Tesuque, New Mexico
Tesuque /təˈsuːki/ (Tewa: Tetsʼúgéh Ówîngeh / Tetsugé Oweengé [tèʔts’úgé ʔówîŋgè]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,094 at the 2020 census. The area is separate from but located near Tesuque Pueblo, a member of the Eight Northern Pueblos, and the Pueblo people are from the Tewa ethnic group of Native Americans who speak the Tewa language. The pueblo was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[3]
Tesuque, New Mexico
United States
5.66 sq mi (14.65 km2)
5.66 sq mi (14.65 km2)
0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
6,759 ft (2,060 m)
1,094
193.35/sq mi (74.66/km2)
UTC-6 (MDT)
35-77040
0918382
12.6 acres (5.1 ha)
1694
July 16, 1973
November 22, 1971
Geography[edit]
Tesuque is located at 35°44′46″N 105°55′20″W / 35.74611°N 105.92222°W (35.746069, -105.922108).[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18 km2), all land. Camel Rock is a distinctive rock formation. The landmark is along U.S. Routes 84/285 across from the Camel Rock Studios owned by Tesuque Pueblo.[5]
Education[edit]
It is within Santa Fe Public Schools.[8]
It is zoned to Tesuque Elementary School, Milagro Middle School, and Santa Fe High School.[9]
Cultural references[edit]
Tesuque is mentioned in Willa Cather's 1927 novel Death Comes for the Archbishop, Book Nine Chapter 1.
There is a passing mention of Tesuque in chapter 6 of the 1932 novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
Tesuque is mentioned in the 1966 novel The Last Gentleman by Walker Percy.
Michael Tobias' 2005 novel, The Adventures of Marigold, is set in Tesuque.
Tesuque is also mentioned in the 2016 Stuart Woods novel "Dishonorable Intentions".
In the final episode of the crime drama series Breaking Bad, the characters Elliott and Gretchen Schwartz live in a new mansion in Tesuque.
In the penultimate episode of the second season of the animated comedy drama series BoJack Horseman, BoJack visits Charlotte Moore who lives in Tesuque in a feeble attempt to rekindle an old romance with her.