AP 23.535 Challenges to State Power (1450-1750) – Pueblo Revolts

The Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico has been called the “single most successful act of resistance by native Americans against a European invader” (American Journeys, Wisconsin Historical Society, 2016)

Illustrative Example (p 88) –  Local Resistance

In this video segment from the PBS series Finding Your Roots, the Pueblo Revolt is explained. Native Americans revolted against Spanish colonists who were imposing their culture and religion. As a result, the Spaniards were banished for twelve years. However, they eventually returned and took control of the region.

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Letter of the governor and captain-general, Don Antonio de Otermin, from New Mexico, in which he gives him a full account of what has happened to him since the day the Indians surrounded him. [September 8, 1680.] . 

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