Editing Juan de Oñate (section)

====2014 400th anniversary of exile====
In 1614, Oñate was exiled from what is now New Mexico and charged with mismanagement and excessive cruelty, especially at the [[Acoma massacre]] in [[Acoma Pueblo|Acoma]]. In 1599, after killing 500 warriors and 300 women and children, he ordered the right foot be chopped off of all surviving 24 Acoma warriors. Men and boys between the ages of 12 and 25 were also enslaved for 20 years, along with all of the women and girls above the age of 12. When King Phillip of Spain heard the news from Acoma, Oñate was brought up on 30 charges of mismanagement and excessive cruelty. He was found guilty of cruelty, immorality, and false reporting and was exiled to Spain to live out the remainder of his life. 2014 marked the 400th anniversary of Juan de Oñate's exile from New Mexico. Despite his atrocities, Oñate is still celebrated today at the Española Valley Fiestas.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://greenfiretimes.com/2014/08/remembering-400-years-of-exile/#.VaAazvlVhBc | title = Remembering 400 Years of Exile | author = Matthew J. Martinez | date = August 2014 | access-date = 2015-07-10 | archive-date = 2018-08-26 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180826043940/https://greenfiretimes.com/2014/08/remembering-400-years-of-exile/#.VaAazvlVhBc | url-status = dead }}</ref>