Oñate had soon gained a reputation as…
July 1598 CE
Oñate had soon gained a reputation as a stern ruler of both the Spanish colonists and the indigenous people.
A skirmish erupts in October 1598 when Oñate's occupying Spanish military demands supplies from the Acoma tribe—demanding things essential to the Acoma surviving the winter.
The Acoma resist and thirteen Spaniards are killed, among them Don Juan Oñate’s nephew.