Mission Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Zia

Mission Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Zia was a Spanish Mission in the area that is now New Mexico. It was established in 1706.

The area had been visited by the Spanish in the 16th century. The site was where a mass baptism of Zia residents took place following the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, following the return of the Spanish.

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 


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