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Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, also Tigua Pueblo, is a Native American Pueblo and federally recognized tribe in the Ysleta section of El Paso, Texas. Its members are Southern Tiwa people who had been displaced from Spanish New Mexico from 1680 to 1681 during the Pueblo Revolt against the Spaniards.
Aug 12, 2020 · By: Bill Wright. Type: General Entry. Published: 1976. Updated: August 12, 2020. Tigua Indians. The Tigua (Tiguex, Tiwa, Tihua) Indians of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of El Paso are descendants of refugees from the Río Abajo or lower Rio Grande pueblos who accompanied the Spanish to El Paso on their retreat from New Mexico during the Pueblo Revolt ...
The Tribal community known as "Tigua" established Ysleta del Sur in 1682. After leaving the homelands of Quarai Pueblo due to drought, the Tigua sought refuge at Isleta Pueblo and were later captured by the Spanish during the 1680 Pueblo Revolt and forced to walk south for over 400 miles.
The Isleta Indians who ran away did come back to their Pueblo and made peace with the Spanish. Isleta Pueblo is still there today and the Isleta Pueblos still live there on a reservation. In 1682 the Tigua and Isleta near El Paso founded Ysleta. Ysleta is a different way of spelling Isleta.
The mission was established by Antonio de Otermín, the Spanish governor of present-day New Mexico, and Fray Francisco de Ayeta in 1682, after refugee and captive Tigua (Tiwa) Indians came to the area following an unsuccessful attempt to recover the territory following the Pueblo Revolt of 1680.
The Tigua people of Ysleta del Sur were industrious farmers who raised wheat, corn, cattle, and horses. The Tigua were also instrumental in building the Ysleta Mission . In essence, YDSP is the oldest community in the State of Texas as well as the oldest running government since its establishment in 1682.
from Isleta Pueblo, the Tigua Indians have lived at the cultural crossroads. Never passive spectators of the traffic around them, the Tiguas accommodated other Puebloan refugees, fought Apaches, and farmed in uneasy coexistence with Hispanic and Anglo colonists. They did, however, grow less and less visible as Indians over the years as they sought
