In the mid-18th century Abiquiu (AH-be-cue) was one of several settlements the Spanish government provided for Genízaros, people of mixed blood who were either the Spaniards' own prisoners or captives ransomed from the Comanches or Apaches and later released from slavery. By 1778 the community was a stop on the Old Spanish Trail, which led westward to an infant coastal hamlet called Los Angeles. Learn More...