ue bl os ▁Native ▁Americans ▁to ▁perform ▁their ▁religious ▁d ances ▁( th us ▁end ors ing ▁religious ▁practices ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁prohib ited ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁years ). ▁These ▁acts ▁caused ▁disag re ements ▁with ▁the ▁Francis can ▁mission aries ▁of ▁New ▁Mexico ▁in ▁their ▁deal ings ▁with ▁the ▁Native ▁Americans . ▁He ▁was ▁ind icted ▁by ▁the ▁In quisition ▁on ▁thirty - three ▁counts ▁of ▁mal fe as ance ▁and ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁J uda ism ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁and ▁his ▁administration ▁ended . ▁He ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 3 ▁and ▁died ▁a ▁prisoner ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 4 . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁ ▁López ▁de ▁M end iz á bal ▁was ▁born ▁about ▁ 1 6 2 0 ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ch iet la , ▁in ▁P ue bla ▁( present ▁day ▁Mexico ). ▁His ▁father , ▁Crist ó bal ▁López ▁de ▁M end iz á bal , ▁ ▁was ▁a ▁Bas que ▁captain ▁and ▁legal ▁representative , ▁while ▁his ▁mother , ▁ ▁Leon or ▁P astr ana , ▁was ▁a ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁Juan ▁N ú ñ ez ▁de ▁León , ▁a ▁Jew ▁who ▁was ▁pro sec uted ▁by ▁the ▁in quisition , ▁having ▁been ▁accused ▁ ▁of ▁secret ly ▁pract icing ▁J uda ism . ▁ ▁His ▁family ▁had ▁a ▁ha ci enda ▁in ▁Ch iet la . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁legal ▁representative . ▁López ▁also ▁had