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Adobe blocks show where the original walls of Kuaua pueblo were located at Coronado Historic Site in Bernalillo. (Greg Sorber/Journal)
Today, the ancient Tiwa Pueblo at Kuaua has a museum and visitor center. Coronado State Monument was changed to the current Coronado Historic Site by the state of New Mexico. In August 2017, a metal detection survey revealed evidence of such artifacts as lead balls, crossbow arrow tips, copper and chain-mail armor. New discoveries by archaeologist Dr. Clay Matthews confirm Coronado’s presence in 1540. Coronado’s own testimony concerning his expedition as found in his written journals include his battles at pueblo sites. At his battle at Arenal, 200 pueblo Indians were burned at the stake. At Moho, Coronado ordered the hands and noses of his victims be cut off.