On February 21, 1824, Native Americans at three California missions revolted after a Mexican soldier beat the living heck out of a Native boy with a whip. The Chumash Revolt.
Below this church lies the unmarked grave of Diego de Vargas. Born in 1643 in Madrid, Diego de Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León y Contreras, better known by.
On November 20, 1536, the conquistador Hernán Cortés buys a bunch of silver mines and acquires between 100 and 200 Native slaves. This moment is an excellent entry point to.
On August 10, 1680, the Pueblo Revolt began in New Mexico. The most successful Native rebellion in the history of the Americas, this forced the Spanish out of their northern.
On April 21, 1545, a man named Juan de Villarroel filed the first mining claim at Potosí, in what is now Bolivia. The silver mine in the mountain known as.
