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Salinas
Pueblo National Monument - Gran Quivira Trail Sign
Location
of sign - On the trail to the Gran Quivira ruins in Salinas Pueblo
Missions National
Monument
Photo
taken- March 2010
Text
of sign:
Gran
Quivira
Gran
Quivira, called Las Humanas by early Spanish explorers, was
the largest of the Salinas pueblos. From its beginnings as a
nearby
cluster of pithouses 1,200 years ago, it grew into a thriving village
of more than 20 masonry house blocks and 1,500 to
2,000
people. Situated here, at the frontier between Pueblo and
Plains Indian worlds, it was an important trade center for many
years,
both before and after the arrival of the Spaniards.
Exhibits at the visitor center ahead and along this trail tell the
story of these people, their homes, and their way of life over 900
years
of occupation.
Artist's concept of Las Humanas pueblo and mission in 1670 (below)
Graphics
on the sign
In
addition to the text there is an artist conception of the Gran Quivira area
in 1670.
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