VIGIL

NAME: VIGIL
COUNTY: QUAY/SAN MIGUEL/UNION
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 3
CLIMATE: ALL COLD
BEST TIME TO VISIT: ANY TIME
COMMENTS: VIGIL. QUAY COUNTY. VIGIL. SAN MIGUEL COUNTY. Post office 1882/Mail to ft. Bascom.VIGIL. UNION COUNTY. Post office 1894/1898. Changed to BUYEROS.
REMAINS: INQUIRE
Franciso Montes Vigil and his wife came to Santa Fe as early as 1695, and in 1710 he received a grant of land at Alameda. They were the earlieste of a considerable number of Vigils who arrived to settle in NM during the eighteenth century. Submitted by: Samuel W McWhorter

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