Atrisco de Valle Timeline

Atrisco Valle Discovered

Mar 1, 1540

Capitan Hernando de Alvarado, a member of the Coronado Expedition, first sited the Atrisco Valle.

Duran y Chavez Claim

Jun 21, 1703

Duran y Chavez takes legal claim to the Angostura Land, also known as el Valle de Atrisco. The earliest known documents on the Atrisco Lands.

Albuquerque Founded

Oct 21, 1706

Acting Governor of New Mexico, Cuervo y Valdes, establishes the Villa of Albuquerque, thus incorporating El Valle de Atrisco.