Pueblo of Tesuque

Historical marker location:

US 84/285, Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico

( on US 84/285 north of Santa Fe)

The name Tesuque is a Spanish variation of the Tewa name Tet-sugeh, meaning "narrow place of cottonwood trees." The small Tewa-speaking pueblo of Tesuque was established before 1200, and was first visited by Europeans in 1591. It is one of the most traditional of the Tewa speaking pueblos and played an important role in the 1680 Pueblo Revolt, which drove the Spanish from New Mexico.