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Show te ThE ba AB Te ae Ee ef Oe ae tL Me AeRe Phas Fah a PAEGk MoS OU eh Se Re ae Se ot. * Pe ae ee s;a;% 2 3 bmg 2) - eee eter Ce sell eek So oe se ee ey Rat et 44 Fi oe et taal ee Rec Bee ad bres Seem ee ee al ee 2ETETba et G5 ¥ Nas Sieh BG Ae eS) ® ad eee THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW THE SPANISH ARCHIVES MEXICO hatred to such extremes of rapacity that in the pueblo of Zandia sculptured images were desecrated with human excrement, two chalices hidden in a trunk were covered with manure, the crucifix of the incarnation was desecrated: the place of the sacred communion table on the main altar desecrated with human excrement, and a sculptured image of Saint Francis broken by blows from an ax; this was witnessed in one temple only as we marched out, the temple of the Villa having been consumed and destroyed by fire and witnessed by his Excellency and this Cabildo and all who were in his company during the siege of the capital, where we were surrounded in the royal houses (Casas Reales) while we fought them, the said temple, not being defended, was set on fire and entirely consumed and demolished, with only a few walls remaining standing; this does not include the ravages and sacrileges committed in farms of the other thirty-four pueblos, the jurisdict ions and dethe settle habitatio and ns composing New Mexico; sot ments were so far apart and without forces that it is a miracle that the people, now present in this army, escaped with their lives, of whom there are missing, the Father Custodio, the head of this church, eighteen priests two lay ore than friars, making the number twenty-one, and three hundred and eighty Spaniards, men, women and children, together with some servants, among nn wee Seventy-three Spaniards capable of bearing arms all as whom have perished at the hands of said revolting Indians, who robbed them of their arms, their property and all they possessed, all of these things having been done before the very eyes of your Excellency at said Villa, where they ranoon a our houses, setting fire to them, alike in the monas In the farms, and these facts are demonstrated ee at . have seen on our march out of the kingdom, rales depopulated, the monasteries and fei and our horses, live stock and effects carried off ee and most inaccessible part of the mesas vies and Gi ane oe ains, and as a last culmination of all these ae ts 8 wt “he GeO oe ee oe ney oe eo ddl ~6 = 6 0 ee Rad Rel eae na ag enemies scoffed at us and called us names; undoubtedly have been impossible had in watching en a ee ae eee dee eden ee a eet ee ee ee ee ee ro et eee en ee SPR * +e a ee “ Pos had we abe ok ees Se ee b+ dura etch rf ae. taken from the enemy, Intervent while e fichti. ion, and Nghting, y a Civine number of horses having saved a few cattle, which, with ears of corn taken from the fields. as a Excellency who fed upon roasted ears of corn along wit ourselves, 18 aware, for had we not had Aiees we should have died of starvation; second : the adversities and ee ee tet 5 y Pon if 4 = MTP reels Serre of LF: Loe ee)toe Ghee. 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SES i x “Re NE BE SE OE xe BC TRAE! ‘ee SE+, 925d GFE PPT beta Pye oe eh ee ore SISO i ie Rat tek PESh RED ae a re eteges ees and guarding the OF NEW MEXICO 40 royal standard and the many families during the siege and combat in the Villa, as well as upon the journey which continued from the 9th day of August until the 3d day of October, guarding the families and horses, assisting as guard to the royal standard, and the many other duties which have been ours, our horses saddled and tied night and day, on account of which they have become lean and disabled for work, a good many have died, and all of us exhausted with fatigue, hunger and loss of sleep, to that extent that some are already ill; wherefore, and in view of the inconveniences and general necessity which is apparent among all the loyal subjects of his Majesty, who with due obedience are in the army attending roll call before the eyes of your Excellency at the review, all of which demonstrates and with due attention is apparent that there are not over thirty-six men provided with personal arms, a majority without change of weapons, and the one having the largest number of mounts being eight, and these in the condition stated, the remainder of the one hundred and fifty-five who have passed in review being totally disabled, naked, afoot, unarmed; beside seventy young men, sons of families, and the remainder of the one hundred and fiftyfive being men, of whom the one who has the most 1s possessed of only three lean horses, and here and there an arquebus and sword, the major portion unmounted, their arquebuses broken and useless, without jackets and other necessary equipment for war, it seems to this Cabildo, answering with due consideration the proposal set forth in your Excellency’s edict, wherein it is said: Will it be best to return and re-settle all or a part of the jurisdiction of That such is not possible, unless his MajesNew Mexico? ty, whom may God preserve! with his greatness and eath- olic heart, shall provide the cause with necessary means, all being made known as is best to his Excellency, the Viceroy, Governor and Captain General of New Spain, and his Highness, his Majesty’s Fiscal, of the royal court (Real Acuerdo) and to all who, by law, must know of these affairs, in order that, supplying the necessary means, a Teconquest of the apostate rebels may be undertaken, among whom there are today many very cunning ones, with eighty and more years of practical communication and association with the Spaniards, good horsemen and as experienced as any Spaniard in the use of firearms, well acquainted with the entire territory of New Mexico and many of them well acquainted with all of New Spain, from Vera Cruz revolt in to Sonora; the multitude of apostate natives |