Taos, New Mexico

of 1680 all started with the droughts of 1660 when the Southwest had severe drought that brought famine and disease. During this, hungry Apaches who couldn’t find food on plains attacked the pueblos. This angered the people on the pueblos, but there new leader Pope’, a mysterious medicine doctor, tried to keep the Indian beliefs around and resisted the Christian religion. The Spaniards hated this, so they captured his older brother. This enraged Pope’ against the Spaniards so he held meetings to tell

Mabel Dodge Luhan was an American artist, writer, and social activist, who helped make New Mexico the center of arts and culture that it is today, as well as help inspire the modern art movement, and spread the progressive/free-thought movement. In the enormous collection of literature attributed to her, Mabel admitted to having neurotic and sociopathic tendencies; she was a hypocrite, believed power and authority gave her life meaning, and acted out of emotion in most life situations. Although she

The inspiration for the victory of New Mexico was profit. Political control encouraged these closures by giving and keeping up the profit for Euro-American folks and their Mexican partners. Socialization was important to strengthen a structure and showed values and legitimized these qualities. Amid the Spanish time frame, a sheltered zone shaped the purported Rio Abajo, the center Rio Grande Valley, with its middle in Albuquerque. New Mexico's northern limit was Santa Fe and Belén, the southern Rio

1 The Navajos Indians were a peaceful simple people.  D.H. Lawrence found this culture a wonder, and he portrays it in “Mornings in Mexico.”  D.H. traveled all around the world and found that New Mexico was his favorite place.  “Mornings in Mexico” by David Herbert Lawrence reflects upon the culture, religion, and other “white” influences over the people that the work portrays. David Herbert Lawrence was born on September 11th, 1885.  He was the fourth child and he had two older brothers.  D.H

Going to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center was a new experience for me, I chose this location because I have been living here in New Mexico for almost 7 years, and even though I consider myself Mexican and Californian because great part of life I lived in those places, after 7 years of living here in New Mexico I am starting to feel New Mexican as well. I am constantly being enculturated by New Mexican traditions, learning about Native Americans provides me with knowledge that I can pass on to my

In 1598, New Mexico became an official colony of Spain and the first capital was San Juan de Los Caballeros. In 1680, they achieved to force the Spanish out of New Mexico for a short while but they returned. In the 1700s more native American tribes and Spanish settlers settled in New Mexico. In 1821 New Mexico became independent to Spain because it was closer to united states. In 1850 New Mexico became a U.S. territory because united states won in 1848 and gained control over New Mexico. On January

bring promise and a new beginning. For others, change disrupts what is routine and normal and makes what is new seem strange and unfamiliar. The history of North America has been shaped by change ever since Columbus first discovered the continent in 1492. With that discovery, the continent would never be the same again. More specifically, the Native American tribes who first inhabited this continent would never be the same. Over the years the Native Americans would see new explorers and missionaries

the natives burned down government buildings and records. However, previously to the Pueblo Revolt, Spanish government officials had sent out reports which shed a light on the relations between Spaniards and Pueblo Indians prior to the revolt. With new understanding of popular Indian beliefs, historians are now able to adjust the one-sided interpretations that European nations developed when documenting their relationship with the natives. Historians who are well-informed of popular Indian beliefs

Pueblos are mostly known for their oral stories, pottery, and rituals. All of the Pueblo people of New Mexico and Arizona share a common ancestry: they are descendants of the ancient Anasazi civilization. Pueblo societies revolve around five fundamental concerns: weather, illness, warfare, control of flora and fauna, and village harmony. Each Pueblo was gifted a cane of power first by the Spanish, then by Mexico, and lastly Abraham Lincoln gave canes to signify the federal recognition of Pueblos being sovereign

lead to the revolt we must step back into history and look at the events that lead to this. The Spanish had been expanding their influence in the new world by conquering the empires and peoples. Soon they would extend northward continuing to claim new land thereby building New Spain. Starting in 1540 the Spanish moved into what would become New Mexico. With the Spanish expansion came soldiers, missionaries, and settlers. These movements would lead to a confrontation between the Pueblo people and