Francisco Tenamaztle (fl. 1540s–1550s) (also Tenamaxtlan or Tenamaxtli) was a leader of the Caxcan Indians in Mexico during the Mixton War of 1540–1542. He was later put on trial in Spain. With the support of Bartolomé de las Casas he defended the justice of his cause by appealing to King Carlos I.
Read more about Francisco Tenamaztle: Background, The Mixton War, Trial in Spain
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