Pueblo of Picuris

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Guide to Pueblo of Picuris ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

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Picuris Pueblo is located in Taos County, New Mexico

Established: Spanish Land Grant 1689 confirmed by the U.S.Congress in 1858.

Agency: Northern Pueblos Agency

Tribe: Tewa

Population: 1969: Tribal enrollment: 165. [1]

Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]

Pueblo of Picuris
P.O. Box 127
Penasco, NM 87553
Phone: 1.575.587.2519
Fax: 1.575.587.1071

History[edit | edit source]

Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]

1591: First encountered by Gaspar Castano de Sosa

1598: Catholic priest

1680: Pueblo Revolt against the Spanish

1696: the Picuris abandon the pueblo and live with the Apache

1846: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago, New Mexico becomes part of the United States

Additional References to the History of the Tribe and/or Band[edit | edit source]

Reservations[edit | edit source]

Records[edit | edit source]

Land Records[edit | edit source]

Land is tribal-owned.

Important Websites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y. McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FHL book 970.1 In2

Bibliography[edit | edit source]