Cuyamungue Pueblo, an ancestral Tewa Pueblo abandoned after a failed revolt attempt against Spanish occupiers, together with Jacona and the old Po’suegué (Pojoaque) Pueblo embody much of the modern Pojoaque’s history. Located approximately 2 miles apart, all three villages were established during the Anasazi Pueblo III period (AD 1100-1300), and continuously occupied through the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. A second, failed revolt in 1696 following the Spanish Reconquest left Cuyamungue and Jacona destroyed by Spanish soldiers, and the surviving villagers fleeing for the neighboring Tewa Pueblos of Tesuque, Pojoaque, and San Ildefonso.

Unlike the old Jacona and Po’suegué Pueblos, which are largely obscured by modern occupations, Cuyamungue Pueblo is relatively undisturbed – a condition in which it should be preserved. With this in mind, the Cuyamungue Mapping Project was designed with two goals: to systematically transit and GPS map the abandoned Cuyamungue Pueblo, clearly identifying its boundaries and features; and to provide young Pojoaque Pueblo tribal members with training in archaeological mapping and mentoring on historic preservation issues.

Funded by a $17,000 grant from the National Park Service, mapping was conducted by archaeologist David Hayden and tribal members – Reuben Martinez, James Rivera, Michael Gallegos, and Ernest Romero – during the summer and fall of 2001. The resulting two and three-dimensional site maps detail Cuyamungue’s current condition and boundaries, as well as architectural features and artifact concentrations, and tied them to GPS points and USGS benchmarks. These maps were provided to the New Mexico State Historic Preservation Office to enhance the existing site records, and provide further information for eventual Federal Register nominations. More importantly these maps will contribute toward the planning for the protection of these sites as the Pueblo of Pojoaque’s land is further engaged in economic development.