Golondrinas Placita

​​The Golondrinas Placita is a reproduction of an 18th-century Spanish household. This placita would revolve around the everyday lives of New Mexicans. This would include trade up and down the Camino Real on which Golondrinas was a paraje, or stopping place. Weaving was another important part of daily life and one you will see prominently featured in this placita. Cooking and other domestic tasks are also shown here in our kitchen as well as our hornos, or ovens. Much of this domestic labor would have been done by captivas, enslaved people often of Native origin who were captured and sold to Spanish households. Religion was another important part of New Mexicans’ lives and this is reflected in the capilla, or chapel.