Zuni-Cibola Complex | |
![]() "Landscape with an episode from the Conquest of America", probably a fanciful artist's conception of Coronado attacking Hawikuh in 1540. Mountain in the left background is probably Mount Taylor. | |
Nearest city | Zuni, New Mexico |
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Area | 750 acres (300 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 74002267[1] |
NMSRCP No. | 374 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 2, 1974 |
Designated NHLD | December 2, 1974[2] |
Designated NMSRCP | February 28, 1975 |
The Zuni-Cibola Complex is a collection of prehistoric and historic archaeological sites on the Zuni Pueblo in western New Mexico. It comprises Hawikuh, Yellow House, Kechipbowa, and Great Kivas, all sites of long residence and important in the early Spanish colonial contact period. It was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1974.[2] These properties were considered as major elements of a national park, but the proposal was ultimately rejected by the Zuni people.