The native peoples of New Mexico acquire…

The native peoples of New Mexico acquire hundreds of Spanish mounts during the Pueblo Rebellion, thus allowing the further spread of horses to the Plains tribes.

The retreat of the Spaniards leaves New Mexico in the power of the Pueblos.

There are many tales of what happened to Popé after the revolt had transpired.

One tale has him ordering the Puebloan people, under penalty of death, to burn or destroy crosses and other religious imagery, as well as any other vestige of the Roman Catholic religion and Spanish culture, including Spanish livestock and fruit trees.

He supposedly also forbade the planting of wheat and barley and commanded those natives who had been married according to the rites of the Catholic Church to dismiss their wives and to take others after the old native tradition.

Another tale says that he left after the revolt to Taos to live out the rest of his days incognito to avoid persecution from the returning Spaniards and the anger of the Puebloans who hadn't support him during the revolt.

Another tale states that he simply disappeared.

Following their success, the diverse Pueblo Tribes, separated by hundreds of miles and eight different languages, quarrel as to who will occupy Santa Fe and rule over the country.

These power struggles, combined with raids from nomadic tribes, Spanish raids, and a seven year drought, will weaken the Pueblo resolve and set the stage for a Spanish reconquest.