The Chichimeca War breaks out in 1546,…
1546 CE
The Chichimeca War breaks out in 1546, this time pitting mostly Zacatecas against their former allies, the Caxcan, who have now allied with the Spanish.
The conflict, which can be considered as a continuation of the Mixtón War, since the fighting had not come to a halt in the intervening years, is to last for forty-four years, the longest and most expensive conflict between Spaniards and the indigenous peoples of New Spain in the history of the colony.
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Groups
Chichimeca (Amerind peoples)
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Caxcan (Amerind tribe)
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Zacateco (Amerind tribe)
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Guachichil (Amerind tribe)
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Cora people (Amerind tribe)
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Santo Domingo, Captaincy General of
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Guatemala, (Spanish Colony)
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Nueva Galicia or El Nuevo Reino de Galicia (The New Kingdom of Galicia)
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New Spain, Viceroyalty of
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