... "set them straight" using any means necessary. They seemed to overdo it. For example, when Onate was colonizing the Pueblo country, he sent some soldiers ahead to tell the Pueblo tribe that they should now consider themselves subjects of the Spanish crown. The Indians decided that they were not going to be Spanish subjects and killed 13 soldiers. Onate decided that he would ... punish these Indians. He killed most of the Pueblo warriors and took captive at least 500 women, children, and men that were ... too old and sick to fight. Of the Indians he took captive, about 80 that were over...

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... culturally and economically. Both countries responses precipitated the demise of the Native Americans. Culturally the early Spanish explorers tried to the dominate the Indians in North America. In 1598 Don Juan de Onate traveled into what is now New Mexico to claim land for Spain. Ornate felt ... and conflict with them could jeopardize the stability of the new colony. Since than the relationship between the Spanish and the Pueblo Indians began to improve. The Spanish began trying to assimilate the Native Americans into their society. Immense numbers of Pueblos switched ... population. T...

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