Socorro (2)

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Socorro (2)

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In 1598, Juan de Oñate's Spanish colonization expedition arrived at the Piro Indian Pueblo of Pilabo, renamed Socorro owning to the food and shelter provided by Pilabo's inhabitants. The pueblo and its Spanish mission were destroyed during the Pueblo Revolt, and later resettled in 1815.

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