Before Jamestown: New Mexico and the Trial of the Acoma

While people think of Jamestown as the first successful colony, little do many know that New Mexico was founded earlier.  In this episode, we explore New Mexico's accidental and controversial founding.    Read the inspector’s report of Onate’s forces: https://www.americanjourneys.org/pdf/AJ-101.pdf  Read the report on the Trial of the Acoma Pueblo: https://www.americanjourneys.org/pdf/AJ-104.pdf  Read the 1601 Investigation into the New Mexico Colony: https://www.americanjourneys.org/pdf/AJ-105.pdf  Onate Image Courtesy of: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/juan-de-onate/  Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/