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After two days of warfare, almost 600 Acoma men, women, and children were seized and enslaved, with many being legally convicted and disfigured as punishment for crimes against the Spanish Crown. The survivors fled as the Pueblo was destroyed by fire.
On August 21 the Spaniards were forced to flee, leaving 400 dead, including 21 priests. The Indians celebrated their victory by washing off the stains of Christian baptism, annulling Christian marriages, and destroying churches. They remained free until 1692, when New Mexico was reconquered by Gov. Pedro de Vargas.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 8, 2017 · The Great Pueblo Revolt, or Pueblo Revolt (1680–1696), was a 16-year period in the history of the American southwest when the Pueblo people overthrew the Spanish conquistadors and began to rebuild their communities.
The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 was the most successful uprising against colonial intruders by an assembly of Indigenous people who had developed a reputation as a peaceful tribe. After being pushed out, the Spaniards were not able to successfully return for twelve years.
Breaking nearly a century of Spanish control, it preserved the religious and cultural autonomy of the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico from Spanish attempts to destroy native lifeways, and entirely reoriented the social relations between the two peoples after the Spanish reconquest.
Nov 5, 2021 · Coordinated by Tewa leader Po'Pay, the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 saved Indigenous cultures from destruction under a feudal system that enslaved inhabitants of the region and forced them to convert to...
On August 10, 1680, Popé led a united attack of almost all the Pueblo Indian tribes on the Spanish capital of Santa Fe, killing nearly 500. After 10 days nearly 1,000 besieged residents abandoned the city and fled to El Paso del Norte.
