| The Fifth RV camping trip for Jim and I was to Datil Well Recreation Area Not planning on any day trips during this trip, we left the toad at home, which freed us up to detour a bit in Socorro to snap a photo of the San Miguel Mission Church. This was an easy get as we were traveling through Socorro at around 8am. The main body of the church, which is the part built between 1615 and 1626, now seats about 250 people although many more attended services in the early 1880s when there were no pews and the people either stood or knelt on the floor. In 1853 another wing was built unto the church and this accommodates another 150. As it stood in the first decade of the 17th century, San Miguel Church was of pure Pueblo style of architecture, but in restorations made after the rebellion of 1680 and through subsequent repairs, many deviations have been made from the Pueblo style. |
