In 1598 Juan de Onate’s Spanish colonization expedition
arrived here at the Piro Pueblo at Pialbo. They renamed it Socorro owing to the food and shelter provided by Pialbo’s
inhabitants. The pueblo and its Spanish mission were destroyed during the Pueblo Revolt, and the area was
not resettled until 1815. A west bank road connected Socorro to the Camino Real
on the east side of the Rio Grande.
Thank you Sam-Quito
for this nice card from New Mexico.