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We are generally taught about when Cortez and his allies in Tlaxcala defeated the Triple Alliance (Aztec) in 1521 and Francisco Pizarro in Peru in 1533. I also know Francisco de Montejo established Merida in the Maya region in 1542. But just because you conquer a capital doesn't mean you have administrative control over the whole territory. For example, I recently read on Wikipedia that Nojpetén was the last autonomous Maya settlement when it was finally defeated 176 years later in 1697.

So what other regions that were claimed by the Spanish Empire in the Americas were finally conquered and forced under administrative control of the Spanish after 1542?

Note: Thank you to the commenters for help focusing this question. I've now re-written to make it more specific.

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    Comancheria held out until after the U.S. Civil War. The Apache held out into the 1880's when Geronimo was finally captured. Where have you looked, and not looked, for your research? Commented Aug 13, 2023 at 21:50
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    ... of course it wasn't the Spanish who conquered it either, but the Americans. There were likely rather a lot of places that never saw a Spaniard. I'm curious how the author wants those places considered.
    – T.E.D.
    Commented Aug 13, 2023 at 22:11
  • there are still isolated tribes in the Amazon. Not large, ok, but never conquered or officially contacted.
    – Luiz
    Commented Aug 13, 2023 at 22:31
  • I am focusing specifically on Spanish Empire because I am more aware of all the "Indian Wars" of the 19th century US that had to happen before they were conquered.
    – Rozgonyi
    Commented Aug 13, 2023 at 22:36
  • I tried to make the question a little more specific.
    – Rozgonyi
    Commented Aug 13, 2023 at 22:45

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Below is a list compiled based on input from commenters. I'm focusing on conflicts between indigenous groups and the Spanish (or subsequent states on colonial Spanish territories). Since "uncontacted" peoples in the Amazon aren't really in conflict with states (aside from possibly logging and oil industry), I'm not including them.

  • 1572 - Incas finally defeated
  • 1697 - Nojpetén (Maya in modern Guatemala)
  • 1844 - Comancheria treaty with Texas
  • 1883 - Araucanía (Mapuche in modern southern Chile)
  • 1884 - Patagonia and Pampas (Mapuche and other groups in modern Argentina)
  • 1886 - Apache defeated by what was then the United States

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