An altar is displayed in front of a concrete platform where authorities had planned to reinstall a statue of conquistador Juan de Onate at the Rio Arriba County Complex in Espanola, New Mexico, on ...

Activists tend to a shooting victim during a protest where officials had planned to install a statue of Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate on Sept. 28, 2023. AP One person could be heard saying ...

Who was Juan de Oñate? ... In retribution, Onate declared a war by fire and blood against the Acoma. “Soldiers returned, slaughtering at least 800 warriors, women and children.

Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate has deep roots in New Mexico, dating back over 400 years. This has led to Oñate having two honorary statues in the state previously.

First responders arrive at the scene of a shooting Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Española, N.M., where a protest over a statue of Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate turned violent.

First responders arrive at the scene of a shooting Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Española, N.M., where a protest over a statue of Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate turned violent.

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. — A man faces two charges for a shooting at a protest over the controversial Juan de Oñate statue Thursday in Española. The shooting happened around 12:15 p.m. Thursday near ...

Among the general public, Ponce de Leon and Onate are less well known than Columbus. They were, however, crucial to history, especially to Americans of Mexican origin in states like New Mexico and ...

Channing Concho, left, and American Horse photograph themselves in front of a memorial after a sculpture of Spanish conquistador Juan de Onate was removed on June 16, 2020 in Albuquerque.

Attendees help a man who was shot during clashes between protesters trying to pull down a statue of Juan de Onate and armed members of a civilian militia group in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico ...

This bronze statue of Juan de Onate, leading a group of Spanish settlers from an area near what is now Ciudad Chihuahua, Mexico, to what was then the northernmost province of New Spain in 1598 ...

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – A man faces two charges for a shooting at a protest where officials had planned to place a statue of Juan de Oñate in Española. The shooting happened Thursday around ...