Pecos Pueblo once thrived as an important trading center for the Plains Indians and the Rio Grande Pueblo Indians. Known as Cicuye, the Pueblo was a regional superpower. In the late 1500s, Spanish conquistadores and Franciscan priests arrived to settle New Mexico. Their objective was to convert the Native people to Catholicism and to expand the Spanish Empire. To this end, they built massive Mission Churches near many Pueblos, including Pecos.
Visit Pecos and learn about the history and culture of the Native American people. Walk through the ruins of the Pueblo and appreciate the profound impact that the Spaniards had on this part of the world.
