Popé's insurgents meanwhile besiege Santa Fe, surrounding…
August 1680 CE
Popé's insurgents meanwhile besiege Santa Fe, surrounding the city and cutting off its water supply.
New Mexico Governor Antonio de Otermín, barricaded in the Governor’s Palace, calls for a general retreat.
The remaining three thousand Spanish settlers stream out of the capital city on August 21 and head for El Paso del Norte.