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by Don Bullis

New Mexico’s Old Times & Old Timers

“The Pueblo Revolt of 1680”

By 1680 it had been 140 years since the first Spanish explorers led by Francisco Vázquez de Coronado spent the winters of 1540-41 and 1541-42 near the present day town of Bernalillo, New Mexico. That had not been a happy event for the Pueblo Indian people. They were the victims of a war Coronado waged against them—the Tiguex War—which took many Indian lives.… Read the rest

 

by Don Bullis

New Mexico’s Old Times & Old Timers

“The Pueblo Revolt of 1680”

By 1680 it had been 140 years since the first Spanish explorers led by Francisco Vázquez de Coronado spent the winters of 1540-41 and 1541-42 near the present day town of Bernalillo, New Mexico. That had not been a happy event for the Pueblo Indian people. They were the victims of a war Coronado waged against them—the Tiguex War—which took many Indian lives.… Read the rest

 

by Don Bullis

New Mexico’s Old Times & Old Timers

The Martyrdom of Padre Juan de Padilla

Padre Juan de Padilla was one four Franciscans, and the only full-fledged priest, to accompany Francisco Vázquez de Coronado on his expedition into New Mexico in 1540. The padre was a native of Andalusia, Spain, but the year of his birth is not known nor is the date of his arrival in the New World. There is documentation showing that he was present in Mexico by 1529.Read the rest