Near Pecos in San Miguel County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Pueblo Revolt

Pecos National Historical Park

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 11, 2021

1. Pueblo Revolt Marker

Inscription. After years of oppression, and epidemics and droughts that killed many, the people of Pecos rebelled against Spanish authority in 1680. Here they destroyed the mission church, the symbol of Spanish power.

The revolt united pueblos across the region in a coordinated strike that drove the Spaniards out of New Mexico. The Puebloan people regained their independence, but it was short lived.

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The revolt leaders distributed knotted rope to each pueblo to coordinate the attack. The plan was to untie one knot each day; when no knots remained, the revolt would begin.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1680.

Location. 35° 33.002′ N, 105° 41.376′ W. Marker is near Pecos, New Mexico, in San Miguel County. It can be reached from the intersection of Ancestral Sites Trail and Peach Drive. Marker is on a trail that is part of Pecos National Historical Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 NM-63, Pecos NM 87552, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern New Mexico.

It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Last Church (here, next to this marker); Mission Churches

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Practical Adaptations (within shouting distance of this marker); Architecture as Artifact (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pecos Pueblo Mission (about 400 feet away); Prime Location (about 400 feet away); Precious Water (about 700 feet away); Mighty Pueblo (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pecos.

Also see . . . Pecos National Historical Park (NPS). (Submitted on November 6, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Jason Voigt, October 11, 2021

2. Pueblo Revolt Marker

Church ruins are in the background

Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 673 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.