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n 1541, Franciscans accompanied Coronado’s army to NewMexico, and remained in the country to evangelize thenatives. Of this missionary group, Father Juan de Padillaand Father Juan de La Cruz and a lay brother, Luis deEscalona, were murdered by the Indians, a tragedy whichpostponed further missionary efforts in the Southwest forforty years.37
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