Mixtón War

Mixtón War
Part of the Spanish colonization of the Americas and Mexican Indian Wars

Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza and Tlaxcalans battle with the Caxcanes
Date1540 – 1542
Location
Modern-day Mexico
Result Spaniard and indigenous allied victory
Belligerents
New Spain
 Caxcanes
Commanders and leaders
Pedro de Alvarado †
Antonio de Mendoza		 Francisco Tenamaztle

The Mixtón War (1540–1542) was an uprisng by Caxcan people aimed at pushing the Spanish conquistadors out of northwestern Mexico and bringing the area back under indigenous control. The war was named after Mixtón, a hill in Zacatecas which served as an Indigenous stronghold.

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