To the Spaniards he was known as El Pope, the man from San Juan Pueblo who led the successful Pueblo Revolt of 1680 in what is now New Mexico. For Pueblo Indians, Pope is celebrated as the central figure in the revolutionary struggle that ultimately made it possible for them to survive as a people.Drawing on early Spanish records as well as the oral tradition preserved in the pueblos since the seventeenth century, Joe Sando tells the compelling story of the conditions of Spanish rule, the secret planning of Pueblo leaders, and the remarkably coordinated Pueblo Revolt that drove the Spanish from New Mexico in 1680. Under Pope's leadership, the Revolt ended persecution and secured the future of the Pueblo People -- their culture, their land rights, and their religious freedom.