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as the oldest continuously occupied settlement in Colorado. A post office called Garcia was established in 1915. The community was named for the local Garcia family.
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The historically significant, but long-unused, adobe Garcia School is being considered for renovation and return to school use by the Centennial School District.
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Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin
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The people of El Valle : a history of the Spanish settlers in the San Luis Valley
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garcia, Colorado
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Originally settled in 1849 as La Plaza de los Manzanares, Garcia rivals
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Unincorporated communities in Costilla County, Colorado
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Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States
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Unincorporated community
Entering Garcia from New Mexico.
37°00′15″N 105°32′14″W / 37.00417°N 105.53722°W / 37.00417; -105.53722
Country
United States
State
Colorado
Counties
Costilla
Time zone
UTC-7
MST
DST
UTC-6
MDT
ZIP Code
Area code
719
GNIS feature
unincorporated community
Costilla County
Colorado
United States
San Luis
post office
Zip Code
San Luis


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