YUNQUE YUNQUE

NAME: YUNQUE YUNQUE COUNTY: RIO ARIBA ROADS: 2WD GRID: 2 CLIMATE: ACCESSIBLE ALL YEAR BEST TIME TO VISIT: ANY TIME

COMMENTS: Where the Chama River and Rio Grande meet. REMAINS: ruins

YUNQUE YUNQUE. An ancient pueblo site near the confluence of Chama River and Rio Grande where Juan de Onate, in 1598 established his first Capital on his entrada into New Mexico. On W bank of Rio Grande opposite San Juan Pueblo. Yunque Yunque was abandoned 12 years later when the capital ot Santa Fe was established. Submitted by: Samuel W McWhorter

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