Episode 19: The Pueblo Revolt

Jose Miguel Chavez Leyva, (Ph.D. candidate, University of Texas at El Paso) discusses the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, that took place in modern day New Mexico.  The Pueblo challenged the Spanish occupation of their lands preserving their autonomy.  Leyva studies environmental history and native groups in the Southwest Borderlands from the pre-Columbian era to the Spanish Colonial era, and through the modern era. For further information about his research see his website: https://www.josemleyva.com/