Amistad is an unincorporated community in Union County, New Mexico, United States.

It is located approximately 39 miles south of Clayton on State Route 402.

In 1906, Henry S. Wannamaker, a Congregational minister, promoted homesteading by placing ads in church newspapers.

[2] They formed "The Improvement Association" and named the community Amistad, after the Spanish word for friendship.

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