Event Mixtón War

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Was a rebellion by the Caxcan people of northwestern Mexico against the Spanish conquerors. The war was named after Mixtón, a hill in Zacatecas which served as an Indigenous stronghold.

Chronology

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  • November 1541: The Spanish authorities assembled a force of 450 Spaniards and 30 to 60 thousand Aztec, Tlaxcalan and other Indians and under Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza invaded the land of the Caxcanes. With his overwhelming force, Mendoza reduced the Indian strongholds one-by-one in a war of no quarter. On November 9, 1541, he captured the city of Nochistlan and Tenamaztle.
  • November 1541: The Spanish authorities assembled a force of 450 Spaniards and 30 to 60 thousand Aztec, Tlaxcalan and other Indians and under Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza invaded the land of the Caxcanes. With his overwhelming force, Mendoza reduced the Indian strongholds one-by-one in a war of no quarter. On November 9, 1541, he captured the city of Nochistlan and Tenamaztle.
  • April 1542: In early 1542 the stronghold of Mixtón fell to the Spaniards and the rebellion was over. Victory in the Mixtón War enabled the Spanish to control all the territories of the Caxcanes.
  • April 1542: In early 1542 the stronghold of Mixtón fell to the Spaniards and the rebellion was over. Victory in the Mixtón War enabled the Spanish to control all the territories of the Caxcanes.