Examining the complexity of historic population declines: A case study of Pecos Pueblo, New Mexico.

Examines the complex factors of population decline reflected in sacramental records from the Catholic mission of Nuestra Senora de los Angeles, which served the Pecos Pueblo in New Mexico until the church was closed by the Catholic church in 1829. Discussion on the prehistoric and historical archeol...

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Published in:	Ethnohistory Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 75 - 113
Main Authors:	Levine, Frances, LaBauve, Anna
Format:	Article
Published:	Duke University Press Winter97
Subjects:	New Mexico state history Population
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	Examines the complex factors of population decline reflected in sacramental records from the Catholic mission of Nuestra Senora de los Angeles, which served the Pecos Pueblo in New Mexico until the church was closed by the Catholic church in 1829. Discussion on the prehistoric and historical archeology of Pecos; Explanations on the decimation of Pecos.