Tesuque is a Spanish variation of the Tewa name, Tet-Sugeh, "the village of the narrow place of the cottonwood trees."
 

Despite Tesuque's location less than 10 miles north of Santa Fe, the small Pueblo has resisted much of the Spanish and American cultural influences, maintaining itself as one of the more traditional Tewa speaking Pueblos.

Evidence shows that the village has existed in its current location since sometime before 1200 A. D, and is recognized on the National Register of Historic Places.  Currently Tesuque Pueblo has a population of around 800 and contains over 17,000 acres, including the Aspen Ranch and the Vigil Land Grant in the Santa Fe National Forest.

Tesuque was one of the most important locations in the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, where two of its members served as messengers, and it suffered the first casualties.

Sources Used:  
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, “Tesuque Pueblo.” http://www.indianpueblo.org/19pueblos/tesuque.html (accessed July 7, 2009).  
New Mexico Tourism Department, “Tesuque Pueblo.” http://www.newmexico.org/native_america/pueblos/tesuque.php (accessed July 7, 2009).