San Ildefonso Pueblo

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San Ildefonso Pueblo
San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico
San Ildefonso Pueblo
San Ildefonso Pueblo
Location in New Mexico
Basic data
State : United States
State : New Mexico
County : Santa Fe County
Coordinates : 35 ° 54 ′  N , 106 ° 7 ′  W Coordinates: 35 ° 54 ′  N , 106 ° 7 ′  W
Time zone : Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 )
Residents : 458 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 44.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 10.8 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of
which 10.2 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 1691 m
Postal code : 87501
Area code : +1 505
FIPS : 35-68010
GNIS ID : 0933092
San Ildefonso Pueblo NM - welcome sign.jpg

San Ildefonso Pueblo is a village in Santa Fe County in the US state of New Mexico . The village has 458 inhabitants on an area of ​​10.7 km². San Ildefonso Pueblo is at the foot of Pajarito Mountain .

Exhibit in the Field Museum

The place, which has been inhabited since the 14th century, is still known today for the all-black pottery made here . This previously developed skill became the main industry in the local economy during the Depression of the 1920s, which in the San Ildefonso Pueblo area was reinforced by internal conflicts and illegal logging , among other things . This was favored by the growing interest in Indian handicrafts.

The place has had a church since 1905, which was built on the remains of a mission church from the 17th century.

Sons and daughters of the place

Individual evidence

  1. a b San Ildefonso Pueblo. National Park Service , accessed June 9, 2009 .
  2. San Ildefonso Pueblo. (No longer available online.) Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, archived from the original on April 13, 2012 ; accessed on June 9, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.indianpueblo.org