Interesting fact: Socorro Pueblo

I thought that Hall’s reference to Onate and Socorro was intriguing because it was so brief, and because I wanted to know what happened to the pueblo after Onate and his men were there. I wanted to make sure we didn’t overlook or sugarcoat the experiences of indigenous groups.

The people who lived in the area at the time were known as the Piro. The Spanish did not officially settle the area at the time; it was not resettled until later, after the original pueblo had been destroyed. During the Pueblo Revolt in 1680, by which point the population had significantly declined due to Spanish presence, Spaniards fleeing the revolt stopped in Socorro. Most Piro went with them as they continued south, while others scattered. Socorro was resettled in 1815, many years after they reconquered the area.