One event that led Manuelito to resist the U.S. Army was the Long Walk of the Navajo people in 1864. The U.S. Army forced thousands of Navajo people, including Manuelito, to march over 300 miles from their homeland in Arizona to a reservation in New Mexico. This forced relocation and the harsh treatment the Navajo people faced during the Long Walk fueled Manuelito's resistance against the U.S. Army and the government's oppressive policies.
