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Pecos National Historical Park
History & Culture

history & culture includes:

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18th century mission Priest and Pueblo Indians
Roy Andersen Painting
18th Century Mission priest with Pueblo Indians
 
Pecos National Historical Park preserves over 12,000 years of rich cultural history including Pecos Pueblo and Spanish mission ruins, the ruts of the Santa Fe Trail, the Forked Lighting Ranch and the Civil War Battle of Glorieta.
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado  

Did You Know?
In 1540 FV de Coronado visited Pecos Pueblo. Pecos was one of the largest settlements in NA, north of Mexico. His fruitless search for riches from the Zunis & Southern Tiwas & his inhospitable encounters had preceded him, so the leaders of Pecos encouraged him to pursue his quest on eastern NM & Ne.

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Last Updated: November 22, 2006 at 12:13 EST