Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Popé in the National Statuary Hall

A statue of Popé, the leader of the Pueblo Revolt in 1680, will be installed in the National Statuary Hall in the US Capitol Building later this week. The statue is the work of Jemez Pueblo artist Clifford Fragua. Its installation the culmination of almost 30 years' effort to bring this part of New Mexico's history to the national capital. Sunday's New Mexican had a long story, still available online as of this posting. Look for more news stories after Wednesday’s ceremony.
       We have a number of books explicitly about the Pueblo Revolt; more recently published history books (older ones give it short shrift, generally) about New Mexico, the Spanish presence in the New World, and the North American West have extensive material on the subject within them. Colin Calloway's One Vast Winter Count has a chapter, with a good bibliography.
       (New Mexico's other statue in the the National Statuary Hall, installed in 1966, portrays US Senator Dionisio (Dennis) Chávez.)

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