Why Did The Spanish Change Over Time

On August 10th, 1680, every Pueblo Native American from the north from Taos pueblo, all the way down south to Isleta, revolted against all Spanish presence within the New Mexico territory, then on August 21st, every remaining Spanish settler within the territory started to stream out of the Santa Fe, heading for El Paso, Texas. With this victory by the Pueblo Natives, who were led by a medicine man named Popé, they lived for 12 years without any Spanish rule until they came back to the New Mexico territory and reclaimed everything they lost from the revolt. The goal of this paper is to show why the Pueblo Natives decided to resist the Spanish over time, why the reactions from the Pueblo and Spanish changed within the 17th century, and what
The Natives religious ceremonies and literature had already been outlawed before the conflicts in the 1670s, but because of the resentment between the two sides became unbearable in 1675, the punishments by the Spanish for practicing any of the Native religions started to be enforced more than before. Kivas and any religious alters outlawed by the Spanish started to be seized, their dances were forbidden from being performed, any of the Natives religious mask and prayer sticks were destroyed when found, and any priest and medicine men who practiced the outlawed religions were either imprisoned, flogged, or hanged by the Spanish. After all these punishments, according to Gutierrez’s article: “As the Franciscans lost their grip over the Indians and their punishments only bred more hatred,” showing that the Natives anger was growing, showing that the outlaw and punishment of practicing Native religions are the major reason the Pueblo Natives decided to resist over time and why the Pueblos reaction to the Spanish started to change significantly towards the