TRAS LAS HUELLAS DE JUAN MAPOS (1616-1676), INDIO OCOME REBELDE. BOLSÓN DE MAPIMÍ, NORTE DE LA NUEVA ESPAÑA.

The information gathered in the Municipal Historical Archives of Parral, concerning the Ocome Indian Juan Mapos, sheds light on the fragility of the colonization of the northern part of New Biscay and the hostilities with the Indian rebels in the Bolsón of Mapimí during the second half of the seventeenth century, which were located and mapped out. A century after the arrival of the first conquistadors, the assaults on the roads and on the haciendas, the horse rustling and the taking of captives were the order of the day on the part of the indian rebels, while the enslavement and the deportation of insurgents were common practices amongst the Spaniards. However, there were also violent confrontations that involved, at times, more than a thousand combatants, as a large number of Indian auxiliaries fought alongside the Spaniards and played an indispensable role as spies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]