San Juan Pueblo, NM

In 1598, Spanish colonizers arrived and claimed the area that is today New Mexico as Spanish territory. They renamed the Village of the Strong People (Ohkay O'wingeh), San Juan de los Caballeros, and declared this pueblo the first capitol of New Mexico.

Take a tour of San Juan Pueblo by clicking on each of the colored sites (including "houses").
Move the cursor (arrow) over the map until it turns into a pointed hand! For an electronic version of this map, go to TopoZone.com

 

Created by Ingolf Vogeler on 6 April 2000.
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