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Pueblo of Picuris New Mexico
Pueblo of Picuris New Mexico
| Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico | |
 San Lorenzo de Picurís, circa 1915 | |
 Location of Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 36°12′9″N 105°42′42″W / 36.2025, -105.71167 | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Taos |
| Area | |
| - Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km²) |
| - Land | 0.4 sq mi (1.2 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 7,323 ft (2,232 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 86 |
| - Density | 192.7/sq mi (74.4/km²) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Area code(s) | 505 |
| FIPS code | 35-56810 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0928771 |
| Picuris Pueblo | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Nearest city: | Taos, New Mexico |
| Built/Founded: | 1776(?) |
| Added to NRHP: | August 13, 1974 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 74001211 |
| Governing body: | Private |
Picuris Pueblo (Tiwa: P'iwwel, pronounced /pɪkəˈriːs/) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 86 at the 2000 census. The pueblo people are from the Tiwa ethnic group of Native Americans who speak the Picuris language. Picurís Pueblo is a member of the Eight Northern Pueblos.
Picuris village has occupied its present location since around 750 AD. The Picuris people previousy lived in an earlier, larger village known as Pot Creek, near Taos.
Spanish explorer Don Juan de Oñate called them "pikuria" - those who paint.
Picuris Pueblo owns a majority interest in the four-star Hotel Santa Fe in Santa Fe. Picuris is known for its micaceous pottery.
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Pueblo of Picuris New Mexico
Picurís Pueblo (Tiwa: P'iwwel, pronounced /pɪkəˈriːs/) is a Pueblo in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2000 census, this census-designated place population ...
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