YouTube: Fiesta de Santa Fe 2015 — La Entrada Protest

Tribal members and their supporters protested the re-enactment of the return of Spanish colonists to New Mexico in 1692.

The Entrada, which takes place during the annual Fiesta de Santa Fe, depicts the return as peaceful and bloodless. But tribal members -- including a participant in the re-enactment on Friday -- said that was far from the case.

A protest at the Entrada in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on September 11, 2015. Photo by Alex Braun / Facebook

“There was a lot of cruelty,” James Rivera, a member of Pojoaque Pueblo who portrayed a Pueblo leader who negotiated with the Spanish in 1692, told The Santa Fe New Mexican.

In 1680, Pueblo tribes led the Pueblo Revolt that forced the Spanish colonists out of present-day New Mexico. Don Diego de Vargas returned in 1692 and forced a declaration of "peace" in Santa Fe on September 14, 1692.

Get the Story:
Protesters at annual Fiesta Entrada aim to expose city’s uneasy history (The Santa Fe New Mexican 9/12)

Some Opinions:
Our view: Protesters want a more truthful Fiesta (The Santa Fe New Mexican 9/13)
Elena Ortiz: Fiesta de Santa Fe violates our civil rights (The Santa Fe New Mexican 9/12)