Editing Santa Fe de Nuevo México (section)

====17th century====
Most of the Spanish [[Spanish missions in New Mexico|missions in Nuevo México]] were established during the early 17th century with varying degrees of success and failure, oftentimes building directly atop ancient pueblo ruins, and in the centers of pueblos. The encounter between different worlds--Native and Spanish--took place all across New Mexico, but especially at the missions. They were small communities, centers of Spanish religious and economic life, and a permanent intrusion into Pueblo ways and beliefs. Here the clash of faiths, customs, and people was immediate, personal, and sometimes bitter and violent. At missions across New Mexico, Franciscan priests baptized thousands of Native Americans in the 1600s, mostly Pueblo people. The missionaries commanded new converts to take part in Catholic services and rituals. They also destroyed Pueblo religious objects, banned ceremonies, and persecuted holy men. Despite the spread of [[Catholic Church|Catholicism]] across the province, Pueblo men and women worshiped in secret and their traditional faith endured. By 1668, [[Juan de Medrano y Mesía]] became governor of the province, holding this position until 1671. His tenure was marked most notably by [[Apache]] raids in the region.

Some pueblos were friendly to the foreigners, but after cultural differences and the banishment of local religions, tensions against the Spanish rose significantly. After compounding misdeeds and overbearing taxes by the Spanish invaders, the indigenous communities rebelled in what is now referred to as the [[Pueblo Revolt]] of 1680. This rebellion saw the Spanish expelled from Nuevo México for a period of 12 years, and the pueblo people were able to regain lost lands. In 1692, they returned to battle against the Spanish, who sought restoration of the conquered holdings. [[Diego de Vargas]] achieved the reoccupation of Santa Fe. The province came under the jurisdiction of the ''[[Real Audiencia of Guadalajara|Real Audiencia de Guadalajara]]'', with oversight by the [[Viceroy of New Spain]] at Mexico City.