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A single gunshot set off chaos at an outdoor gathering in Española over canceled plans to install a bronze likeness of conquistador Juan de ��ñ���ٱ�, who is both revered and reviled for his role in establishing early settlements along the Upper Rio Grande starting in 1598.

To Native Americans, ��ñ���ٱ� is known for having ordered the right foot cut off of 24 captive tribal warriors after his soldiers stormed the Acoma Pueblo’s mesa-top “sky city.”

That attack was precipitated by the killing of ��ñ���ٱ�’s nephew.

The man from Sandia Park has pleaded not guilty to all charges in the Sept. 28 shooting at a protest in Española over canceled plans to install a bronze likeness of conquistador Juan de ��ñ���ٱ�, who is both revered and reviled for his role in establishing early settlements along the Upper Rio Grande starting in 1598.

One witness told state police that protesters’ children were gathered together near a makeshift shrine at the pedestal intended for the ��ñ���ٱ� statue, amid misgivings about safety, and that “peacekeepers” blocked Martinez’s way from entering the area.