| "a revolt broke out in Taos Pueblo. Mexican Pablo Montoya and Tomasito, a leader at Taos Pueblo, led a force of Mexicans and Taos who did not want to become a part of the United States. They killed Governor Charles Bent and others and marched on Santa Fe. The revolt was suppressed after the rebels took refuge in San Geronimo Mission Church. The American troops bombarded the church, killing or capturing the insurrectionists and destroying the physical structure." per Wikipedia The Pueblo guide implied to us that it was only women and children killed by the US Army in the church. The victors write history, the survivors tell their own story as they can. The truth is out there somewhere I guess.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taos_Revolt
http://adamjamesjones.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/new-mexico-massacre-the-taos-revolt/
But a sad episode in the history of the United States anyway.
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