HIS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Pueblo Revolt
Document Summary
Native american encounter the spanish and french: the spanish in america, background information. Two reasons they went there: gold - wealth, also silver and money, god - christianize, catholic. Spanish - sent explorers into u. s. looking for gold and wealth ---> they didn"t find any gold or people to christianize formed small mission settlements: in south west/florida st. augustine, florida (1565) *** pueblo rebellion of 1680 background: 1. cultural/religious oppression, 2. labor --> the spanish made pueblos work really hard, 3. 1680 - 17,000 just before rebellion: 4. 1675 - 47 religious leaders were put on trial at santa fe all found guilty of witchcraft 3 hung, 44 were whipped and hurt in other physical ways. 2350 spanish settlers - 375 died in the fight: the rest fled back to mexico. Importance --> the rebellion was successful for the peublo spanish left after the rebellion, to mexico: stayed away for 12 years.
