The mission, "La Mission de Nuestra Senora de Los Angeles" was built after Juan Onate became the first governor of New Mexico in 1598. In 1680, the New Mexico pueblos staged a successful but short-lived uprising during which many many Spanish symbols were set aflame, including the mission, which was later rebuilt after the Spaniards retook the area. The 17th century began the fatal decline of the Pecos Pueblo.

Located at the Pecos National Historical Park. The name Pecos comes from the Spaniards. The original name was Cicuye Village, a quadrangular pueblo inhabited by more than 2000 people. The pueblo contained numerous ceremonial chambers, called "kivas", and was built around a central plaza on a rocky ridge.

A Coronado chronicler described Cicuye as "a strong village, four stories high. The houses do not have doors below, but instead ladders are used which can be lifted up like a drawbridge."
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Resources: Pecos National Historical Park on DesertUSA - Interpretive tour of Pecos NHP via rap music on nps.gov - Spanish Encounters on nps.gov - Pecos National Historical Park on Wikipedia