Gran Quivira

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Gran Quivira is a large, ancient Puebloan archaeological site in central New Mexico, notable for its extensive pueblo ruins and 17th-century Spanish mission church remains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Puebloan settlement
archaeological site
historic place
abandonedInCentury 17th century
alsoKnownAs Gran Quivira Pueblo NERFINISHED
Las Humanas
associatedWith Spanish colonization of New Mexico
associatedWithEthnicGroup Tigua (Tiwa) people
surface form: Tiwa-speaking Pueblo peoples

Pueblo peoples
surface form: Tompiro Pueblo peoples
country United States of America
culture Pueblo peoples
surface form: Puebloan
currentUse historic site for tourism and education
elevation approximately 6500 feet
governingBody National Park Service
hasArchaeologicalExcavation 20th century excavations
hasArchaeologicalRemainsOf Spanish mission church
convento complex
kivas
multi-room pueblo structures
hasFeature extensive masonry ruins
large central plaza
mission church of San Buenaventura ruins
room blocks built of local limestone
hasFunctionInPast Pueblo town
mission center
hasOnsiteInterpretation interpretive signs
hasTrailType self-guided walking trails
hasViewOf surrounding high desert landscape
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
site listed on the National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn New Mexico
Socorro County, New Mexico NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInRegion central New Mexico
managedAs unit of Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
nearestCommunity Mountainair, New Mexico
openToPublic true
partOf Salinas Basin
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
primaryConstructionMaterial limestone
religiousAffiliationHistorical Puebloan traditional religion
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic (mission period)
significance example of interaction between Puebloan peoples and Spanish missionaries
important site for study of Puebloan architecture
significantPeriod 17th century
pre-Columbian era
timeOfPeakOccupation circa 1200–1600 CE

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