The Pueblo (Po'pay)

The Pueblo
Mao by RawSasquatch
Leader	Po'pay
Event	Kings of the Wild Frontier
Start Bias	Desert
Religion	Kachina (HR)
Geography & Social Data
Empire Name	The Pueblo
Demonym	Puebloan
Capital	Taos
Mod Support
Government	Tribal Confederacy
Culture	Great Plains
Map Labels Language	First Americans
Civilopedia
Civilopedia	Here

The Pueblo led by Po'pay is a custom civilization mod by RawSasquatch, with contributions from DuskJockey, Arilasqueto, Zharques, and EmeraldRange.

This mod requires Brave New World.

Overview

The Pueblo

The Puebloans or Pueblo peoples are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States. While they do not share the same language, and are made up of a number of smaller tribes such as the Zuni and Hopi, they share common agricultural, material, and religious practices. Pueblo, which means "village" in Spanish, was a term originating with the Colonial Spanish, who used it to refer to the people's particular style of dwelling. The Puebloan belief system is based in dualism. Their creation story recounts the emergence of people from underwater. They use five directions, beginning in the west. Their ritual numbers are based on multiples of three.

Before 1598, Spanish exploration of the present-day Pueblo areas was limited to an assortment of small groups. A group of colonizers led by Juan de Oñate arrived at the end of the 16th Century as part of an apostolic mission to convert the Natives. Despite initial peaceful contact, Spain's attempts to dispose of the Pueblo religion and replace it with Catholicism became increasingly more aggressive, and were met with great resistance by Puebloans, whose governmental structure was based around the figure of the cacique, a theocratic leader for both material and spiritual matters. The Pueblo Revolt that started in 1680 was the first led by a Native American group to successfully expel colonists from North America for a considerable number of years. It followed the successful Tiguex War led by Tiwas against the Coronado Expedition in 1540–41, which temporarily halted Spanish advances in present-day New Mexico. The 17th Century's revolt was a direct consequence of growing discontent among the Northern Pueblos against the abuses by the Spaniards, which finally brewed into a large organized uprising against European colonizers. The events that led to the Pueblo Revolt go back at least a decade before the formal uprising began. In the 1670s, severe drought swept the region, which caused both a famine among the Pueblo and increased the frequency of raids by the Apache. Neither Spanish nor Pueblo soldiers were able to prevent the attacks by the Apache raiding parties. The unrest among the Pueblos came to a head in 1675, when Governor Juan Francisco Treviño ordered the arrest of forty-seven Pueblo medicine men and accused them of practicing sorcery. Four of the medicine men were sentenced to death by hanging; three of those sentences were carried out, while the fourth prisoner committed suicide. The remaining men were publicly whipped and sentenced to prison. After being released, Popé took up residence in Taos Pueblo far from the capital of Santa Fe and spent the next five years seeking support for a revolt among the 46 Pueblo villages. tarting early on August 10, 1680, Popé and leaders of each of the Pueblos sent a knotted rope carried by a runner to the next Pueblo; the number of knots signified the number of days to wait before beginning the uprising. Finally, on August 21, 2,500 Puebloan warriors took the colony's capital Santa Fe from Spanish control, killing many colonizers, the remainder of whom were successfully expelled.

Po'pay

Po'pay (or Popé) was a Tewa Pueblo religious leader from Ohkay Owingeh, also known as San Juan Pueblo, who led the Pueblo Revolt in 1680 against Spanish colonial rule. In the first successful revolt against the Spanish, the Pueblo expelled the colonists and kept them out of the territory for twelve years. Po’pay’s first mention in recorded history is as one of 47 religious leaders of the northern Pueblo arrested by Juan Francisco Trevino's government for "witchcraft." Three were executed and one committed suicide. The others were whipped, imprisoned in Santa Fe, and sentenced to be sold into slavery. Seventy Pueblo warriors showed up at the governor's office and demanded, politely but persistently, that Po'pay and the others be released. The governor complied, probably in part because the colony was being seriously targeted by Apaches and Navajo warring parties and he could not afford to risk a Pueblo revolt. Po'pay was described as a "fierce and dynamic individual…who inspired respect bordering on fear in those who dealt with him.

This treatment from the Spanish didn’t endear Po’pay to the European colonizers, and after his release, Po'pay retired to the remote Taos Pueblo and began planning a rebellion. Po’pay planned to destroy the colonizers and their influence and go back to the old ways of life that had given the Pueblos relative peace, prosperity, and independence. Po'pay began secret negotiations with leaders from all other pueblos. They agreed to begin the revolt on August 13, 1680 and runners were sent out to each Pueblo with knotted cords, the number of knots corresponding to the days left before the revolt was to begin. Po'pay murdered his own son-in-law, Nicolás Búa, because he feared he might betray the plot to the Spanish. Only the Tiguex area, close to the seat of Spanish power in Santa Fe and perhaps the most acculturated of the Pueblos, declined to join in the revolt. The Southern Piros were apparently not invited to join the revolt.

Each morning the Pueblo leadership was to untie one knot from the cord, and when the last knot was untied, that would be the signal for them to rise against the Spaniards in unison. On August 9, however, the Spaniards were warned of the impending revolt by southern Tiwa leaders and they captured two Tesuque Pueblo youths entrusted with carrying the message to the pueblos. They were tortured to make them reveal the significance of the knotted cord. Po’pay then ordered the revolt to begin a day early. The Hopi pueblos located on the remote Hopi Mesas of Arizona did not receive the advanced notice for the beginning of the revolt and followed the schedule for the revolt. On August 10, the Puebloans rose up, stole the Spaniards' horses to prevent them from fleeing, sealed off roads leading to Santa Fe, and pillaged Spanish settlements. A total of 400 people were killed, including men, women, children, and 21 of the 33 Franciscan missionaries in New Mexico. In the rebellion at Tusayan (Hopi) churches at Awatovi, Shungopavi, and Oraibi were destroyed and the attending priests were killed. By August 13, all the Spanish settlements in New Mexico had been destroyed and Santa Fe was besieged. The Puebloans surrounded the city and cut off its water supply. In desperation, on August 21, New Mexico Governor Antonio de Otermín, barricaded in the Palace of the Governors, sallied outside the palace with all of his available men and forced the Puebloans to retreat with heavy losses. He then led the Spaniards out of the city and retreated southward along the Rio Grande, headed for El Paso del Norte. The retreat of the Spaniards left New Mexico in the power of the Puebloans.

Po'pay had succeeded in expelling the Spanish from New Mexico and according to later accounts, possibly prejudiced, set himself up as the sole ruler of all the Pueblos. He attempted to destroy every trace of the Spanish presence in New Mexico. "The God of the Christians is dead," he proclaimed. "He was made of rotten wood." A Spanish force of 300 men attempted to regain a foothold in New Mexico in 1681, but was repelled by Po'pay's army. Another Spanish effort in 1687 also failed. But the expulsion of the Spanish had not brought peace and prosperity to the Pueblos. A return to the traditional religion did not bring rain to ease a drought that destroyed crops. The Apaches and Navajo stepped up their raids on the Pueblos and the Indians recalled that the Spaniards had provided some protection from the raiders. Traditional rivalries divided the Pueblo villages. Po'pay's efforts to rule over all the Pueblos were resented and he was considered a tyrant by many Pueblos. Po'pay died, probably in 1688, with the united Pueblo state he envisioned divided and weak.

Dawn of Man

"Hail, Po’Pay of the Tewa, spiritual leader of the Pueblo and leader of the first successful revolt against Spanish colonial rule. As a religious leader who suffered under the tyranny of the Spanish against your people for your supposed “witchcraft”, you decided to destroy the influence of the Spanish and organised the Pueblos against the colonisers, showing such commitment to your people and the revolution that no one person was put before the goal of resistance. Using your determination and charisma, you rallied the Pueblos to victory, the first of its kind, against the Spanish.

Art by RawSasquatch.

Fierce and dynamic Po’pay, your vision was never completed. While you may have kicked out the oppressors temporarily, your people are still disunited. And tyranny is never truly defeated; you must reunite your people, fulfil the legacy that you left and bear the burden of your people once more to lead them to true victory. Will you reunite your people and lead them to a new age of prosperity in independence? Can you build a civilization that will stand the test of time?"

Introduction: "What brings you here? If you wish to trade, that is one thing... but I know you shall find our lands a bit too dry for outsiders to settle."

Defeat: "The end of days is here..."

Unique Attributes

The Pueblo (Po'pay)
Art by RawSasquatch Gods of Rotten Wood Melee units receive a scaling +15% Siege bonus based on the number of Religious buildings in the target city (Up to +90%). During Peace Treaties, Religious buildings yield Science.
Art by RawSasquatch Lada:kwe (Composite Bowman) May move immediately after purchase. +10% Combat Strength against Wounded units, scaling for each Religious building present in its home city (Up to +60%).
Art by RawSasquatch Kiva (Library) Yields +1 Faith per 2 Citizens in this city. Counts as a 'Religious Building' for all purposes.

City List Taos Háák'u Ohkay Owingeh Oraibi A:shiwi P'ohwhóge Owingeh Walatowa Kewa Shiewhibak P'iwweltha Kha'po Owingeh Tetsuge Owingeh Nambe Owingeh Kawaika Zia Cochiti Abiquiú Tamaya Tuf Shur Tia Quarai Hano Galisteo Senecú P'osuwaege Owingeh Sitsomovi Waalpi Cicuye Katishtya Paguate Paa-ko Shuwiftu Santa Fe

Spy List Búa Conixu Xenome Tagu Yope Cajete Catiti Taputu Zutacapan Kino

Strategy

Music

Peace Theme	War Theme
"Taos Pueblo Round Dance Song"	"Jemez Pueblo Buffalo Song"

Mod Support

Unique Cultural Influence

"Our people are now worshipping Kachina dolls and performing sacred rites in underground Kivas. I worry the rest of the world will soon succumb to the influence of your culture."

Mod Support

Mod Support
Cities in Development	No
Civ IV Traits	No
Community Balance Patch	Unknown
Cultural Diversity	Yes
Enlightenment Era	Unknown
Ethnic Units	No
Events and Decisions	No
Exploration Continued Expanded	Yes
Historical Religions	Yes
Map Labels	No
Mercenaries	No
Rise to Power	Yes
Renaissance Era Revised	Unknown
Unique Cultural Influence	Yes
Wish for the World	No
YnAEMP	Yes

Full Credits List

Steam Workshop Downloader
Steam Workshop
Latest Version:	v 3
Last Updated:	3 July 2021

• Creator, XML, Art: Sasquatch (AKA Kramer)
• Lua: DuskJockey
• Lua Help: EmeraldRange, TopHatPaladin
• Civ Icon: Arilasqueto
• Pedias, DOM: Zharques