The Taos Revolt 1847
January 19, 1847 marked the start of the bloody Taos Revolt, a popular insurrection by Mexicans and Pueblo Native Americans against the US occupation of northern New Mexico during the Mexican-American War. The rebels were crushed by US troops and militia, and several Mexican and Native American prisoners of war were executed for treason.
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