| Year |
History |
| 1528 |
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was
told of rich agricultural pueblos north of Texas along the Rio Grande |
| 1539 |
After viewing a Zuni pueblo from
an distance, Fray Marcos de Niza started the Seven Cities of Cibola
rumor |
| 1540 |
Coronado set out to conquer
Cibola with 300 men, 1,000 horses, 6 friars |
| 1573 |
Royal Ordinance of King Phillip
II protected Indians from conquest |
| 1581 |
Father Augustin Rodriquez led a
party of nine up the Rio Grande |
| 1582 |
Antonio de Espejo
expedition to rescue friars prospected westward after learning of their
death |
| 1598 |
Juan de Onate led 400 soldiers,
friars, colonists; forced Pueblos to swear vassalage to Spain, declared
the region a Franciscan missionary province which he divided into seven
districts |
| 1607 |
Onate removed from governorship |
| 1609 |
New governor Pedro de Peralta
founded Santa Fe, built palace with Pueblo labor, disregarded protection
laws |
| 1622 |
Tribe missionized, settled in
two pueblos, Astailakwa and Patoqua |
| 1628 |
Numerous churches built, 30
friars added, native religions banned |
| 1640 |
Severe drought, thousands died |
| 1663 |
Severe drought for several
years, thousands died |
| 1680 |
Pueblo Revolt against Spanish
led by San Juan Tewa Pope, 500 Spanish slaughtered in siege of Santa Fe |
| 1694 |
Spanish attack under Vargas
killed 84, 361 prisoners removed to Santa Fe, reconquest destroyed
Patoqua, Jemez reoccupied Gyuiswa |
| 1698 |
Second revolt, fled to Navajo
country; later returned to build Jemez Pueblo |
| 1700 |
Comanche and Ute raids began |
| 1720 |
Trade fairs began with nomadic
tribes and prosperity resulted |
| 1728 |
108 died of pestilence |
| 1777 |
Gov. Juan Bautista de Anza
arranged peace between Pueblos and all nomadic tribes except Apache |
| 1782 |
Jemez Pueblo made a visita of
ZIA mission |
| 1821 |
Mexican Independence, violence
fanned by Mexican slaving raids |
| 1823 |
Capitalizing on disorganized
Mexican rule, start of 20 years of slaving and scalping by Navajo, Ute,
Apache, and Comanche |
| 1837 |
Small tax revolt quelled |
| 1838 |
Joined by Pueblos from upper Rio
Pecos |
| 1863 |
Kit Carson began Navajo roundup,
some starvation due to crop failure, continued Mexican slaving |
| 1913 |
Pueblo land claims recognized |
