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I remind your Excellencies high comprehension that in the by-gone year, 1720, when Don Antonio Valverde was governor of this Kingdom he ordered, under superior mandate of his Lordship, the then viceroy of this New Spain, that a force of soldiers, settlers and the best way. ; “Villa de Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 4, 1748. “Don Joaquin Copautos ¥ Rapau’ This copy agrees with the original deposition, letter and opinion which I, the Colonel Don Joaquin Codallos y Rabal, governor and captain-general of this kingdom of New Mexico, have forwarded to the superior government of this New Spain. The witnesses who saw it drawn, corrected and compared were Sebastian de Apodaca, Indians should go to reconnoitre where the French were located. But the French ambushed our said force and killed more than thirty of them, soldiers, settlers and In- Lucas Miguel de Moia, and Domingo Valdez; and that it be certain, I have signed it in this Villa de Santa Fe, March 6th, 1748; acting as actuary with the witnesses of dians, besides wounding several who reached this said my staff, for want of a notary public or royal notary — town. For which reason, and many others which I omit, that I may not weary your Excellency’s attention, I deem it very fitting and necessary that your Excellency’s greatness order the establishment of a garrison with the endowment of fifty mounted soldiers, including captain and subaltern officers at a point called the Jicarilla, distant from the said Pueblo of Taos twenty leagues. Thi ] ad Re as to inMaids, a past, the Indians of times ance, were located, Hereconvenient, ek er. very e Jicarilla nation (a branch of the Apaches), who were oo a and oe had houses, palisade huts and other shel- the Gentile Cumanches despoiled them, kill- few that remained of said Jicarillas aed aS + h 4 rsveredhie and the maintained themselves in peace nearby with their families. Said Taos andis Pecos, Siig eaeyeblos. ofJ learilla the pass (or defile) ; literally - the aforesaid populous nation of : oe i. ee ieee aah oh a entrance to this Furthermore, I notify your Excellency of the happenings of Pecos, mg me in sa in the Pueblo of Our Lad y of on the twenty-first of Januar it all, whic h \ IT forward. th e : Porciuncula In view of which, eer will please approve the action taken by engagement, or give such orders as shall be in I pledge my whereof there is not one in this kingdom. o faith. acIn witness of the truth I have signed it with my JOAQUIN CoDALLOS Y RABAL customed signature. Witness Fetirzr Jacopo UNANUE Witness MiGuEL DE ALIRE 500 ANTONIO MON'TOYA. Petition for lands between Santo Domingo 1716. No final action. Felipe. Joseph Captain Felix Martinez, Governor. and San de Quin- tana. Petition by Antonio Montoya for lands which were the surplusage of the lands of the pueblos of Santo Dodel mingo and San Felipe, ‘‘on the other side of the Rio Norte.’’ This petition was presented, on March 18, 1716, to Governor Felix Martinez, who ordered Manuel Baca, chief alealde of the pueblos of San Felipe, Santo Domingo, and Cochiti, to examine the lands asked for, to inform the Indians of San Felipe and Santo Domingo in regard to the petition made by Montoya, and to report to say about the matter. 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