<html>Preliminary Spatial Analysis of <i>Morada </i>Structures in the US Southwest</html>
Author(s): Emily Conlogue
Year: 2025
Summary
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
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In the years prior to the annexation of New Mexico as a US territory, social life in many traditional Nuevomexicano villages revolved around Catholic spaces and events. Throughout the 19<sup>th</sup> century and the first half of the 20<sup>th</sup> century, a lay Catholic order known as Los Hermanos Penitentes played a critical role in holding together the religious fabric of rural Hispano communities. In the decades since, the order has seen a decline in membership. Subsequently many of its chapter houses, or moradas, have fallen into disuse and can be difficult to distinguish from other structures in the archaeological record. Systematic archaeological studies of moradas have yet to be conducted beyond analysis of a handful of individual sites. This poster provides preliminary spatial analysis of these structures and their environs using ArcGIS Pro, laying the groundwork for future field research into lay Catholic architecture.
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Preliminary Spatial Analysis of Morada Structures in the US Southwest. Emily Conlogue. Presented at The 90th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2025 ( tDAR id: 510902)
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Abstract Id(s): 52975