The Indian Uprising at Santa Fe
In 1680, owing to the tyrannical rule of the Spaniards, the Pueblo Indians, under the leadership of Pope, chief of the San Juan tribe, resolved to rebel and drive their oppressors out of New... Read allIn 1680, owing to the tyrannical rule of the Spaniards, the Pueblo Indians, under the leadership of Pope, chief of the San Juan tribe, resolved to rebel and drive their oppressors out of New Spain (New Mexico). Jaca, one of the chiefs consorting with Pope, secretly sympathized wi... Read allIn 1680, owing to the tyrannical rule of the Spaniards, the Pueblo Indians, under the leadership of Pope, chief of the San Juan tribe, resolved to rebel and drive their oppressors out of New Spain (New Mexico). Jaca, one of the chiefs consorting with Pope, secretly sympathized with the Spaniards and sent his daughter, Maria, a converted squaw, to warn the governor, Ot... Read all