What the records say
- When
- 22 Jan 1599 – 24 Jan 1599
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 34.90° N, 107.58° W
- Description
- 1599 massacre of Acoma Puebloans by Spanish soldiers
1599 Acoma massacre
1599 massacre of Puebloans by Spanish soldiers
The Acoma Massacre was a punitive expedition by Spanish conquistadors at the Acoma Pueblo in January, 1599. Around 500 Acoma men and 300 women and children were killed during the three-day onslaught. Of the Acoma who survived the attack, many were sentenced to 20-year terms of bondage, and 24 suffered amputations.
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