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Show the south side, about 60 paces from the river, that it discharged its waters into a marsh, and the latter into the river; that he pieces of land which the Tafoyas said could examined the be cultivated without irrigation, and which they had been cultivating for ten years, and that they were under irrigation; that the governor of the pueblo said that because there were some lateral ditches it was all irrigated in the midst of the fields; that the Tafoyas said these ditches were to irrigate mgs Of: the more clezoted parts of the lands, and this er was corrobor at ce by an Indian named Antonio, Oe pe) |hee e PEP eh Pe Pas PFOEP PIN rh PRIN Bd wo bt ba a pe AL ee OCHA 3 aE FS 5 FSS Se ins OEP Oh ers rer 4-9 = 9— o- + er oo ee be oe et Dr el) Pere seetrs rere ®, Ped td 5-20-99 pa +ee ae Pa en on ed ernor to make them a new grant of the premises, stating the boundaries to be on the east by the boundaries of the pueblo of Santa Clara, on the west by the main mountain range, on the south by a table-land called that of San Ilde- fonso, and on the north by the lands of Juan de Mestas. This petition was presented to the governor on November 12, 1733, and he thereupon ordered the petitioners to present witnesses before Antonio de Ulibarri, chief al- calde of Santa Fe, to prove the making of the grant by L Governor Bustamante. Subsequently this was done, the petitioners at different times presenting five witnesses, whose sworn statements were reduced These to writing, and made depositions showed ed ese of water er Spring in quiet and peaceable posses- ek the time; that while they were sion of it, they received a written order from Miguel de Archibeque, chief alealde of Santa Cruz, to present to him the titles they held to said tract; that having complied with said order, a few days later the alealde died ; that although they had endeavored to recover their title papers they were unable to find them, even in the hands of the executors. In view of all this they ask the gov- ao et has er eran ee ee ee * [ad Ce eae ee i pe *2-* = c Ge PRs PM Ea ee ee ee ee ae Lee eed found TAFOYA. me to cultivate the lands referred This petition was presented to Governor Cruzat y Gongora on March 4, 1734, and he immedi ately ordered the lieutenant-general Don Juan Paez Hurtado. to inspect the lands in question, and make report to This was done by Paez Hurtado on Marchhim. 8, 1834, in the presence of the governor of the pueblo of Santa Clara, the interpreter, and five other princi pal men of the pueblo, and also the two Tafoyas, Juan and Antonio. _ Paez Hurtado Stated that he went up the cafiada on one side of the river and came down on the other; that he and ANTONIO Petition. 1733. For lands in the Cafiada de Santa Clara. Refused. Gervasio Cruzat y Gongora, Governor. Nos. 972 and 949, g. v. Also the Santa Clara Grant. Petition by Juan and Antonio Tafoya to Governor Cruzat, alleging that they had been in possession of a tract of lands in the cafiada de Santa Clara for eight years, which tract had been granted to them by Don Juan Domingo de Bustamante; that they had cultivated the land all the oe) and, in case the conditions should be as they alleged, they that they be allowed — 952 JUAN oe from the canada; which they could of the river, and crops without irto send some retheir statements, 1732. rr water in the stream which comes down that there was a spring in the cafada use without interfering with the water numerous pieces of land which produced rigation. They requested the governor liable person to investigate the truth of BALTAZAR ROMERO to Baltazar Truxillo. Reported Claim No. 109, gq. v. pepe tetey Clara on account of the scarcity of -t-2-¢ ce ee oe of Santa a part of the record. that the grant undoubtedly J the Indians 951 Tafoya, ry re ee eee de ottete tte ti8e Antonio 5 Je dee Ped **-* 7° Pare) oe Dee oe ee ee ee ete oe oe Oo: + a- oe ay | &,: ee ee we and Ad Tafoya ee ae de asking for the privilege of cultivating land in the Cafiada of Santa Clara. They state that they had been settled in the canada for ten years, but had not been permitt ed to cultivate lands there because of the objections made by le Juan DIEGO pe TORRES. Villa Nueva de Santa Cruz. lial. Petition in the matter of the settlement of the grant made to Xptobal de Torres on the Chama. Gervasio Cruzat y Gongora, Governor. No. 943, q. v. 5 of 950 ——_—- In the matter of the use of the water of the Santa Clara river. 1734. Refused to them by Gervasio Cruzat y Gongora, Governor. saat Claim of the pueblo of Santa Clara and No. ad. &. Petition The report of Paez Hurtado was transmitted to Governor Cruzat y Gongora on March 10, 1734, and on the 13th of that month he decided that the prayer of the petitioners could not be granted. de i ce. i oe £ _ #44 "SSP ATO Tere, +: Antonio Sy and ed ALTAMTRANO °* pe TAFOYA Tafoya. 283 rere ee JUAN THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO t 949 THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO - 282 |
