Popé (Po’pay) and the Pueblo Indians in the Rebellion of 1680
Methodological Approach to the Study of Leadership in Indigenous Rebellions
Abstract
In this article, the reader will find a methodological proposal for the study of leadership in indigenou rebellions. The methodology consists of four variables: type of leader, acquired legitimacy, duration of leadership and the role of the leader after his death. This methodological proposal is used for the stuydy of the rebellion of the Pueblo indians of 1680, wich was led by Popé (Po’pay). The investigation concluded that Popé legitimized his project, mainly in the supernatural forces (he was a Pueblo healer). Although his platform included historical and sociopolitical aspects, the greater weigh that Popé gave to the magical forces caused popular discontent not seeing ther problems solved, despite having returned to the ancestral cult of the Katsina and having “erased” all memories of hispanic colonization. This magical legitimacy of Popé also caused his leadership to last less tan a year, and even possibly caused his death, wich happened in approximately 1690, after several years living in exile.
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