pɹˈaɪɚ tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, wˌɛn ɐ pˈiːs tɹˈiːɾi wʌz kəŋklˈuːdᵻd wɪððə kəmˈæntʃi, spˈænɪʃ sˈɛɾəlmənts ɪn nˈuː mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ wɜː kənfˈaɪnd tə ðə ɹˈiːoʊ ɡɹˈænd vˈæli.
Prior to 1786, when a peace treaty was concluded with the Comanche, Spanish settlements in New Mexico were confined to the Rio Grande valley.