New Mexico Conflict Essay

First off, the Navajo and Spanish used to be friends. The Spanish explored the land of the Navajo, they encountered each other became allies, the exchanged good with each other, and it ended into great conflict. They disagreed and fought to who won. They wanted the good land, isn’t that why the Spanish came to that land? Riches and more riches. They also thought they could make allies and more “friends” in the world. The more they stayed the more they fought. They Navajo seemed more peaceful and just wanted land to live and grow on, but the Spanish wanted riches. Why did the Navajo and Spanish even get into a conflict? Why couldn’t they settle it differently?

First, the Spanish and the Navajo got into a conflict, but that put an impact on New Mexico History. It all started when the Navajo moved to where the Pueblo lived. It was easier to adapt to the new environment, because the Pueblo had already lived there for …show more content…
It all started over this land, the Spanish wanted riches and the Navajo wanted their land. The Spanish took over, powering over the Navajo AND Pueblo. They took over the Pueblos villages and converted them to be Christians. They Pueblos were also forced to be slaves, they had to care for the animals, crops, and houses. They Navajo were able to avoid mush of this conflict, for they lived on small farms spread over the the wide countryside. That’s when the Pueblo and Navajo helped each other out. The Pueblo rebelled against slavery in 1680. They killed many Spanish and drove the rest of them South. The Navajo came in and captured many of the escaped Spanish livestock and moved North away from it all. The Spanish came back and had more armies this time nobody could over power them. They soon drove the Pueblo north onto the same land as the Navajo had gone to. Now living in the same area, North, the Navajo and Pueblo tribes had to live and struggle together from now on. They move to the area now know as the Four