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Pueblo of Isleta (Southern Tiwa: Shiewhibak [ʃiexʷibʔàg], Western Keres: Dîiw'a'ane [tîːwˀa̤ʔane]; Navajo: Naatoohó [nɑ̀ːtxòːxó]) is an unincorporated community and Tanoan pueblo in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States, originally established in the c. 14th century.
The original Isleta Pueblo, destroyed by Spanish troops, remained abandoned for over 25 years. Meanwhile, in 1692-1694, the Spanish government regained control over the northern pueblos, successfully employing a mix of military pressure, diplomacy, and in-migration of settlers.
Originally established about 1200 A.D., the Isleta Pueblo is home to the Tiwa tribe, descended from remote Shoshoncan stock, the first people to enter the Americas some 30,000 years ago. Due to its location on a strip of land projecting from the Rio Grande, the conquering Spaniards gave the pueblo the name of Isleta, meaning “little island.”
May 29, 2014 · It was built in 1613, nearly destroyed by the Pueblo Revolt in the 1690s, and rebuilt by DeVargas decades before Padre Padilla was ever buried there.
Originally established in the 1300s, Isleta Pueblo is home to more than 3,000 members today. The name Isleta is Spanish for "little island". The Spanish Mission of San Agustín de la Isleta was built in the pueblo in 1612 by Spanish Catholic Franciscans. It is one of the oldest mission churches in the United States.
The Pueblo’s origins date to the fourteenth century and are traced both to the southern Mogollon and to the Ancient Pueblo Peoples of the northern Colorado Plateau. Isleta is situated in the fertile floodplain of the Rio Grande, which lies immediately to the east.
History. See also. References. Photos. External links. San Agustín de la Isleta Mission. Coordinates: 34°54′32.4″N 106°41′36.0″W. San Agustín de la Isleta Mission, founded in 1613, was a Spanish Mission in what is now Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States.
