 In 1616, however, a messianic leader named Quautlatas who had been baptized as a Christian, arose among the Tepehuán.Quaultlatas traveled throughout the mountains, his symbol a broken cross, preaching that the gods were angry because the Tepehuan had abandoned them and that they must kill or expel all Spaniards, especially the missionaries, from their lands.Quaultlatas’ appeal to his people blended Christian and Indian beliefs.