Bernalillo in Sandoval County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Pueblo
Photographed by James Hulse, April 9, 2025
1. Pueblo Marker
Archaeologists believe that a number of room blocks at this pueblo were two, and possibly even three stories high. A family or household unit may have consisted of up to four upper story rooms used for cooking and sleeping, built over rooms used for storage of both food and house-hold items. Since all entry to a household was from the roof, this would have provided both privacy and security for each household.Los arqueólogos creen que un número de bloques de habitaciones en este pueblo eran de dos y posiblemente incluso de tres pisos de altura. Una familia o unidad familiar podría haber consistido en hasta cuatro habitaciones en el piso de arriba usadas para cocinar y dormir, construidas sobre habitaciones utilizadas para el almacenamiento tanto de comida como de objetos del hogar. Debido a que toda entrada a una casa se hacía desde una apertura en el techo, esto habría proporcionado tanto privacidad como seguridad para cada hogar.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities
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Location. 35° 19.793′ N, 106° 33.422′ W. Marker is in Bernalillo, New Mexico, in Sandoval County. It is on Kuaua Road half a mile east of U.S. 550. The marker is located in the Kuaua Ruins (Coronado Historic Site). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 485 Kuaua Rd, Bernalillo NM 87004, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the San Juan Basin and in Greater Albuquerque. It is also in the American Southwest and at the Four Corners. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Archaeological excavations / Excavaciones arqueológicas (a few steps from this marker); Kuaua Ruins (a few steps from this marker); Was Coronado Ever at Kuaua? (within shouting distance of this marker); Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (within shouting distance of this marker); The Siege of Kuaua (within shouting distance of this marker); Kuaua (within shouting distance of this marker); The Plazas / Las Plazas (within shouting distance of this marker); Agricultura Pueblo / Pueblo Agriculture (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bernalillo.
More about this marker. There is a small fee to visit the Kuaua Ruins (Coronado Historic Site).
Also see . . . Coronado Historic Site. New Mexico Historic Sites
Coronado Historic Site and the(Submitted on May 25, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)ancient Kuaua Pueblo are located just minutes north of Albuquerque (off of I-25, Exit 242) in Bernalillo. In 1540, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado—with 500 soldiers and 2,000 Indigenous allies from New Spain—entered the Rio Grande valley somewhere near this site. Coronado was searching for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.Photographed by James Hulse, April 9, 20252. The view of the Pueblo Marker along the walkway
Photographed by James Hulse, April 9, 2025
3. Reconstructed Pueblo
Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 108 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 26, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
