Editing Juan de Oñate (section)

===Return to Nuevo México===
Oñate had worried about the Rayados hurting or attacking his expedition party, but it was instead the Escanjaques who repelled his men on their return to New Mexico. Oñate described a pitched battle with 1,500 Escanjaques, probably an exaggeration, but many Spaniards were wounded and many natives killed. After more than two hours of fighting, Oñate himself retired from the battlefield. The hostage Rayado chief Caratax was freed by a raid on Oñate and Oñate freed several women captives, but he retained several boys at the request of the Spanish priests for instruction in the Catholic faith. The attack may have arisen from Oñate's kidnapping of Caratax and the women and children.<ref>Bolton, 264</ref>

Oñate and his men returned to [[Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico|San Juan de los Caballeros]], arriving there on November 24, 1601<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nm/yunqueyunque.html|title = Yunque Yunque – New Mexico Ghost Town}}</ref> without any further incidents of note.