Pueblo Revolt

I had a chance in a previous class to read several journals of European explorers(including Christopher Columbus) during their first trips to the Americas. One thing that was prevalent with all these first hand accounts was a healthy dose of BS. Keep in mind, these explorers were all funded by kings, and were expected to come back with serious riches. So it was in all their best interests to exaggerate the wonders of the New World, if only for the purpose of getting another expedition banked.
This is why I especially loved the first hand accounts I read about the Pueblo Revolt. For this skirmish I was able to read accounts from both the Spanish and Pueblo points of view. Having both sides of the argument allowed me to gain some perspective over the situation, and it makes the ideas of the Europeans seem all the more naive and frankly, laughable. The Spanish were completely caught off guard by the Pueblo insurrection, wondering how the "savages" could kill "innocent" Spanish colonists. Well, this sounds all right and good until one sees the the Pueblo perspective. The Pueblos told of the Spanish forcing Christianity upon them, by literally making them build churches. They also told of the Spanish raping Pueblo women while then men were away for days on menial missions.
So when both accounts are considered, it is no surprise that Pueblos were legitimately pissed off at their treatment by the Spanish. It's hard to believe the Spanish governor (who wrote the account I read) was so taken aback by what happened, considering the brutality they enforced over the Pueblos. From this perspective, the Spanish look like grade A idiots.