Hispanics and Puebloans in present day New Mexico were concerned in 1847. The US had just taken over the region, and the natives feared they would lose their lands. So on January 19, they started a revolt, aimed at killing Anglo leaders. A large number died, including Governor Charles Bent, before US troops moved into put the revolt down.
More than 150 rebels died in the fighting. Over 400 were capt

True West May/June 2025
In This Issue:
Features
- Historic Hotels of the American West
- A Journey Through Wyoming’s Outlaw History
- A Journey Through Washington’s Wild Frontier
- Blazing The Oregon Trail
- Journey Through Time
- Did Brigham Young Order a Massacre?
- Mountain Meadows Scapegoat John D. Lee VS. A Firing Squad
- Mormons in the Movies
- An Indigenous Consultant Ensures Accuracy
- The Battle Axe And A Raw Deal
- Showdown: Bridger VS. Brigham
- The Mountain Man and the Mormon Moses
- The Ghosts of Mountain Meadows
- The War Before the War
- Mountain Meadows