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The Pueblo Revolt
During the Pueblo Revolt the Indians used measures of destruction and cleansing in order to win back their new freedom in which religion played a large role. After being stripped from their identities and religion, in 1680, under Spanish rule the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico revolted in a victorious uprising [pg.10]. This was a result of centuries of careless exploitation of the land and its people which eliminated more than half of a thriving population. Nonetheless, the Spanish did not see colonization or forced conversion on religion as a big deal compared to the “crimes” the Indians

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