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.
In 1878, Lorenzo Asisara shared his oral history, which Edward Castillo documented in 1989, suggesting that Spaniards treated Native Americans harshly at missions. This account later became a significant element in literary works.