USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The nineteen Pueblos are comprised of the Pueblos of Acoma, Cochiti, Isleta, Jemez, Laguna, Nambe, Ohkay Owingeh, Picuris, Pojoaque, Sandia, San Felipe, San Ildefonso, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo, Taos, Tesuque, Zuni and Zia.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Puebloans or Pueblo peoples, are Native Americans in the Southwestern United States who share common agricultural, material, and religious practices. Among the currently inhabited Pueblos, Taos, San Ildefonso, Acoma, Zuni, and Hopi are some of the best-known.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pueblo is situated at the confluence of the Arkansas River and Fountain Creek, 112 miles (180 km) south of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. The area is considered semi-arid desert land, with approximately 12 inches (304.80 mm) of precipitation annually.

Detailed explanation-4: -The climate was cooler and wetter; there were glaciers on top of the Sandia Mountains and small shallow lakes called playas on the west mesa and a large lake in the Estancia Basin to the east of the Sandias. A wide variety of exotic animals lived here then–mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, and dire wolves.