History of Taos Pueblo an ancient Native American settlement on the Rio Grande

History of Taos Pueblo an ancient Native American settlement on the Rio Grande

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About Taos Pueblo.
Taos Pueblo is an ancient Native American settlement on the Rio Grande in New Mexico, United States, belonging to the Taos-speaking Puebloan people who continue to live there today. The 1,000-year-old buildings are remarkably well-preserved and beautifully colored structures, said to be one of the most photographed and painted sites in North America.
Taos Pueblo History.
Taos Pueblo is an ancient pueblo of the Taos-speaking Native American tribe. It is located about 1 mile north of the modern city of Taos, New Mexico. The pueblo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited communities in the United States. Taos Pueblo is a member of the Eight Northern Pueblos. The pueblo is home to 95,000 acres of tribal land, and approximately 4,500 people live in the area. The pueblo is built in an environment surrounded by the Taos Mountains of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The settlement is built on both sides of the Rio Pueblo de Taos, also called Rio Pueblo, and Red Willow Creek, a small stream that flows through the center of the pueblo complex. The stream originates from Blue Lake, or Ba Whyea, in the nearby mountains. The village was designated a National Historic Landmark on October 9, 1960. In 1992, the village was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As of 2010, approximately 150 people live in the historic village full time. The most prominent architectural feature of Taos Pueblo is the multi-story housing complexes of reddish-brown adobe, built on either side of the Rio Pueblo. The Pueblo website states that these complexes were probably built between 1000 and 1450.
The area was inhabited by the Ancestral Pueblo people. A prolonged drought in the area in the late 13th century may have caused them to move across the Rio Grande in the early 14th century, where water supplies were more reliable. However, the reasons for their migration are debated and there is evidence of violent clashes. Ultimately, archaeological evidence suggests that the natives may have been forced to leave. Throughout its early years, Taos Pueblo was a central point of trade between the native peoples along the Rio Grande and their neighbors, the Plains Peoples, to the northeast. Taos Pueblo hosted a trade fair each fall after the agricultural harvest. The pueblo first encountered Spanish colonists in 1540, members of Francisco Vásquez de Coronado's expedition, and in 1620 several Jesuit missionaries built the pueblo's first Catholic church. The Taos resisted development and religion. The Pueblo are one of the most secretive and mysterious Native American communities, meaning that little is known about their culture because they do not speak of their religious customs to outsiders.
If you want to visit Taos Pueblo, Visits can be a bit limited, especially to the beautiful Taos Pueblo church, but there are tours available that offer insight into the Pueblo culture. The architecture at Taos Pueblo is characterized by sand-colored buildings and ceremonial sites, all made through a traditional process known as ‘adobe’ which involves mixing soil with water and straw. Taos Pueblo also has few windows and doorways, instead there is a square entrance in the roof that can be reached by a tall ladder.
Getting to Taos Pueblo, Taos Pueblo is located one mile north of the modern city of Taos in New Mexico, a 7 minute drive. The pueblo is an hour and a half from Santa Fe and about 2 hours from Albuquerque via I-25 exit 599 north and take highways 285 and 68 to Taos.


Source :
https://www.historyhit.com/locations/...
wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taos_Pu...
UNESCO : https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/492/


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