pueblo revolt, 1680

Serafina, taken prisoner along with a group of Pueblo Indians for conspiring against the colonial government of New Mexico in 1680, intrigues the Governor with her intelligence and ability to speak Spanish, leading him to strike a bargain with the young woman that she will tell him a story each night, and if he is pleased by the tale, he will release one of the captives.

Recounts how the Pueblo Indians became the first group of Native Americans to expel their conquerors and reclaim their way of life in 1680.

Details the causes and events of the Pueblo Indians' revolt against their Spanish rulers in 1680.

Explores the history of Santa Fe, New Mexico, founded in 1610 as the northernmost outpost of the vast Spanish empire in the New World. In search of cities of gold, the Spanish expanded northward from Mexico, but instead of gold they found the Pueblo Indians, whom they converted to Catholicism and made Spanish citizens. Despite ongoing conflicts, the unique mix of the Spanish and Pueblo cultures left a lasting legacy that can still be seen in Sante Fe today.