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Show ee v SPERM kta lett Gm Pe eta Ree ote Trcaet ota gta tet TR ie. RIES Pa tay pat) Py ti) te THE SPANISH IN THE 1 i ary La i by ‘ C3 ee Ce et Cs ee ee ee MEXICO OFFICE OF THE SURVEYOR-GENERAL SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO PEDRO pve ABALOS. March 26, 1685. Town of Nuestra Sefiora de Guadalupe de El Paso. Before Don Domingo Jironza Petriz de Cruzate, Governor and Captain-General. of the offer made eC eS ae e Cae —_ ‘7 wes ae a ee ee ee -¢ ae +? r Owo eg DOP . ti a nd ee ee Re) +. @-@ OLA * Al ee DP ood A bp hd bP Ade bd BOE PM AA A AE a Nt | a ee de da PO el hel el Pt oe el “4 ee ml ete * ae * Cd ee NEW by the custodio, Fr. Ayeta. The strong- est opponents to a return, at that time, were Francisco Gomez Robledo, Alonzo Garcia, and Pedro Duran y Chaves. The cabildo of Santa Fe took sides with the last named, as did also the Captains Pedro Marquez and . Ee AE et Oe ee Pe Pe a Be ee e. eS: he my * rs ee a Pe oe een el ted i. ig OF Registration of a mine, situate forty-five leagues from the said town in the little mountain called Fray Cristobal. Name of mine; Nuestra Senora del Pilar de Zaragoza. Pedro de Abalos was a soldier of the garrison at the El Paso presidio at the time of the registry of this mine. The property was discovered while on the campaign north with Cruzate for the recovery of the Province. He gave one-half of the mine to Alonzo Rael de Aguilar; a part to his brother, Antonio de Abalos, who was also a soldier of the garrison; also a part to Captain Juan Garcia de Noriega. Alonzo Rael de Aguilar was also a captain, married, and with his wife and children was living at Paso del Norte at the time of this registration. On the retreat from Santa Fe, in 1680, it was at Fray Cristobal that a junta de guerra was begun for the consideration of the question of an immediate return to the Villa of Santa Fe, and an attempt made to drive out the victorious apostates. The safety of the women and children having been provided for, Otermin assembled the members of the cabildo of Santa Fe, the frayles, military officers, and prominent Spaniards who had made their escape. Fray Ayeta attended the junta and represented the entire body of Religious; he made offers of assistance in the way of provisions if the re-conquest was undertaken. One of the officers who addressed the junta was Captain Thomé Dominguez, who advised the acceptance fi 3 ARCHIVES |