[AZ_Cowboy]

Welcome to FR!

Of course, it is ridiculous to change the seal. As mentioned in the post, the translation for the town is literally "The Crosses". If I am not mistaken, it is not far from the Sangre de Cristo Mountains (English: Blood of Christ), too.

This stuff has long since gone too far. I have a good friend who lives in Las Cruces, too, so I'll pass along the word.

[Laz711]

That is the thing, there is an arguement from some secularists that it means "the crosses" as in a road. It was a stopping point for Spaniards from the south to northern NM and West NM. But no one in this town takes that seriously. We even have a street called "Three Crosses". It is part of the history of this town.