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Spanish and the Pueblo Indian revolt

Spanish and the Pueblo Indian revolt. Spanish and the Pueblo Indian revolt.

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Spanish and the Pueblo Indian revolt

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  1. Spanish and the Pueblo Indian revolt Spanish and the Pueblo Indian revolt

  2. Pueblopeopleforced to laborPueblos had lived in relative peace with the Spanish since the founding of the Northern New Mexico colony in 1598.1670 greatfemine- neighboringnomadictribesattacksUnsatisfactionwith the protection offered by the SpanishcrownMissionariescametospreadChristianity1675 Juan Francisco orderedthearrest of 40 medicinemenPueblo leaders, they moved in force to Santa Fewhere the prisoners were held. Pueblopeopleforced to laborPueblos had lived in relative peace with the Spanish since the founding of the Northern New Mexico colony in 1598.1670 greatfemine- neighboringnomadictribesattacksUnsatisfactionwith the protection offered by the SpanishcrownMissionariescametospreadChristianity1675 Juan Francisco orderedthearrest of 40 medicinemenPueblo leaders, they moved in force to Santa FE where the prisoners were held.

  3. 1680, the Pueblo Indians rose up to overthrow theSpanish.The leaderwas Pope (Po'Pay) fromTaosPueblotribe.Pope dispatched runners to all the Pueblos carrying knotted cords, the knots signifying the number of days remaining until the appointed day.August 11, 1680 Spaniards learned of the revolt after capturing two TesuquePuebloyouths.

  4. August 10, 1680, Indians simultaneously attacked the Spanish authorities 2,500 Indian warriors sacked and burned the colonial headquarters in Santa Fe Indian fighters had killed more than 400 Spanish soldiers and civilians They had driven the surviving Europeans back to El Paso.

  5. July 1692, Diego de Vargas returned to Santa Fe Called on the Indians, promising clemency and protection if they would swear allegiance to the king of Spain and return to the Christian faith September 14, 1692, Indians agreed to peace Vargas proclaimed a formal act of repossession 1693 the Pueblo retook the city Vargas and his forces staged a quick and bloody recapture 400 Pueblo sentenced to ten years' servitude 1696 the Indians of fourteen pueblos attempted a second organized revolt By the end of the century the last resisting Pueblo had scattered and the Spanish reconquest was essentially complet

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