Popé's Rebellion: The Pueblo Revolt Of 1680

The Pueblo Revolt of 1680, also known as Popé's Rebellion, was the rebellion of the Pueblo people toward the Spaniards. The Pueblo people were lead by a medicine man named Popé. (A medicine man is “a man believed to be able to heal others by making use of supernatural powers, especially among Native North American peoples.”) Popé belonged to the Tewa tribe. He was originally from San Juan but was forced to take refuge in Taos because it became too dangerous for him to stay. Popé’s objective was to restore the tradition of Pueblo religion and culture. August 1680 Popé held a meeting with some Pueblo Indians to go over the details of their plan. The plan was to eliminate all Spanish influences. He also declared that everything that had to do