Mt. Cristo Rey. Sunland Park, NM 3
Mt. Cristo Rey. Sunland Park, NM

Mt. Cristo Rey. Sunland Park, NM

Mt. Cristo Rey. Sunland Park, NM, History Standing atop the Sierra de Cristo Rey (Formerly known as the Cerro de los Muleros, Mule Drivers Mountain), in Sunland Park, New Mexico, the 29 ft. tall limestone statue of Christ serves as a shrine to thousands of faithful in the El Paso and Southern New Mexico area. Dedicated in 1940, this monument to Christ was the vision of Fr. Lourdes Costa, a local parish priest, who in 1933 after looking out the back window of his residence in the community of Smeltertown, envisioned erecting a monument at the summit of this glorious mountain. With no knowledge of who owned the mountain or whether it was located in Texas, New Mexico or Mexico, Fr. Costa and sixteen others made the arduous trek on October 28, 1933. In church the following day, Costa preached to the congregation sharing his vision of a cross on the mountaintop. Together, they pledged to erect a temporary wooden cross and to later replace it with a monumental one. Additionally, they promised to volunteer their time and efforts to make the mountain suitable for ascension. On August 31, 1937, Father Costa met with Bishop Schuler to suggest that his good friend, world famous sculptor Urbici Soler, be commissioned to construct the monument. Costa discussed the project with Soler, who was in Mexico City for an exhibition of his work. Bishop Schuler, having agreed to commission Soler, sent him money for his initial expenses. He arrived in El Paso on October 4, 1937

Creador: sergio Ramirez

Área: Central / Smeltertown

Fuente: EPMH

Cargado por: El Paso Museum of History

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