The following passage is adapted from a Spanish colonial official's report on events in New Mexico, 1680:
"The rebellious Pueblo Indians, having conspired for a long time, rose up in arms. They burned our churches, destroyed our holy images, and killed many of our priests and settlers. Their leaders proclaimed that the Christian God was dead and that they must return to their ancient temples and ceremonies. They ordered everyone to cast off all aspects of Spanish culture, including the Spanish language, tools, and clothing, and to return to the ways of their ancestors. By doing so, they aimed to completely restore their freedom and expel us from their lands."
—Adapted from a report by Governor Antonio de Otermín, Santa Fe, 1680
The actions described in the passage are best understood as an example of which of the following developments in the period 1450 to 1750?
- AThe establishment of free-market capitalist systems by European merchant empires.
- BThe environmental and biological changes associated with the Columbian Exchange.
- Indigenous resistance to the expansion of European maritime empires.Cevap
- DThe primary role of superior Spanish military technology in maintaining absolute colonial control.