Awatovi — First Franciscan Mission Ruin Hopi

Why it mattersKey Hopi / Spanish Franciscan mission ancient-village with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 1200 CE pueblo; 1629 mission church 35 m long

Period

Ancestral Pueblo 1200–1700 CE; Mission San Bernardo 1629–1680 Pueblo Revolt destroyed

Culture

Hopi / Spanish Franciscan mission

Purpose

1500-room Hopi village with 1629 adobe mission and kiva murals — first Franciscan mission to Hopi and 1700 destruction

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1892

Excavation

Excavated

1. 1990 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Awatovi — First Franciscan Mission Ruin Hopi

2. c. 1200 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Awatovi — First Franciscan Mission Ruin Hopi

3. c. 1200 CE pueblo; 1629 mission church 35 m long

   Initial construction / first occupation at Awatovi — First Franciscan Mission Ruin Hopi

• Awatovi — First Franciscan Mission Ruin Hopi — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Awatovi — First Franciscan Mission Ruin Hopi — outlier feature

  35.7249° N · 110.3765° W

• Awatovi — First Franciscan Mission Ruin Hopi — Northern Complex

  complex

  complex at Awatovi — First Franciscan Mission Ruin Hopi — hydraulic feature

  35.7228° N · 110.3738° W

• Awatovi — First Franciscan Mission Ruin Hopi — Southern Rock Art

  rock art

  rock art at Awatovi — First Franciscan Mission Ruin Hopi — hydraulic feature

  35.7232° N · 110.3741° W