If you were an immigrant leaving spain in the 1600s

Spanish Immigration to America moved on to the Spanish colony of New Mexico. Francisco Vasquez de Coronado led the first Spanish army into New Mexico in 1540. However, it is Juan de Onate, leading 500 people from Mexico City, that first colonized the territory now called New Mexico, in 1598. The explorations of Juan de Onate extended from the Colorado River to the plains of Kansas. Juan de Onate established his headquarters in San Juan Pueblo and then San Gabriel. The Colonial Life of the Spanish colonists was hard due to the climate and hostilities with the native residents. There were frequent clashes between the Zuni and the Spanish soldiers and settlers. By the beginning of the 1600's the Spanish population in New Mexico had reached 3000.