As with the other sites, only a small portion has been exposed. The churches, two in this case, are a c.1630 building, foundation only, and a later structure that was not finished.
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| First Church |
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| Second Church |
The mission complex and the native village was constructed on top of a previous pueblo. As there is not water source other than catch basins, natural and man-made, and roof top collection, you can speculate if the security of the high ground had something to do with it.
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Two levels of habitation
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A mass burial of 450 bodies was discovered during excavation. Mounds in the area are "suggested" to include more burials. Disease and starvation were part of the time.
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