREAS, the Chimayo pilgrimage continued to grow in the
134	134	twentieth century, being featured in regional and national
135	135	newspapers, including the Denver Post and the Saturday Evening
136	136	Post; and
137	137	WHEREAS, in 1970, el santuario de Chimayo became a
138	138	registered national historic landmark with the assistance of
139	139	Reverend Casimiro Roca-Toscas, who served el santuario de
140	140	Chimayo for fifty-two years, restoring the shrine, greeting
141	141	pilgrims, hearing confessions and helping to found and build
142	142	the holy family parish in Chimayo; and
143	143	WHEREAS, the size and permanence of the pilgrimage led the
144	144	archdiocese of Santa Fe to list el santuario de Chimayo as an
145	145	"official pilgrimage site" in 1979; and
146	146	WHEREAS, the Chimayo pilgrimage attracts more than three
147	147	hundred thousand pilgrims from all over the southwest and
148	148	elsewhere each year and includes people from a variety of
149	149	religious traditions, including Catholic, Protestant, Sikh,
150	150	Buddhist and new age communities; and
151	151	WHEREAS, pilgrims visiting el santuario de Chimayo come to
152	152	pray and visit a chamber called "el pocito", or little well,
153	153	where they can collect sand in vials or jars as a remembrance
154	154	of their pilgrimage; it is also believed that the sand can be
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184	184	skin in order to heal a person of an ailment; and
185	185	WHEREAS, thousands of pilgrims walk to el santuario de
186	186	Chimayo from Santa Fe, Taos and other starting points during
187	187	holy week; and
188	188	WHEREAS, the state police, the department of
189	189	transportation, local law enforcement agencies and emergency
190	190	responders have recognized the need to keep both drivers and
191	191	pedestrians safe along roads leading to el santuario de Chimayo
192	192	by issuing safety alerts and coordinating services to ensure
193	193	the safety of those participating in the Chimayo pilgrimage;
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195	195	WHEREAS, news media and television stations from across
196	196	the state regularly report on the annual Chimayo pilgrimage,
197	197	its historical significance and the resources available to keep
198	198	pilgrims safe on their journey; and
199	199	WHEREAS, the Chimayo pilgrimage will be featured in an
200	200	iconic two-year exhibit at the New Mexico history museum
201	201	beginning April 12, 2025, which will feature photographs and a
202	202	re-creation of the rooms and spaces at el santuario de Chimayo;
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204	204	WHEREAS, el santuario de Chimayo has become the most
205	205	significant Catholic pilgrimage site in the country;
206	206	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE
207	207	OF NEW MEXICO that the senate recognize the historical and
208	208	cultural significance that el santuario de Chimayo and the
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237	237	Chimayo pilgrimage have had for the people of the state of New
238	238	Mexico, its culture, its community and its faith; and
239	239	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be
240	240	transmitted to the archdiocese of Santa Fe.
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