The Taos pueblo shown above is located at the foot of the Sangre de 
Cristo Mountains in Taos, New Mexico, and has been occupied since 
the mid-1400s.  In the early period of Spanish rule in the Southwest, 
from 1598 to 1680, Taos was the farthest removed from the Spanish 
outposts along the Rio Grande, and therefore a perfect place for the 
Pueblo Indians to plan an uprising against Spain.  Taos was the 
center of operation during the Pueblo Rebellion against the Spanish 
in 1680, led by a Tiwa medicine man named Pope.  The Spanish 
returned in 1692, recapturing the town of Santa Fe and making all 
the Pueblo Indians once again subjects of Spain.  The Tiwa Indians 
joined with other tribes in rebellion again in 1847, this time against 
settlers from Missouri who stole their food and kidnapped Native 
American women.  The Indians were eventually put down by the 
superior fire power of the American forces.  Today, Taos thrives as 
on of the world's foremost arts communities, featuring traditional 
Native American craft-making and design.