The Socorro County Historical Society (SCHS) and the people of Socorro, New Mexico recognize the Piro (Atzigues) as the original inhabitants of today's Socorro County and along the Rio Abajo. The Board of Directors has approved the use of the SCHS website to serve as a "clearinghouse" to hold and make available information relating to the Piro and the Piro-Manso-Tiwa tribe. The information here is primarily relating to the Piro Province and people in New Mexico through the 1680 Pueblo Revolt.

The Piro people (Atzigues) have roots in Socorro County, NM stretching from the early Basketmaker phase (1500 B.C.) through 1680 A.D. when the Piro fled with the Spanish to El Paso, Texas area during the Pueblo Revolt. The Piro never returned to their New Mexico homeland, but remnants still live in the Las Cruces, NM, El Paso, TX and other areas as the Piro-Manso-Tiwa tribe to this day.

 

The information herein is to assist the Piro-Manso-Tiwa people preserve their culture and tribal identity. 

Contributions: If you have information, documentation, photographs, etc. you would like to share on these pages, please contact or send them to Paul Harden [ email ]

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