Sovereign Nation Era Ends 1800-1827

1805

Spanish massacre 115 Dine’ Indians (Arizona)

A member of the Navajo (Dine) tribe. Image: Horatio Ladd
A member of the Navajo (Dine) tribe. Image: Horatio Ladd

Spanish soldiers, led by Antonio Narbona, massacre 115 Indians (mostly women and children) in Canyon del Muerto in northeastern Arizona (“List of Indian massacres”).

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