Everything about Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo New Mexico totally explained
Ohkay Owingeh is a
pueblo in
Rio Arriba County,
New Mexico,
United States. It is located 25 miles (40 km.) north of
Santa Fe.
It was previously known as San Juan Pueblo until returning to its pre-Spanish name in November 2005. The Tewa name of the pueblo means "place of the strong people."
Ohkay Owingeh is the headquarters of the
Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council, and the
pueblo people are from the
Tewa ethnic group of
Native Americans who speak the
Tewa language.
After taking control of the pueblo in 1598,
Spanish conquistador Don
Juan de Oñate renamed the pueblo to San Juan de los Caballeros after his own
patron saint,
St. John the Baptist. He then established the first Spanish capital of New Mexico near the pueblo.
Notable natives
The annual Pueblo Feast Day is
June 24.
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