Epidemics, Slavery, Massacres, and Indigenous Resistance 1492-1599

1590

Spain establishes colony at Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo

Equestrian Statue of Juan De Onate. Image: Advanced Source Productions
Equestrian Statue of Juan De Onate. Image: Advanced Source Productions

Spanish forces under colonial governor Juan de Onate march north from Mexico. The Apaches and Puebloans drive them back, but the Spaniards establish a colony near modern-day Santa Fe, New Mexico (Native Voices, "AD 1590: Spain attacks pueblos; establishes colony at Ohkay Owingeh").

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