Explainer: The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 - ICT

In 2005, the statue was revealed and Po’pay became the first person represented in the National Statuary Hall Collection to be born on what would become American soil.

Fragua said each item near or on Po’pay symbolizes Pueblo culture and tradition.

“On his back are the scars that remain from the whipping he received for his participation and faith in the Pueblo ceremonies and religion,” Fragua wrote in the statue’s description.