On Auga large pueblo revolt under the leadership of Pope, a San Juan Pueblo Indian, was underway which led to the expulsion of the Spanish from New Mexico. ![]() The peaceful co-existence between these two cultures eroded over time, and led to conflicts between religious beliefs and the treatment of the native peoples. By 1615, Taos was established as a Spanish Village, and had an appointed Alcalde (Mayor). Later, Don Juan de Onate, the first Governor of what is now New Mexico established colonies under the Spanish crown in most of Northern New Mexico. That first meeting was the first of many cultural exchanges that were to forever change the valley we know as Taos today. It was a peaceful meeting, and gifts were exchanged. ![]() They saw the magnificent ancient towering pueblo structures of the historic Taos Pueblo, and the peaceful Tiwa Indians who had inhabited the area for centuries. The long and proud history of the Town dates back to Augwhen Capitan Hernando Alvarado as part of the expedition of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado arrived in the Taos Valley for the first time. ![]() It has a Mayor/Council form of government, along with an appointed Town Manager to manage the affairs of the Town. The Town of Taos was incorporated as a general law municipality on May 7, 1934.
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