Pueblo of Picuris

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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.

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


 * Picuris Pueblo Tribal Website

Brief Timeline
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

Land Records
Land is tribal-owned.

Important Web Sites

 * Picuris Pueblo Tribal Website
 * Picuris Pueblo
 * Picuris Pueblo Wikipedia article
 * Puebloan Peoples Wikipedia