Date of Award
1978
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Kolinski, Charles J.
Abstract
Spanish expansion into northern Mexico and the American southwest between 1521 and 1600 was a slow and difficult process. It was accomplished in three phases. The first, and most important phase, was completed in 1542 with the Spanish victory in the Mixton War. An Indian victory in that war would have meant the end of Spanish dominance in Mexico. It is therefore surprising that so little research has been done on it. This work explores the importance of the clash of religions, Catholicism versus the ancient religions of Mexico, as the primary cause of the Mixton War in a manner not previously attempted. The second phase of sixteenth-century Spanish expansion was the long and wearisome Chichimeca War which dragged on in the form of sporadic armed encounters for over fifty years between 1546 and 1600. The final phase was the conquest of New Mexico completed by Onate in 1600.
Extent
101 p.
Recommended Citation
BYRNE, STEPHEN JEFFREY, "INDIAN RESISTANCE TO SPANISH POWER IN NORTHERN MEXICO AND THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST 1540-1600" (1978). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1970 - 1979. 636.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_2/636
Identifier
FADT13912
Comments
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1978.|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection