Pecos National Historical Park

Pecos National Historical Park
	Pecos NHP, Mission Church
Location:	New Mexico , United States
Next city:	Pecos
Founding:	June 28, 1965
Visitors:	39,715 (2016)
	Pecos NHP
	Pecos NHS, Mission Church and Kiva
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The Pecos National Historical Park is a memorial of the National Historical Park type in the US state of New Mexico , approximately 17 miles east of Santa Fe . Located in this zone, Pecos Pueblo has had the status of a National Historic Landmark since October 1960 . The facility was incorporated as a National Monument on June 28, 1965, listed as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places in October 1966, and converted into a National Historical Park in 1991.

The core area with a visitor center also includes two separate units of the Glorieta Unit, which are only partially accessible to the public.

description

The Pecos National Historical Park contains ruins of a former Spanish mission and several pueblos . Three pueblos (north pueblo, west pueblo and south pueblo) are surrounded by a low rampart. At the southern end of the pueblos are the mission buildings. The oldest buildings of the prehistoric Indian settlers date from the year 1100 AD. Within 350 years the settlement developed into a pueblo with partly five-story buildings and up to 2000 people. The centerpiece of the Pecos National Historic Park are the ruins of the Mission Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Porciúncula de los Pecos. The mission was founded in 1619 by Spanish missionaries from the Franciscan Order . In 1680 the Pueblo Indians rebelled against Christianization in the Pueblo revolt and drove out the Spanish occupation. In the course of this uprising, the mission church was destroyed. When the Spaniards returned to Pecos in 1692, they were peacefully welcomed. At the beginning of the 17th century a second church was built on the foundations of the destroyed church. From the 17th century, the Indian population in what is now Pecos National Historical Park was decimated by the tribe of the Comanches due to disease, migration and marauding plains Indians . In 1838 the last residents left the Pecos Pueblo and moved to the Jemez Pueblo .

The buildings of the mission and the pueblo complex fell into disrepair. Excavations have been carried out in Pecos Pueblo since 1915. AV Kidder was the first archaeologist to start the excavation. The ruins of the second mission church have been restored in their current state. The kiva , which was built in 1680 and tolerated by the missionaries, has also been restored to its original state. This and another complete kiva can be entered by visitors.

Web links

Commons : Pecos National Historical Park - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

National Park Service: Pecos National Historical Park (official site; English)
Pecos Pueblo

Individual evidence

^ Stats Report Viewer. National Park Service , accessed on December 27, 2017 (select the appropriate entry under "Park").
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New Mexico. National Park Service , accessed August 17, 2019.
^ Pecos National Monument in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 14, 2019.

[1] Stats Report Viewer. National Park Service , accessed on December 27, 2017 (select the appropriate entry under "Park").

[2] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New Mexico. National Park Service , accessed August 17, 2019.

[3] Pecos National Monument in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 14, 2019.