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Dowa Yalanne (Zuni: "Corn Mountain") is a steep mesa southeast of the present Pueblo of Zuni, on the Zuni Indian Reservation. Plainly visible from the Zuni Pueblo, the mesa is located in McKinley County, New Mexico,〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate = 2014-02-04 )〕 and has an elevation of . The mesa is a sacred place for the Zuni people, who fled to the mesa top to escape the Coronado expedition in 1540, and it is closed to outside visitors. == History == ''Dowa Yalanne'' was settled before European contact.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-the-key-events-of-zuni-history.htm )〕 In 1540, Zuni people from the village of ''Hawikuu'' fled to the ''Dowa Yalanne'' mesa top to escape the attackers of the Coronado expedition. The 14 structures used as a refuge from the Spaniards between 1540 and 1680 were called ''Heshoda Ayahltona'' ("ancient buildings above"). Before the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, the Zuni lived in six different villages. After the revolt, until 1692, they took refuge in a defensible position atop Dowa Yalanne. About 48 Pueblo structures were built between 1680 and 1692 on the top of the mesa, which covers approximately . The population of Dowa Yalanne in 1680 is estimated to have been approximately 2500 people, living in buildings of one and two stories, with over 500 rooms.〔 On November 11, 1692, Don Diego de Vargas climbed to the top of ''Dowa Yalanne'' and baptized over 290 people. After the establishment of peace and the return of the Spanish, the Zuni relocated to their present location, only briefly returning to the mesa top in 1703.〔 According to T.J. Ferguson,
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