Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-10
The Old Pecos Indian Pueblo; Novel
Exposition Idea
u, Col. II. p. rwitchcll In Denver Post,

No state in the union will have
more unique or interesting building at
the Panama California Exposition, at
San Diego, IN 'i1i5. than New Sfcxlco'
originality In the keynOte Of the san
Diego Exposition. and IL the recon-
mendatlOns OF the New Mexico state
commissioners are carried out. New
Mexico will hold first place in the
originality OF It's building.
II In proposed to reproduce the old
Catholic Mission and Convent at the
Pueblo OF Pecos.
The interior az the church proper
wilt be used for assembly purposes
Here will be- shown, by moving pic
turc films. all industries OF the state
Property installed in the heavy
walls 81 the interior Of the church
viii be- found one of the most inter
caiug archaeological. chronological
and historical exhibits IN the world
Old paintings OF priceless value. relics
Of tho Condulstadorcs and other inter
culng exhibits taken from the great
communal houses of the PaJarito pla-
teau. under the direction OF the New
Mexico state museum. will appeal to
tha tonfht. tho scholar ana &C. the
/ scientist
The twenty-six rooms OF the con-
vent, adjoining tho mission, surround
| ing two large patlos. Will be devoted
10 exhibits from each county OF tho
new state.
PUEBLO FIRST KNOWN
yO SPANIARDS ~ 1909.
1hA ruins OF the old PeGos CHURCH,
the convent and the nearby Pueblo
OF Clcuye are 10 be found near Tue
vllIngc OF Rowe. on the limo OF the
Santa Fr railway. 1t was by the
name OF Cicuye that the pueblo where
this church and convent we're built
was nIst known 10 the Spanish ex'
pldrcrs In the sixteenth century
Eighty years before the pilgrims land
al upon the lnhuspitable shores oil
1.-The New England coast the Spaniafd
had visited this pueblo and found
there living IN the many-chambcre(
thouscs. "a community estimated ny tn
historian VI the Coronado s~"edltloT
and other explorers who came latel
LAT from ten To twenty thousand souls
The pueblo could muster and main
tain "a standing army. at the time o
the coming of Coronado, OF 600 msn
Passing the station Uf Rowe, In
| fow minute the ruins first strike IN
view. The old red walls. fast crun
bling, stand boldly out upon the littl
tableland. and just beyond and to tn
north are two low. brown ridges. tn
remnants Of the old communal house
where lived az the time OF coronad
more people than In any Ther sinEl
community within what are now IN
boundaries OF the United states.
Amid the ruins. u wide. circular de
precision strikes the eye; beyond. ha
mounds covered with scattered an
broken stones; further. distinct four
dalton. Toctnngles lnclosed by or OF
lainAiiy founded upon thick walls
< stone: Immediately to the north. moi
, broken wallis OF stone. and above theI
! ali, on a broad terrace Of hrlght "a
r earth, completely shutting on the 81
| OF the old pueblo dwellings, may
seen what Ia left OF the ancient Gait
4 Ollie mission OF Poeos.
, The building was a rectangie, oriI
u inally about 100 feet In length fro
: east TO west and about sixty feet fro
n north TO south. The entrance was
q the west. the easlerd wall still stan
e ing IN part. Twenty-Five years ii
II the Eateways were capped By hea'
! linteis Of hewn cedar. These l0I
q since have been carried away by q
q tandal and the relic hunter.
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