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Honeyfield Farm Cemetery Credit Source: Compiler Mrs. Janette Baughman 1. There is an abandoned cemetery in Peralta on the Honeyfield Farm. I believe it was formerly known as the Spanish Methodist cemetery. Rev. Ambrozio GONZALES, believed to be the first Mexican Protestant minister, is buried there. His tombstone says he was born Dec. 8, 1816 and died Oct. 7, 1884. The marker was broken and toppled, but is being kept for preservation at the Ernest Sichler, Sr. home in Los Lunas. Also burled there are Mr. and Mrs. Moses Ralph MIRABAL, but as I recall there may be no markers. Relatives of the couple still live in Peralta. 2. Another interesting Cemetery is one in El Cerro. I understand that during a period of conflict in the Catholic Church, some of the members broke away and started this cemetery themselves. It was many years ago and some of the old timers call it the Liberty Cemetery. ©2005 C. W. Barnum |