Indian Removal Era Begins 1828-1849

1837

Massacre of Miwok Tribe/Amador Massacre (California)

Map of the Plains and Sierra Miwok territories. Image: Alfred L. Kroeber
Map of the Plains and Sierra Miwok territories. Image: Alfred L. Kroeber

Under the command of Jose Maria Amador, Mexican colonists in northern California attack a peaceful village of Miwok, take them prisoner, and then kill all 200 of them in two mass executions (“List of Indian massacres”).

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