Voices from the Archives II: Francisco de Ayeta’s 1693 Retrospective on the 1680 Pueblo Revolt
| Type | Title | Author | Additional Authors | Year | Publisher | Copyright | ISBN | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | Voices from the Archives II: Francisco de Ayeta's 1693 Retrospective on the 1680 Pueblo Revolt | Barbara Marco | Fray Francisco de Ayetta | 2000 | Brepols & University of California Press | URL |
Among the hundreds of folios of archival dcuments pertaining to the 1680 Pueblo Revolt and its aftermath, one item of singular interest is a letter to the Viceroy, dated 19 June 1693, from the Franciscan procurador general, Fray Francisco de Ayeta. Drawing feely on his own and Governor Otermin’s eyewitness testimony, Ayeta describes, in a succinct, and compelling narrative, events of the Pueblo Revolt, including the siege of Santa Fe and the governor’s providential escape, the precarious conditions for the survivors, and their eventual entrenchment in El Paso.Description: