The Pueblo Revolt
The church in Taos Pueblo sits at the entrance of their community, open to visitors and tourists who want to learn more about the Pueblo, its history, and its people.
On August 10, 1680, the Pueblo nations of New Mexico rose up against the Spanish colonizers. For over eighty years, the Pueblo people suffered violence, cruelty, and hunger; exploitation of labor and resources; harassment and persecution for practicing long-held religious traditions that are interwoven in daily life. Pueblo leaders realized negotiations with the Spaniards was useless, and clandestinely organized a united revolt against the crown that vanquished the Spanish from the region for 12 years. The revolt helped ensure the survival of Pueblo cultural traditions, lands, languages, religions and sovereignty to this day.
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