Spanish explorers thought the rock
formation high above the Santa Rita copper mine resembled a veiled woman
although I can’t actually see it myself.
Legend says that a nun, forsaking
her vows, fell in love with a soldier and was cast out from her religious order. At the base of the bluff she built a stone altar
where while praying for forgiveness of her sins she was turned into stone.
Because of the legend Spanish
explorers refused to camp near the rock, even though it was an excellent
vantage point. Explorers also thought
that the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola lay buried somewhere in the region
We took our photographs from the
Chino Mines observation point on Highway 152 which is approximately 20 miles
away.
Have fun, we are!
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