The Trail of Tears 1838

When the Cherokee arrive in Oklahoma they're placed in reservations which is a type of camp designed to concentrate Native Americans into a small area so they can't carry out guerrilla wars against the state. This policy continued until 1887 when the government decided that Native Americans had been pretty well beaten and enacted the Dawes Act. The same year as the Trail of Tears 1838 also saw the birth of a guy named Don Valeriano, Weiler Inicalal who was born on the island of Mayorka. He grew up with dreams of military glory but alas was only four foot ten when he turned fifteen. They were like it's okay if you're tiny.