Frances Canyon Ruin

The Frances Canyon Ruin is a Navajo pueblito near Blanco in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. Built ca. 1716,[1] it reflects economic and social changes taking place among the Navajo of this area during the 18th century. In the previous century the Spanish introduced sheep, fruit, cattle, and horses into the area. This, along with the Navajo's adaptation of certain pueblo lifeways after the Pueblo Revolt (1680-1692), led to increased settlement size and new trade relations. This site can be contrasted with modern Navajo communities which consist of clusters of hogans, widely dispersed with a trade system based on scattered trading posts and the motor vehicle.

Frances Canyon Ruin
Southeastern side of the ruin
Nearest cityBlanco and Tierra Amarilla in New Mexico
Coordinates36.764873°N 107.497937°W / 36.764873; -107.497937
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha) (original)
1.5 acres (0.61 ha) (increase)
Built1716
MPSNavajo-Refugee Pueblo TR
NRHP reference No.70000404[1] (original)
87000244[1] (increase)
NMSRCP No.100
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1970
Boundary increaseJanuary 21, 1987
Designated NMSRCPSeptember 12, 1969

It is one of the Navajo pueblitos.[2]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Frances Canyon Ruin". Retrieved August 5, 2019.


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