<p>One of the lesser-known historical happenstances in American Southwestern history is the annihilation of the strategic Spanish outpost in Yuma in 1781 by the Quechans. This event would forever change the course of the expansion of the Spanish colonial empire.</p>

One of the lesser-known historical happenstances in American Southwestern history is the annihilation of the strategic Spanish outpost in Yuma in 1781 by the Quechans. This event would forever change the course of the expansion of the Spanish colonial empire.

Massacre at the Yuma Crossing, 1781

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Massacre at the Yuma Crossing, 1781

Massacre at the Yuma Crossing, 1781