However, that plan had failed. The natives were uninviting to their host. The natives even burned their own crops that they had harvested and planted just so that the Spanish could not have their goods to share with them. He made sure that the Spanish could not eat their crops. The Spaniards tried with all their might to colonize Veragua, but they still failed. In 1562 Juan Vásquez de Coronado was able to assume the position and was appointed governor of Veragua. Coronado was a thoughtful governor and was also very kind compared to the men who had taken office before him. He did his best to make the natives feel comfortable in their territory since it was their land first and foremost. It was between 1500 and 1600 that the Spanish colonists married and had children with the natives, the children were given the name