As time passed, the Spaniards convinced the Indians to help them find gold and even promised limited citizenship for their help. Remember that the Indians had never seen horses, guns, and white skin before, and for a time, believed that the Spaniards were Gods. Conditions changed, however, and the Indians started to be treated as slaves. As a result, there were many uprisings and the Spaniards had to abandon many of their missions and pueblos until the late 1600's. 

About a century later, the Jesuits, a religious order founded by Loyola, were thrown out of power for hoarding (PG Rated) gold and lost influence in the Spanish government. Some believe that the Lost Dutchman Gold came from a Jesuit cache. The Jesuits were then replaced by the Franciscans. (Read more about these guys in our forthcoming unabridged book, Words to Jump Bye, based on the golden Tony Bennet song. - SEE GRAND SLAMMERS).