Taos Pueblo

Quick Facts: Who was Taos Pueblo?

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Taos Pueblo

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Oldest continuously inhabited city in the U.S. and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Living / None

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Origins & Early Life

Taos Pueblo, also called the Pueblo of Taos, Pueblo de Taos, or Teotho, is an ancient Tiwa-speaking Pueblo inhabited by the Taos people. The Pueblo is one of the 575 federally-recognized Native American governments in the United States, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Taos Pueblo is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the United States and is the only U.S. World Heritage where people live; about 4,500 people lived there in 2012. The Pueblo's old town lies about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the modern town of Taos, New Mexico, though tribal land of 95,000 acres (38,000 ha) is attached to the Pueblo.

Career & Major Achievements

The Taos people settled in the Taos Valley around 900 CE. They constructed the oldest building still standing around 1000, with more ones built in the late 1200s and early 1300s. Taos was the most populous city-state of all the Pueblo peoples in the 1540s.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

It is the origin of the younger Tiwa Pueblos of Picuris, Sandia, Isleta, and Ysleta del Sur. Taos was the headquarters of the Pueblo Revolt in 1680 against the Spanish Empire. After this first successful anti-colonial revolution in the Americas, it became the capital city of the Pueblo republic.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1000: 1000 Milestone — They constructed the oldest building still standing around 1000, with more ones built in the late 1200s and early 1300s.
2. 1680: 1680 Milestone — Taos was the headquarters of the Pueblo Revolt in 1680 against the Spanish Empire.
3. 2012: 2012 Milestone — World Heritage where people live; about 4,500 people lived there in 2012.

Notable Quotes by Taos Pueblo

“The Taos people have maintained a profound connection to their ancestral lands and traditions for centuries.”

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Taos Pueblo

True or False: “True or False: Taos Pueblo is the only continuously inhabited U.S. World Heritage Site where people currently live.”

Answer (TRUE ⭕): This statement is true; Taos Pueblo holds the unique distinction of being a living, continuously inhabited World Heritage Site in the United States.

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