The publication of this oral history given by Lorenzo Asisara in 1878 by scholar and Native American Edward Castillo in 1989 was counted as proof that Spaniards treated Indians with brutality at missions. Later, the story was immortalized in at least one novel.
Scholar Edward Castillo documented the oral history shared by Lorenzo Asisara in 1878, which indicated Spanish mistreatment of Native Americans at missions. This account later became a central theme in at least one novel.