Bernalillo in Sandoval County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Cultivos y animales no nativos
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Non-Native Crops and Animals
Photographed by James Hulse, April 9, 2025
1. Cultivos y animales no nativos / Non-Native Crops and Animals Marker
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Los colonizadores españoles trajeron nuevos alimentos a los Pueblos tales como el trigo, los melones, y los árboles frutales. Ellos también introdujeron alimentos nativos de México como tomates y chiles a la gente Pueblo. Las prácticas agrícolas no se cambiaban mucho con la presencia de los españoles, pero síadoptaron el sistema de acequia. El trigo se convirtió en un cultivo esencial. Los Pueblos comenzaron a preparar tortillas de harina de trigo y usar hornos para hacer "pan de horno."
Mi abuela y otras tías preparaban pan en los hornos especiales del aire libre. Mi prima y yo nos escabullíamos tratando de ser los primeros en probar el pan, los pasteles y las galletas recién hechos que quedaban enfriándose.
Gregory Cajete Santa Clara Pueblo 2000
Alimentos y animales introducidos por los españoles
Tomates [de México] • Chiles [de México] • Manzanas • Pollos • Caballos • Sandias • Trigo • Melocotones • Peras • Ciruelas • Cerezas • Melones • Alfalfa • Mulas • Ganado • Burros • Cabras • Ovejas
Spanish
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"My grandmother and other aunts baked bread in the special outdoor ovens called hornos. My cousin and I would sneak around trying to be the first to taste the fresh bread, pies, and cookies they left cooling."
Gregory Cajete Santa Clara Pueblo 2000
Foods and Animals Introduced by the Spanish
Tomatoes [from Mexico] • Chiles [from Mexico] • Apples • Chickens • Horses • Watermelons • Wheat • Peaches • Pears • Plums • Cherries • Cantaloupes • Alfalfa • Mules • Cattle • Donkeys • Goats • Sheep
Erected by Coronado Historic Site Kuaua Pueblo and New Mexico Historic Sites.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Hispanic Americans • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 2000.
Location. 35° 19.771′ N, 106° 33.406′ W.
Photographed by James Hulse, April 9, 2025
2. Cultivos y animales no nativos / Non-Native Crops and Animals Marker
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: El Bosque / The Bosque (here, next to this marker); Las Montañas / The Mountains (here, next to this marker); Recursos del desierto / Desert Resources (a few steps from this marker); Cultivos y animales nativas / Native Crops and Animals (a few steps from this marker); Agricultura Pueblo / Pueblo Agriculture (a few steps from this marker); Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (a few steps from this marker); Kuaua (within shouting distance of this marker); Was Coronado Ever at Kuaua? (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 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(Submitted on May 29, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)valley somewhere near this site. Coronado was searching for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.Photographed by James Hulse, April 9, 20253. The view of the markers along the trailThe marker is located on the far right in reverse.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 29, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
