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Show > ah he fo eo + TH ed et eee aa Beth ee a Bees A reply at the foot of this order; before me, the Secretary of Government and War. Before me: Don ANTONIO DE OTERMIN ‘“HRANCISCO XAVIER ‘Secretary of Government and War.’’ ll Sc OTERMIiN, DON ANTONIO pz: Avro. ‘“‘On the said day, month and year, I, the secretary of Government and War, by the authority upon me conferred by the Governor and Captain-General, and in the presence of two witnesses, namely: The Sargento Mayor, Luis de Quintana and Captain Francisco Xavier, served the com- ee haa plaint aforesaid upon the defendant, the Maestre de Campo, ber at tall sales Alonso Garcia, in person, who answering the same, said: That when he heard of the general uprising he had on the same day sent to inquire where his help was needed of the Lieutenant-General, Luis Granillo, Alealde of the district of Xemes, who, with a soldier named J oaquin de Bonilla and two priests, were in the pueblo surrounded by the hostile Indians. The Indians had made known their intention to rebel, and, in fact, had already taken up their arms. The rumor was current that the Governor and Captaingeneral had been killed and this news had incensed the hostiles to the spilling of more blood. They sought the Alcalde, the soldiers and two priests in order to wreak vengeance upon them for the death of an Indian, who, supposedly, had been killed by one of their number. The de- fendant and eight men went to lend their aid to the said ite and his companions and met them as they were recee from the pueblo, pursued by the hostile Indians. at the prompt arrival of defendant upon the scene had oe ai oa e a said Alealde and the inhab- ( ueblo by the Indian 1g] the ee of that diseace oo efore nightfall the news was brouch ta pueblo of Santo Domingo three Rigo lards had been killed, and he immediat ely started out to ie enii his district and ascertain if ound that Captain Agustin de Carbajal, this was true, and as also the Sargento M ayor, Cristobal de wife and family Anaya, his wife and three sons, two soldiers and two other persons had been sermons by the Indians. “On the road from Santo Domingo found six men murdered and ard t oe of ps same fate had overtaken the Governor and Captain- 23 pueblo of Zandia to Taos, which is the most populated district in this kingdom. ; ‘‘He immediately gathered his horses and barricaded himself and six sons at the ranch, which was surrounded by Indians and kept guard through the night. He remained there two days when he received notice that the Religious and people were leaving that district. ‘‘As a loyal subject of His Majesty he never wished to forsake the cause, but, on the contrary, offered aid to His Excellency; his efforts to reach him, however, were futile, as every road was infested by the enemy. Three messages sent by His Excellency never reached him, and, notwithstanding the fact that the Religious and people were leaving the kingdom, abandoning their homes and fields, he called meetings and tried to induce the people to refrain from leaving until the truth was known as to His Excelleney’s fate, which he was unable to learn, as shown by the record on two written sheets and one blank, which he offers and asks that the same be placed in the proceedings of this investigation. ‘‘That when he heard His Excellency was coming he immediately marched out to meet him and to offer horses and his services to him; that he has always served His Majesty loyally and has contributed one hundred horses, his six sons and all of his earthly possessions to the cause; that he has been present in many conflicts with the Indians and has sacrificed his own personal interests in behalf of the army, which is generally known. ‘‘Hor which reasons and for his readiness to serve His Majesty when called upon, he asks His Excellency to grant him his liberty and that the complaint against him be annulled. He signed this his answer in my presence and in the presence of the witnesses. ALONZO GARCIA ‘*LUIS DE QUINTANA, Witness. ‘Before me: ‘* FRANCISCO XAVIER ‘Secretary of Government and War.’’ ‘His Excellency ordered this answer entered of record and investigated. ‘Before me: ‘“Secretary of Government and War.”’ OTERMIiN, DON ANTONIO pe: Avro. ‘‘Then suddenly, while his excellency and the army were marching away from the pueblo of Alamillo, a company of about 30 men, mounted on horses, approached us. We dis- a us a, - Sa “ape ‘ar ti inn once Sreeieeganen Prenat es ele? ** a * sd 95 Me oe ee oe ee General, the people in the Villa and all the Spaniards from the THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO roma THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO ‘ ent oe hs ts ee te ert tlt Nall ed et eed ted Sek hs ee ao eae . ser ed Sk Beet Oka wis TA potwrIk is bee) = ee eS I a a da 22 |