Pueblo Revolt
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Native Americans, American Indians, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots
- Curriculum: American Colonial History (1607-1775), American Indian History
- Geographical Location: New Mexico
- Date: August 10, 1680
Article abstract: The most successful uprising against European colonial authority, ensuring the survival of Puebloans as a distinct people.
The first permanent European colony in Pueblo territory was established by Juan de Oñate in 1598. The jewels and gold of the fabled Seven Cities of Cíbola had proven to be a myth, but the Spanish still intended to settle the land. Franciscan friars came to seek converts to Catholicism, the civilian authorities and settlers to seek their fortunes in mining, trading, and ranching. The entire Spanish system was based on the...
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