This park covers the ruins of 12,000 years of pueblos, pit houses, and other forms of human habitat, as well as the ruins of two churches from the time of the Spanish occupation. The park also contains most of the battlefield for the Battle of Glorietta Pass, the Confederacy's ill-fated attempt to grab the Colorado gold fields and the passages to the west. Interestingly, the Union's bacon was saved, or at least secured. by none other than the Chivington of the Sand Creek Massacre.
The Second Church (also "The Last Church"). It's built on the site of the first church, which was destroyed in the Pueblo Revolt. The locals, having not fully appreciated the benefits of being assimilated by the Spanish, rose in rebellion, and went for the church as the hallmark of Spanish power.
