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Group: Chichimeca (Amerind peoples)
People: Popé
Topic: Pueblo Uprising

Popé

Tewa religious leader from Ohkay Owingeh
Years: 1630 - 1692

Popé or Po'pay (/ˈpoʊpeɪ/ POH-pay; c. 1630 – c. 1692) was a Tewa religious leader from Ohkay Owingeh (renamed San Juan Pueblo by the Spanish during the colonial period), who led the Pueblo Revolt in 1680 against Spanish colonial rule. In the first successful revolt against the Spanish, the Pueblo expelled the colonists and kept them out of the territory for twelve years.