In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
PUEBLOS
Noun
pueblos
plural of pueblo
Source: Wiktionary
PUEBLO
Pueb"lo, n. Etym: [Sp., a village, L. populus people. See People.]
Definition: A communistic building erected by certain Indian tribes of Arizona and New Mexico. It is often of large size and several stories high, and is usually built either of stone or adobe. The term is also applied to any Indian village in the same region. Pueblo Indians (Ethnol.), any tribe or community of Indians living in pueblos. The principal Pueblo tribes are the Moqui, the Zuñi, the Keran, and the Tewan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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