68.43.115a, .115b, chain mail; each link is 1 centimeter (½
inch) in diameter.
San Gabriel de Yunque (A.D. 1598–1610)
UNM field school collection
Photograph by B. Bernard
The earliest Spanish explorers and colonists of New
Mexico made use of chain mail and other traditional European armor,
but within a few generations switched over to lighter protection
such as leather vests.
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