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Pueblos are traditional communities of Native AmericansNative Americans in the United States

American Indian and Alaskan NativesU.S....
 in the southwestern United States of America. The communities are recognized worldwide for adobeAdobe

Adobe is a natural building material composed of sand, sandy clay and straw or other organic materials, which is shaped int...
 buildings, which are sometimes called "pueblos," although some pueblos only have a few of these buildings still standing.
Etymology and usageThe Castilian word pueblo, evolved from the Latin word populusPeople

A people is a group of individuals who belong to and function within a particular society....
("people"), means "village".

Of the federally recognized Native American communities in the Southwest, those designated by the King of Spain as Pueblos at the time treaties ceded Spanish territory to the United States are now legally recognized by the Bureau of Indian AffairsBureau of Indian Affairs

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 as Pueblos. Some of the Pueblos also came into the United StatesUnited States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is...
 by treaty with MexicoMexico

The United Mexican States, generally known as Mexico is a country located in North America, bordered at the north by t...
, which briefly gained jurisdiction over territory in the Southwest ceded by SpainSpain

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a European parliamentary monarchy....
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1777   San Jose, California founded. It is the first ''pueblo'' in Spanish Alta California.






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Pueblos are traditional communities of Native AmericansNative Americans in the United States

American Indian and Alaskan NativesU.S....
 in the southwestern United States of America. The communities are recognized worldwide for adobeAdobe

Adobe is a natural building material composed of sand, sandy clay and straw or other organic materials, which is shaped int...
 buildings, which are sometimes called "pueblos," although some pueblos only have a few of these buildings still standing.

Etymology and usage

The Castilian word pueblo, evolved from the Latin word populusPeople

A people is a group of individuals who belong to and function within a particular society....
("people"), means "village".

Of the federally recognized Native American communities in the Southwest, those designated by the King of Spain as Pueblos at the time treaties ceded Spanish territory to the United States are now legally recognized by the Bureau of Indian AffairsBureau of Indian Affairs

border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">...
 as Pueblos. Some of the Pueblos also came into the United StatesUnited States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is...
 by treaty with MexicoMexico

The United Mexican States, generally known as Mexico is a country located in North America, bordered at the north by t...
, which briefly gained jurisdiction over territory in the Southwest ceded by SpainSpain

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a European parliamentary monarchy....
. There are 21 federally recognized Pueblos that are home to Pueblo peoplePueblo people

The Pueblo People are a diverse group of Native American inhabitants of New Mexico and in Arizona who traditionally subsiste...
. As listed by their official federal names:

  • Hopi TribeHopi

    The Hopi are a Native American nation who primarily live on the 1.5 million acre Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona....
     of Arizona
  • Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, New Mexico
  • Pueblo of AcomaAcoma Pueblo

    Acoma Pueblo, also known as "Sky City", is a Native American pueblo built on top of a 367-foot sandstone mesa in the U.S....
    , New Mexico
  • Pueblo of CochitiCochiti, New Mexico

    Cochiti is a Pueblo in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States....
    , New Mexico
  • Pueblo of JemezJemez Pueblo, New Mexico

    Jemez Pueblo is a Pueblo in Sandoval County, New Mexico, in the United States....
    , New Mexico
  • Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico
  • Pueblo of LagunaLaguna Pueblo

    Laguna Pueblo is a pueblo in New Mexico, USA....
    , New Mexico
  • Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico
  • Pueblo of PicurisPicuris Pueblo, New Mexico

    Picurs Pueblo is a Pueblo in Taos County, New Mexico, United States....
    , New Mexico
  • Pueblo of PojoaquePojoaque, New Mexico

    Pojoaque is a census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States....
    , New Mexico
  • Pueblo of San FelipeSan Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico

    San Felipe Pueblo is a census-designated place in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States....
    , New Mexico
  • Pueblo of San IldefonsoSan Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico

    San Ildefonso Pueblo is a census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States....
    , New Mexico
  • Pueblo of SandiaSandia Pueblo

    Sandia Pueblo is a tribe of Native American Pueblo people inhabiting a 22,877-acre reservation of the same name in the easte...
    , New Mexico
  • Pueblo of Santa AnaSanta Ana Pueblo, New Mexico

    Santa Ana Pueblo is a census-designated place located in Sandoval County, New Mexico, in the United States....
    , New Mexico
  • Pueblo of Santa ClaraFacts About Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico

    Santa Clara Pueblo is a census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States....
    , New Mexico
  • Pueblo of Santo DomingoSanto Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico

    Santo Domingo Pueblo is a census-designated place in Sandoval County, New Mexico, in the United States....
    , New Mexico
  • Pueblo of TaosTaos Pueblo

    __NOEDITSECTION__Taos Pueblo , continuously inhabited for more than 1000 years, is the ancient town of the Northern Tiwa sp...
    , New Mexico
  • Pueblo of TesuqueTesuque, New Mexico

    Tesuque is a census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States....
    , New Mexico
  • Pueblo of ZiaZia Pueblo, New Mexico

    Zia Pueblo is a Pueblo in Sandoval County, New Mexico, in the United States....
    , New Mexico
  • Ysleta Del Sur PuebloYsleta Del Sur Pueblo Overview

    The Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo is a United States federally-recognized tribal entity outside El Paso, Texas, comprising members o...
     of Texas
  • Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico


  • Historic places



    Pre-ColumbianPre-Columbian

    The term pre-Columbian is used to refer to the cultures of the Americas in the era before significant European influence....
     towns and villages, which of course were not yet called pueblos, were located in defensive positions, for example, on high steep mesaMesa

    A mesa is an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs....
    s such as AcomaAcoma Pueblo

    Acoma Pueblo, also known as "Sky City", is a Native American pueblo built on top of a 367-foot sandstone mesa in the U.S....
    . Anthropologists and official documents often refer to earlier residents of the area as pueblo cultures. For example, the National Park Service states, "The Late Puebloan cultures built the large, integrated villages found by the Spaniards when they began to move into the area."
    The people of some pueblos, such as Taos PuebloTaos Pueblo Overview

    __NOEDITSECTION__Taos Pueblo , continuously inhabited for more than 1000 years, is the ancient town of the Northern Tiwa sp...
    , still inhabit centuries old adobe pueblo buildings. Residents often maintain other homes outside the historic pueblos. Adobe and light construction methods resembling adobe now dominate architecture at the many pueblos of the area, in nearby towns or cities and in much of the American SouthwestSouthwestern United States

    The southwestern United States is a region of the western United States, warmer than the northern states and drier than the ...
    .

    In addition to the contemporary pueblos there are numerous ruins of archeological interest throughout the Southwest, some of relatively recent origin, others of prehistoric origin such as the cliff dwellings and other habitationHuman habitat

    Human habitats are any habitats intended for humans....
    s of the Ancient Pueblo PeoplesAncient Pueblo Peoples

    Ancient Pueblo People or Ancestral Puebloans are preferred terms for the cultural group of people often known as An...
     or Anasazi.