Guadalupe County

Guadalupe County was named after Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, (Our Lady of Guadalupe, or after the Mesita de Guadalupe (Guadalupe Plain).

The county was created from the southern portion of San Miguel County on February 26, 1891 by an act of the New Mexico Territorial Legislature. The original county seat was Puerto De Luna, but was moved north to Santa Rosa in 1903. That same year, after the popular Spanish-American War of 1898, the county’s name was changed to Leonard Wood County after the Presidential physician, Major General in Rough Riders. The name was later changed back to Guadalupe County. The county is comprised of several previous Spanish land grants that include the Aqua Negra, the Jose Perea, the Anton Chico, and the Preston Beck land grants.

Guadalupe County is the fifth-least populous county in New Mexico with approximately 4,376 and has a total area of 3,032 square miles of land. Santa Rosa boasts the famous Blue Hole, an 81-foot deep natural artesian spring used by scuba divers and swimmers.

Upcoming Events

Sep
21
Mon
2026
First Line Supervisor – 40 hour Training @ 1851 Copper Loop, Las Cruces, NM
Sep 21 @ 8:00 am – Sep 25 @ 5:00 pm

Description
This training is intended for Sheriff, Detention Staff, Firefighters, and Emergency Medical First Responders in supervisor and leader roles.  Course is free to NMC Law Enforcement Insurance Pool Members.  Non-pool members may inquire about attending (pending availability) for a fee. See attached flyer for more details.

https://www.nmcounties.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/40-First-Line-Supervisor-Flyer-Albq.-July-2025.pdf

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Oct
5
Mon
2026
CIT – 40 hour Crisis Intervention Training @ PSPG, 8341 Washington St. NE. Albq., NM
Oct 5 @ 8:00 am – Oct 9 @ 5:00 pm

Description

This 40-hour training provides verbal de-escalation, crisis intervention, and mental health awareness training.  It is intended for Sheriff Deputies, Detention Staff, Firefighter and Emergency Medical First Responders. Course is free to NMC Law Enforcement Pool members.  Non-pool members may inquire about attending (based on availability) for a fee.  See attached flyer for more details.

https://www.nmcounties.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CIT-Albuquerque-November-2025.pdf

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Nov
16
Mon
2026
Advanced Supervisor Leadership Course @ PSPG, 8341 Washington St. NE. Albq., NM
Nov 16 @ 8:00 am – Nov 20 @ 5:00 pm

Description

Review of basic leadership and supervision 101 concepts, defining the terms leadership, management, and supervision, review of leadership theory and principles, review of destructive leadership approaches, employee temperament review, agency/department morale, 16 hours of table-top critical incident scenarios, emotional intelligence and a brief self-assessment, performance standards, performance reviews, discipline, and recognition, training assessment, plan and implementation, burn out and peak performance, HR review and civil liability, establishing policy and procedure, effective project management, ethics in

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Advanced CIT Albuquerque -Sept 2024

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