In the Shadow of the Moor: An Archaeology of Pueblo Resistance in Colonial New Mexico

Summary

Historians and archaeologists often consider the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 to be the final chapter in the saga of early Spanish colonialism in New Mexico. Borderlands scholars endlessly debate the origins of the uprising, and in recent years their attention has turned toward proximate causes. In this paper I take a longer view, investigating how the events of early Spanish contact and colonialism created conditions ripe for Native insurrection. I pay particular attention to the differential responses of Pueblo groups to similar colonial circumstances. I also review the contributions of recent archaeological investigations into the Pueblo Revolt Era, which suggest that long-term intra- and inter-Pueblo politics had at least as great an effect on the outcomes of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 as did Spanish colonial policies.

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This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Worlds Forever Changed: The Impact of Conflict and Colony in the "New World"   •
• Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)

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