Indian auxiliaries
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Description
Indian auxiliaries, also known in the sources as Indios amigos, were those indigenous peoples of the Americas who allied with Spain and fought alongside the conquistadors during the Spanish colonization of the Americas. These auxiliaries acted as guides, translators, soldiers, explorers and porters, often outnumbering peninsular Spaniards by enormous degrees in their military formations. During the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, indigenous assistants were referred to by the indigenous word of yanakuna.
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