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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.
Around 1629, refugees from outlying pueblos converged on the Isleta Pueblo, abandoning their homes due to savage Apache raids. The Spanish Mission of San Agustín de la Isleta was built in the Pueblo around 1629 or 1630 by the Spanish Franciscan friar Juan de Salas.
Oct 22, 2015 · The exhibit recounts the story told by the people of the Isleta Pueblo, a Native American community in New Mexico, of when the arrival of American soldiers and explorers in the mid-1800s changed...
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Although the pueblo was probably established around AD 1300, the name Isleta, Spanish for small island, does not appear in historical records until after Father Juan de Salas founded the Mission of San Antonio de la Isleta in 1612.
May 29, 2014 · Discover Pueblo of Isleta in Bosque Farms, New Mexico: This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.
Isleta History. Artists. Established in the 1300’s, the Southern Tiwa-speaking community of Isleta is, and long has been, one of the largest Eastern Pueblo towns in New Mexico. Isleta, or Shiewip, is situated on the Rio Grande at what once was the intersection of important north-south and east-west Pueblo roads.
P.O. Box 1270 Isleta Pueblo, NM 87022. REGION: Central. PHONE: (505) 869-3111. Fax: (505) 869-7596. Visit Website. Native communities, sites and events held on Tribal lands are open to the public at the Tribal communities' discretion. Schedules may change suddenly, always call ahead before planning your visit.
