Pecos National Historical Park

The Pecos National Historical Park is located in the U.S. state of New Mexico, about 27km east of Santa Fe. The park was established on 28 June 1965 as National Monument. In 1991, the reserve for National Historical Park was appointed. The core area with a visitor center includes two separate units of the Glorieta Unit, which are publicly available, however, only limited.

The Pecos National Historical Park contains the ruins of a former Spanish mission and several Pueblo complexes. Three Pueblos ( North Pueblo, Pueblo West and South Pueblo) are surrounded by a low rampart. At the southern end of the Pueblos located close to the Mission. The oldest buildings of the prehistoric Native American settlers dating back to 1100 AD. Within 350 years, the settlement developed into a pueblo with partial five -story buildings and up to 2000 people. The core of the Pecos National Historic Park are the ruins of Mission Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Porciúncula de los Pecos. The mission was founded in 1619 by Spanish missionaries of the Order of Franciscans. In 1680, the Pueblo Indians revolted against Christianity and expelled the Spanish garrison. In the course of this revolt the mission church was destroyed. When the Spaniards were returned in 1692 after she received Pecos peaceful. Beginning of the 17th century, a second church was built on the foundations of the destroyed church. From the 17th century the Indian population was decimated by disease, migration and marauding Plains Indians from the tribe of Comanche Indians in what is now Pecos National Historical Park. 1838 left the last inhabitants of the Pecos Pueblo and Jemez Pueblo attracted to.

The buildings of the Mission and the Pueblo complex fell into disrepair. Since 1915, excavations carried out in the Pecos Pueblo. A.V. Kidder began as the first archaeologist with the excavations. The ruins of the second mission church was restored in its current state. Also built in 1680 Kiva that was tolerated by the missionaries, has been restored in its original state. This and a more complete Kiva can be accessed by visitors.