Pueblo of Acoma

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Acoma Pueblo is located in Valencia County, New Mexico.

Established:Original Spanish land grant: September 20, 1689. United States grant: December 22, 1858

Agency:

Tribe: Keresan

Population: 1969: Tribal enrollment 2,514

Tribal Headquarters
Pueblo of Acoma P.O. Box 309 Acoma, NM 87034 Phone: 1.505.552.6604 Fax: 1.505.552.7204


 * Pueblo Acoma Tribal Website

Brief Timeline
1150: Acoma Pueblo is established; one of the oldest continuously occupied settlements in the United States

1540: Francisco de Cornonado's expedition

1598: Govenor Juan de Onate nephew Juan de Zaldivar caused a conflict

1629-1640: Catholic Missionaries build a church

1680: Pueblo Revolt against the Catholic church

1699: Spanish rule the area

Records
Census records: The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico. The Indians residing in this Pueblo in 1900 are listed on Indian Population Schedules as District 176, Acoma Indian Reservation, in Valencia County, New Mexico.

Land records: Tribal land: 245,346 acres. Allotted land: 320 acres.

Important Web Sites

 * Pueblo Acoma Tribal Website
 * Acoma Pueblo Wikipedia