First MassSeptember 29, 1719
| Location | Near Trinidad (Purgatoire River valley) |
|---|---|
| State/Territory | Colorado |
| County | Las Animas |
| Modern Diocese | Diocese of Pueblo |
| Historical Diocese | Diocese of Durango (Nueva Vizcaya) |
| Date | September 29, 1719 |
| Priest | Fray Juan del Pino, O.F.M. |
| Religious Order | Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) |
| Rite | Roman (Latin) Rite |
| Expedition | Valverde y Cosío expedition against the Ute and Comanche |
| Confidence | confirmed |
| Submitted by | @_catholicwest |
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Documentation
- Gilbert J. Garraghan, S.J., "Catholic First Things in the United States," Mid-America: An Historical Review, vol. 21 (1939)
- Colorado History Page
Notes
Per Gilbert J. Garraghan, S.J., "Catholic First Things in the United States" (Mid-America, 1939), Fray Juan del Pino, O.F.M., chaplain of Governor Antonio Valverde y Cosío's 1719 campaign against the Ute and Comanche, celebrated Mass on the feast of St. Michael the Archangel, September 29, 1719, near present-day Trinidad, Las Animas County — citing Alfred B. Thomas, After Coronado: Spanish Exploration Northeast of New Mexico, 1696-1727 (1935), p. 117.
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