Diego de Vargas
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Diego de Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León y Contreras, commonly known as Don Diego de Vargas, was a Spanish Governor of the New Spain territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México. He was the title-holder
Oil on canvas portrait of Diego de Vargas by Julio Barrera, date unknown, from the collection of the Palace of the Governors
Pueblo Revolt
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The Pueblo Revolt of 1680, also known as the Pueblo Revolution, First American Revolution, Po'pay's Rebellion or Popé's Rebellion, was a revolution of most of the Indigenous Pueblo peoples led by Po'p
Diego de Vargas
…title-holder in 1690–1695, and effective governor in 1692–1696 and 1703–1704. He is known for leading the reconquest of the territory in 1692 following the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. This reconquest is commemorated annually during the Fiestas de Santa Fe in the city of Santa Fe. On 10 August 1680, Pueblo people from various…
Pueblo Rebellion, Loren Mozley (1936)
The location of the Pueblo villages and their neighbors in early New Mexico.
Taos Pueblo, Po'pay's base during the revolt
The Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe, seen here in a 1930s postcard, was besieged by the Pueblo in August 1680.