Pablo Abeita was the governor of Isleta Pueblo

Isleta Pueblo

Isleta Pueblo is an unincorporated Tanoan pueblo in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States, originally established around the 14th century.-Overview:...

, New Mexico

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, United States

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, during the long serving period of his long term friend, Anton Docher

Anton Docher

Anton Docher was a French Roman Catholic priest, missionary and defender of the Indians. He was born in 1852 in Le Crest, a small wine growing village of Puy de Dôme in Auvergne. He lived in the pueblo of Isleta in the state of New Mexico for 34 years...

, "The Padre of Isleta".
Pablo was educated in the Jesuit School at Old Albuquerque, then in the St Michael's College in Santa Fé

Santa Fe

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After ten years of formal education, he worked first as a typesetter at the Albuquerque newspaper. Then he operated a family business in Isleta.

In 1889, at the age of nineteen, he has been appointed to serve the All Indian Pueblo Council. In 1913 he would be appointed as a judge and elected Secretary of the All Indian Pueblo Council.

On October 26, 1919, he was decorated of the Order of Leopold (Belgium) by Albert Premier

Albert I of Belgium

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, king of the Belgians, on visit in the village of Isleta with his wife Elisabeth and the prince Leopold

Leopold III of Belgium

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The KiMo Theater , located at 419-423 Central Avenue

Central Avenue (Albuquerque)

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 in Downtown Albuquerque

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 was built in 1927. The name "KiMo" (literally translated as "mountain lion" in Tewa

Tewa language

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 was supplied by Pablo Abeita. He won $50 for his suggestion...

Pablo Abeita was a man who might well have become a governor of New Mexico. In another era, his experience and abilities could have earned him the highest place in the leadership of the state

When Charles Fletcher Lummis

Charles Fletcher Lummis

Charles Fletcher Lummis was a United States journalist and Indian activist; he is also acclaimed as a historian, photographer, poet and librarian....

lived in Isleta, he lived in Pablo Abeita's house.