Isleta
[key], pueblo, Bernalillo co., central N.Mex., on the east bank of the Rio
Grande, just S of Albuquerque. It is a tourist attraction, having historical
and cultural interest and a gambling casino. According to many experts, the
pueblo stands on the site it occupied when discovered in 1540. It was the
seat of the Franciscan mission of San Antonio de Isleta from c.1621 until
the Pueblo revolt of 1680. The Spanish captured the pueblo in 1681, and most
of the captives were ultimately settled at Ysleta, Tex. In the early 18th
cent., when N Isleta was either rebuilt or repopulated, it became the
mission of San Agustín de Isleta. Tiwa, a Tanoan language, is the
native tongue of the Isleta Pueblo.
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