The Pueblo Revolt

American History Hit

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🗓️ 10 August 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

On August 10 1680, the Pueblo people began the most successful uprising against colonial power in North America.

For 11 days, Spanish colonisers were driven out, taken prisoner or killed, their horses were stolen and Christian churches were burnt to the ground. They did not manage to return for the following 12 years. The Pueblo people rebuilt their society and ensured the survival of their traditions, languages and religions.

Matt Liebmann joins Don today to discuss the revolt and to share some of his findings from archaeological research in New Mexico.

Matt is Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Anthropology at Harvard University, he has conducted collaborative research with the Pueblo of Jemez since 2001.

Edited and produced by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.

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0:00.0	In the
0:05.0	brutal heat of summer, August 1680, near the area that will one day be Santa Fe New Mexico,
0:12.0	a runner lopes across the desert landscape. In hand he
0:16.1	grasped several lengths of cord, each of them segmented by knots. The Pueblo leader,
0:21.8	Pope, has dispatched the runner and others around the region with urgent instructions for the leaders of other Pueblo peoples.
0:28.0	Each day, one knot shall be untied.
0:31.0	When the cords are finally cleared of their knots, the time for action
0:35.2	will have come. The uprising against the Spanish will be underway. Horses will be stolen,
0:41.2	churches will be burnt to the ground, Spaniards across the region will die.
0:46.0	The Pueblo Revote will begin. Hello listeners, we're glad you clicked on American history hit.
1:03.2	Lucky to have you.
1:04.2	I'm Don Wildman.
1:05.5	Throughout the centuries of colonial history in North America,
1:08.6	there is a long list of bloody conflicts between Native peoples
1:12.2	and European colonizers.
1:14.1	We have Montezuma in the Aztecs against Cortez and the conquistadors in what becomes Mexico.
1:19.4	King Phillips' war is waged against the newcomers of New England.
1:23.0	Pontiac's rebellion comes on the heels of the French and Indian War in the mid-17 hundreds.
1:28.0	And of course there are the dismally exhausting wars fought by numerous tribes against the United States forces north and
1:34.0	south and across the American West. But one rebellious episode
1:37.8	fundamental to this torturous history is still relatively obscure for
1:41.8	most, while it stands like a stone pillar for native tribes.
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