Morada

No predominantly Hispanic Community is complete in Southern Colorado or Northern New Mexico, unless present somewhere in the background is a seemingly deserted building that is, nonetheless, well cared for, but not overly so.

The structure is adobe, with a double-pitched roof, which is usually covered with adequate quality roll paper roofing.
The windows, if not shuttered, are carefully painted or heavily curtained.

The vintage of the building is late 1800s or early 1900s, with thick adobe walls.

This is a morada.
This is a chapel of the Penitente or the ancient Hermandad, a religious-fraternal brotherhood in Hispanic society.

Here in our replica of such a worship place, you will find Hispanic religious items such as santos, retablos, which are painting on wood or other media, carved religious figures, called bultos, and various other religious artifacts.