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Pueblo

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For the Pueblo tribes, see Pueblo people

A pueblo is the distinctive village lived in by the Pueblo peoples of the American Southwest. Apartment blocks and other buildings in a pueblo are contructed from adobe and stonework. Pueblos sometimes are located in defensive positions, for example, on high steep mesas such as Acoma. Besides residential space pueblos generally have plazas and kivas, traditional spiritual gathering places.

In addition to the contemporary pueblos now occupied by Native Americans there are numerous ruins of archeological interest throughout the Southwest, some of relatively recent origin, others of prehistoric origin such as the cliff dwellings and other habitations of the Anasazi.

Pueblo is also the name of a large Puerto Rican supermarket chain with branches in all 78 Puerto Rican cities plus Venezuela and Florida. Pueblo Supermarkets also has a spin-off company named Pueblo Xtra

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Pueblo people

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The Pueblo People are a group of Native Americans who live in New Mexico and in Arizona. When first encountered by the Spanish in the 1500s they were living in adobe and stonework towns, mainly in the Rio Grande valley and thus were called "Pueblos," pueblo being the Spanish word for town. About 25 pueblos exist today, Taos, Acoma, Zuni and Hopi the most well known.

The Pueblo Indians consist of six distinct groups, each with its own language:

1. Hopi
2. Keres
3. Tewa
4. Tiwa
5. Towa (Jemez)
6. Zuni

They are believed to be descended from the three major cultures that dominated the region before European contact:

1. Mogollon
2. Hohokam
3. Anasazi

Historically, they were the only group of Native Americans that supported themselves entirely by agriculture, which is ironic given that they live in one of the most arid regions in North America. Though European settlement began in the early sixteenth century, the desert conditions precluded masssive intrusions into Indian land until the mid-ninettenth century. As a result and despite forced conversions to Catholicism by the Spanish, the Pueblo tribes have been able to maintain much of their traditional lifestyle. There are now some 35,000 Pueblo Indians, living mostly in New Mexico and Arizona along the Rio Grande and Colorado River.

Further Reading

• Pueblo People, Ancient Traditions Modern Lives, Marica Keegan, Clear Light Publishers, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1998, profusely illustrated hardback, ISBN 1-57416-000-1

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Pueblo Supermarkets

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Pueblo is one of Puerto Rico's main supermarket companies and it has been so since the 1950s.

The brain child of brothers Harold Toppel and George Toppel, Pueblo began as a single store operation, in the Roosevelt Avenue in Puerto Nuevo, San Juan. The wide success of the first store meant that soon the Toppels would open 43 other Pueblo Supermarkets around the island, and by 1960, they became a public corporation that began trading in the NYSE.

1963 saw Pueblo expand out of Puerto Rico's boundaries and into St. Thomas and St. Croix, becoming a popular supermarket chain with the beautiful people of those 2 islands. The fact that Puerto Ricans often fly to these destinations for weekend trips, also made these 2 islands a good choice for Pueblo to operate at, because Pueblo made the Puerto Rican tourist feel at home in the Virgin Islands.

Pueblo introduced the trademark Pueblo Foods, which produces anything from paper towels to rice, and is sold on all of Pueblo's stores. It isn't uncommon to see someone come out of a Pueblo supermarket with a few cans of Pueblo tomato sauce or Pueblo olives in their shopping carts. In addition , Pueblo sells the top brands, like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Arroz Sello Rojo, Bacardi, Charmin, Ball Park Franks, Eveready, Dannon, Casera sauce Frito-Lay and all others.

In 1983, Pueblo inaugurated the Pueblo Xtra concept, a concept where the client could go and shop for food in a larger and more spacious space, and in 1990, Pueblo brought over the Blockbuster Videos company to Puerto Rico and The Virgin Islands.

Pueblo is right now facing some financial trouble, but there are rumors of a potential buyer coming from Venezuela, and Pueblo's management keeps optimistic abut the company's future.

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Pueblo, Colorado

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Pueblo is a city located in Pueblo County in southern Colorado. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 102,121. It is the county seat of Pueblo County⁶. Pueblo was formerly one of the largest steel-producing cities in the United States. It is now home to a number of electronics and aviation companies. Hometown of Damon Runyon, who never returned after 1911 or so, but mentioned Pueblo in many of his newspaper columns (notably his "Our Old Man" pieces). Pueblo is the site of a National Medal of Honor Memorial. Until recently, Pueblo was unique as the residence of four living recipients of the Medal of Honor.

History

In 1842 traders built a fort, or barricaded settlement, where Pueblo now stands. Generally about a dozen families lived there, traveling to various Indian encampments to trade for buffalo robes. On Christmas Eve, 1854 Fort Pueblo was attacked by about 100 Utes and most of the inhabitants killed. The site remained uninhabited until the modern town of Pueblo was settled after the Colorado Gold Rush of 1859.

Geography

Pueblo is located at 38°16'1" North, 104°37'13" West (38.266933, -104.620393)¹. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 117.5 km² (45.4 mi²). 116.8 km² (45.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.66% water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 102,121 people, 40,307 households, and 26,118 families residing in the city. The population density is 874.6/km² (2,265.5/mi²). There are 43,121 housing units at an average density of 369.3/km² (956.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 76.21% White, 2.41% African American, 1.73% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 15.20% from other races, and 3.71% from two or more races. 44.13% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 40,307 households out of which 29.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% are married couples living together, 15.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% are non-families. 30.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.44 and the average family size is 3.03. In the city the population is spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.2 males. The median income for a household in the city is $29,650, and the median income for a family is $35,620. Males have a median income of $29,702 versus $22,197 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,026. 17.8% of the population and 13.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 24.3% are under the age of 18 and 9.1% are 65 or older.

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	Native American child riding bicycle at Taos Pueblo, Taos, New Mexico. Credit: CDC.		Tilefish live in burrows, sometimes forming undersea Pueblo villages. Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).
	Seven major settlements have been discovered by archaeologists within the Agua Fria National Monument. Here, a portion of a pueblo wall still stands. Credit: Gene Dahlem.		View of tent-like volcanic rocks that have been carved into weird shapes. This is the Kasha Katuwe National Monument, near Cochiti Pueblo between Santa Fe and Albuquerque, NM. Credit: Janice Gamby.
	A foraging jack rabbit at Pueblo Mountain WSA. (WSA 2-81). Credit: Scott Moore.		Pueblo Mountain Sierra Club volunteers (4) remove a fence. (WSA 2-81). Credit: Scott Moore.
	Illegal dumpsite clean-up in Pueblo Mountain WSA. Over 100 dump truck loads truck. (WSA 2-81). Credit: Scott Moore.		A blooming cactus found in the Pueblo Mountain WSA. (WSA 2-81). Credit: Mark Armstrong.
	Pulling yellowstar thistle in the Pueblo Wilderness Study Area in the Pueblo Mountains. Rick Hall in the picture. Credit: Jerry Asher.		Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. Credit: NPS.
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"Uno Vida pueblo ruins" by Tammy Sharp Commentary: "Uno Vida Pueblo ruins, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico."	"Pueblo viejo 5" by Ibon San Martin Commentary: "Old village of spain. ."
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