Battle of Acoma
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Native Americans, American Indians, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots
- Curriculum: American Indian History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606)
- Geographical Location: New Mexico
- Date: December, 1598-February, 1599
Article abstract: After this first major Puebloan uprising against the Spanish invaders, defeat and the Spaniards’ cruel punishment of the survivors kept the Puebloans from attempting another rebellion for many decades.
In May, 1598, Don Juan de Oñate, appointed by the Spanish authorities as governor and captain general of all the kingdoms and provinces of New Mexico, reached the Rio Grande valley with a large contingent of priests, soldiers, settlers, and servants as well as two nephews, Vincente and Juan de Zaldivar. Although many Puebloans fled in terror...
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