Place:Mora, Mora, New Mexico, United States

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NameMora
Alt namesDe lo Morasource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35015729
Lo de Morasource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35015729
San Antonio lo de Morasource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35015729
Santa Gertrudissource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35015729
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates35.967°N 105.317°W
Located inMora, New Mexico, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Mora or is a census-designated place in, and the county seat of, Mora County, New Mexico. It is located about halfway between Las Vegas and Taos on Highway 518, at an altitude of 7,180 feet. The Republic of Texas performed a semi-official raid on Mora in 1843. Two short battles of the Mexican–American War were fought in Mora in 1847, where U.S. troops eventually defeated the Hispano and Puebloan militia, effectively ending the Taos Revolt in the Mora Valley. The latter battle destroyed most of the community, necessitating its re-establishment.

Mora includes three plazas and four settlements: Mora proper, Cleveland (originally named San Antonio), Chacon, and Holman (without a plaza, and originally named Agua Negra) lying between Chacon and Cleveland. In the mid-19th century, there were two settlements, Upper and Lower Mora.

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