For over two hundred years, Kuaua stood on a sandy shelf overlooking the Rio Grande, with over a thousand rooms used for dry-food storage and daily tasks while people lived mostly on the upper levels. From Kuaua south to Isleta, more than a dozen large Pueblos lined the river around present-day Albuquerque. When Francisco Vázquez de Coronado came in 1540, he named this area Tiguex, and his army occupied a pueblo there for the winter. Coronado's arrival was a disaster for the Pueblos: although they first welcomed the newcomers with food, clothing, and shelter, Spanish demands increased as winter arrived. Some Pueblos rebelled by killing horses, and Coronado responded with war. Defenders at many pueblos were killed in battle, some who surrendered were put to death, and others died of thirst during long sieges; Kuaua was also attacked. During the 1600s, Kuaua was abandoned, and its people joined nearby Keres and Tiwa Pueblos.