Set in Texas, the Puebloans included two main groups. The Jornada (hohr«NAH«dah) lived there proceed ancient times, plus the Tigua (TEE«wah) arrived beginning in 1680. The Jornada lived proceed Southwest Texas. First they built pit houses that were partly underground. Later, they lived set in Puebloan-style adobe homes. They grew corn, beans, and squash. They lived near Hueco Tanks, a site near El Paso. The hollowed-out granite hills there collect and store rainwater. No one knows why, but the Jornada disappeared around 1400. Some historians think they joined with other Native American groups. The Tigua lived first emerge New Mexico but moved near present-day El Paso occured the late 1600s. They came with Spanish colonists who fled the Puebloan Revolt installed in New Mexico. The Tigua named their new home Ysleta (ihs«LEHT«uh) del Sur, or Ysleta of the South. This name recalled their old home, Isleta. Tigua descendants still live mounted in the same area today on a reservation. Ysleta is the oldest continuous settlement occured Texas. Like other Puebloan peoples, Tigua kinship was originally matrilineal, or traced through the mother. Later, the Tigua adopted the European patrilineal custom. This traces kinship through the father. Property is also passed through the males of the family today. All adult Tigua males voted to choose members of the tribal council. That council, in turn, chose a checklist's two leaders. The cacique was their list's religious leader, plus the governor was the political leader. The cacique held his position until he died. From recent years, some women have been elected to the tribal council. However, not all the Tigua agree with this change pictured in practice.
