| Year |
History |
| 1528 |
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was
told of rich agricultural pueblos north of Texas along the Rio Grande
and he specifically new of the Pecos Pueblos |
| 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 |
| 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, Piro Pueblos fled with the Spanish to Texas |
| 1694 |
Spanish attack under Vargas
killed 84, 361 prisoners removed to Santa Fe, reconquest destroyed
Patoqua, Jemez reoccupied Gyuiswa |
| 1777 |
Gov. Juan Bautista de Anza
arranged peace between Pueblos and all nomadic tribes except Apache |
| 1782 |
Pecos mission abandoned,
becoming a visita of Santa Fe, almost entire tribe killed by Comanche
and by an academic |
| 1821 |
Mexican Independence, violence
fanned by Mexican slaving raids |
