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Mar 1, 1540
Atrisco Valle Discovered
Capitan Hernando de Alvarado, a member of the Coronado Expedition, first sited the Atrisco Valle. -
Duran y Chavez Claim
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
Acting Governor of New Mexico, Cuervo y Valdes, establishes the Villa of Albuquerque, thus incorporating El Valle de Atrisco.