Conquistador Spurs

Object/Artifact

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Rocky Ford Museum

Name/Title

Conquistador Spurs

Entry/Object ID

1981.6.1.ab

Tags

needs work

Description

Type used in Mexico 1600's & 1700's. Found in Purgatoire River area, 50 miles south of La Junta in the 1930's, Given in memory of Clarence Lemley. These spurs are lost.

Cataloged By

Thomas Kyle Mullins

Acquisition

Accession

1981.6

Source or Donor

Victor Milenski, Margaret Milenski

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Spur, Rowel

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Spur

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tack, Animal

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Land Transportation Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Land Transportation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Created By

Thomas Kyle Mullins

Create Date

February 17, 2025

Updated By

Ericha Burns

Update Date

August 8, 2025