The Spanish Settlement at Santa Fe
Now that the battle is won, Popé gives you an interview. Bringing the Pueblo with you who can interpret Popé's words into your language, you ask Popé to explain what he has done.
He
says: "I called together the warriors of all nineteen Rio Grande pueblos
by sending runners with cords of maguey fiber, knotted to show
the number of days 'til the uprising. As the maize ripened under the new
moon, we drove the Spanish away.United, we claimed victory!"
He says, "Spanish Christianity is terrible. If you live a good
life, when you die, they keep you out of heaven because you are an Indian.
And because you are good, they keep you out of hell. We will return to
our religion—our masks and kachina dances!"
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