Tesuque Pueblo (Tewa: Tetsʼúgéh Ówîngeh) is one of the Eight Northern Pueblos in New Mexico. The people of Tesuque speak Tewa. It is located about 10 miles north of Santa Fe near Camel Rock, a large, naturally eroded sandstone rock formation. Archaeological sites in the Tesuque Valley area have been dated back to 850 CE. By 1200 CE there were many villages in the area. When the Spanish arrived in 1541 they found six villages including the original Tesuque village, which was located about 3 miles east of today’s village.
Tesuque warriors struck the first blow during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 when two of their messengers were captured by the Spanish and forced to reveal plans about the upcoming revolt. As soon as the messengers told the Spanish the planned date for the uprising to begin, they were put to death. Back on the pueblo Tesuque warriors responded by killing a Catholic priest and a public official the next day.

During the Spanish re-conquest in 1692, the old village of Tesuque was virtually destroyed. After submitting to the Spanish, the Tesuque people abandoned the ruin of the old village and moved to their present site in 1694