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Show Pes oi Tees) Teac Sheela ee ea esy ER het STR ARS DEL Se TP ee 1 Raistit RPSA LSE LP at aes i ee i o isl els THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO 421 brs THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO Santa Clara and San Ildefonso, there was a space of 236 to the governor, who, May 26, 1786, transmitted it and the claimants, to the pueblos, . _ On May 30, 1786, ings to the claimants statement in regard been injured in the praying the governor sent all of the proceedof the ranch and they made another to the matter, alleging that they had second measurement by the cord be- ing three-fourths of a vara too long, it having been made so by the attorney for the Indians, who took it away from the men who were doing the measuring and lengthened it; that when Miguel Quintana protested against this to the alcalde, the latter refused to allow him to make any statesessgae — it tes was could be proven by Quintana and ltnesses i order to be altered . aEtrom rie the cord was taken in Pec ag bie parties with justice. sending decision ere) eer of by the alcalde sending manuscript concludes with an entry the proceedings to the governor. In con- it to the governor 1355 dated August 28, LETTER from Felipe Sandov al, Manrique, then h 1812. to Lieutenant-Colonel Josep Acting Governor of New Mexico. . : of the pueblo of Jemez, Sandoval states that the governor appeared before him 1n had rnor, -gove enant lieut his and a ee y ae “ ed —— —* ae Pa we Es Be Sa a ry bade 78 @ #44 ee ebcerbud x! bd > eee a? “ 4 ee aBeet tl ++ Fare ae a eng eerns | eee bP oe eo mn June 8th, the governor ordered Second Lieutenant sn to take the depositions of the two witae uan Ignacio Mestas and Cristobal Maese. This as done at once and the depositions taken fail to support other — ae te ee ie —— with the ae ~ some marks had been set At the points where the temporary cedar posts 1n heavy d groun the into set e alcald up, the , and filled these length in varas two , square a of the form in each; also at the with about three cart-loads of stone ted to build a permit were they s request of the Indian as a boundheight in vara a about wall of stone and mud the space occupied by ary line for the Spanish ranch, and The of the Indians. the monuments was on the land ‘ crs oaase es complied with this order June 6th, saying nat the allegation in regard to the measurement of the . — false, and that he had not failed to treat both cpa until and the iards were to pay all the costs of the proceedings survey. carry into On June 19, 1786, the alcalde proceeded to dez not being effect the governor ’s order, Carlos Fernan his place being able to be present because of illness and , taken by Don Juan Ignacio Mestas. n June 3, 1786, the governor sent the paper h alcalde, José Campo Redondo, telling him ean : o - to the alleged treatment of Quintana, and to return mini ee with the witnesses referred to by the com- te to be limited, wished to sell it to the Indians of San Ildefonso if they more than purchase; but they must not keep on the land during four milch cows and the oxen necessary for tilling this orthe season for cultivation; that if they violated be subder or moved the Indians’ landmarks they would alcalde, José ject to a fine of 100 pesos; that the chief for the Campo Redondo, in company with the attorney of the possession in parties the all place to Indians, was that the Spanlands respectively belonging to each; and The latter made a very long argument for the Indians with the conclusion that under the royal laws of Spain they were entitled to the lands in dispute, and for a decision by the executive to that effect, were the case, to the 236 varas that had been shortly before measured; that if they desired to sell the land they must at- PEFR ranch J the deh four documents, filed by torney for the Indians. Pe be 9 betg tt pliance with his first decree; that Marcos Lucero and the other occupants of the lands in dispute between the two transmitted Pl was .mira Aer ES PEPE PES EIEDS fT PLR 9 86 +979. ot88 4-60 ra eal ees PS BR... fal} aeeee The report of the second measurement fies héyt pas temporary fe as E SE ground LEP the Es 4 ba pd bee pe ee Bet et te eet into PEPEODS A driven marks. TENE were 4. Campo Redondo, on May 23, 1786, which was the date of the second measurement; that they were immediately to proceed to erect landmarks at the proper points, in com- Pied stakes << the two pueblos were the owners of the lands included within the leagues measured to them by the alealde, José from varas; that at the ends of the two lines just mentioned two rer between respectively ee ee ee therefore, ee that, measured aL Lee made; lines Nereis two ae previously of the gA SIS BSme FhBEL coeEL ot+8 RL¢~1Bae Sa 8-8. DN4 8-8 we ne oP eteSete 2522458 ends © the rare measurement bts ee oar Lr tetntg north Perr ey the PEA toward RP tet rn <2 re—*Pe)SFrare ON Pp Po Seote. Sea ae eta etd ad See ey cords LOLS 50 Dad measured ESE thus SERIE and and at the end of that distance was 118 varas short of the . the statements made by the occupants of the ranch, but corroborated each other and that of the alcalde. On June 10, 1786, Governor Anza decided the case, reHis decision was that viewing the important features. through the wall of the church; that he laid out an offset line in order to avoid the church and other rooms of the convent, 5 a 182984 b-4 le FESG Pas rebe to Pe. et e e2 420 ze Ty ’ eran And ry 159; mahetatat, $;5 ter aaap ary Dadewae og pase |