▁and ▁a ▁large ▁growth ▁in ▁population . ▁The ▁period ▁from ▁ 1 1 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 3 0 0 ▁CE ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Great ▁P ue blo ▁Period , ▁and ▁is ▁marked ▁by ▁co operation ▁between ▁the ▁P ue blo ▁pe op les ▁and ▁the ▁commun al ▁Great ▁K iva ▁rit ual . ▁The ▁Sand ia ▁P ue blo ▁has ▁res ided ▁in ▁its ▁current ▁location ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century , ▁when ▁they ▁compr ised ▁over ▁ 2 0 ▁pue bl os . ▁They ▁were ▁a ▁th riv ing ▁community , ▁number ing ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁Cor on ado ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 9 ▁( in ▁the ▁P ue blo ▁IV ▁Era ). ▁ ▁Enc ounter ▁with ▁Western ers ▁and ▁life ▁under ▁New ▁Spain ▁Spanish ▁conquist ador ▁Francisco ▁V ás quez ▁de ▁Cor on ado ▁" dis cover ed " ▁the ▁P ue blo ▁of ▁Sand ía ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 9 ▁while ▁on ▁an ▁expedition ▁to ▁discover ▁the ▁Seven ▁C ities ▁of ▁C í bol a . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 1 0 , ▁F ray ▁Est eb an ▁de ▁Pere a ▁arrived . ▁ ▁A ▁desc endant ▁of ▁a ▁distinguished ▁Spanish ▁family , ▁he ▁was ▁Guardian , ▁Comm iss ary , ▁and ▁C ust od ian ▁of ▁the ▁fri ars ▁in ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁and ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁In quisition ▁in ▁the ▁territ ories ▁under ▁his ▁authority .