The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 | Native Resistance in the Southwest

Wandering through Wupatki National Monument felt like stepping into a 900-year-old desert city. 🌵🏜️ Long before Phoenix or Flagstaff existed, people built multi-story pueblos here — over 100 rooms, open plazas, and even a ballcourt. Imagine that… a ballcourt in the middle of the high desert. 🤯 After the Sunset Crater Volcano erupted around 1085 CE, volcanic ash actually made the soil MORE fertile. That’s what brought hundreds of people here — farmers, traders, families — turning Wupatki into