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Show on et he eR iot Ce Ss oF é P Ps Fe ee> iga Te roe ie Bie te in Te te elle geal ee gt lait SRA eT ie t: x et ee ee 7 i 6 Pare ee Pes ee ee AGUSTIN SAES and ANTONIA MARQUEZ to Juan City of Santa Fe. November 7, 1701. de Archibec. Before Joseph Rodriguez, Alcalde. 3 ba ee ee ee tt” Ls y ee Oa ”) eerllere. a (eC a A Pom A J ry / tof ot —~ < — House and land in the city of Santa Fe. His Juan de Archibee was ‘‘Jean L’Archiveque.’’ widow married Don Bernardino de Sena, to whom was granted the pueblo of Cuyamungue in 1731. This pueblo was in existence as late as 1696, when it was finally abandoned, and three years later it was given to the Captain Alonzo Rael de Aguilar. Eat eal Bel nl Piet al taal A lat nk ee ‘ elnlldeat Pe al ee ee i Darl Sal el os tell em te ees. oA os sll adh JUAN pz ATIENZA, Protector of the Christian Indians of New Mexico. Before Don Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollon, Governor and Captain-General. F { THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO 6 5 J Hy Sg ee “ajdt 5Atel atetas +5 ot” Yor! pee oe pot 7ew +) Jot jed i Se Pe a = J bat al fol es ed Ss Be BEL BE pret eea ee ae < ee, ; hae 35RPO oe . ae e oy 1 i: 3° a om ae {* ie” Wie bd 7 yf or ’ . .. }» oa S43 se v. 4° i ar “ “ i. Question as to land alleged to have been granted to Joseph Quiros and Antonio Duran de Armijo by Don Pedro Rodriguez Cubero, governor and ecaptain-general. Armijo sold his part to the Indians of Pojoaque, and Quiros sold his part to Miguel Tenorio de Alva, who also sold to the same Indians. Baltazar Trujillo claimed to have bought part of the land claimed by the Indians. This action was begun in 1715 and decided the following year. There are seventeen leaves in this archive. Controversy relative to certain lands alleged to have been sold to the Indians of Pojoaque by some Spaniards. The ‘‘Protector’’ was a sort of ‘‘Indian Agent,’’ named by the government. His chief duty was to defend legally the rights of the Indians. These protectores were established at an early day. At first the prelates of the Indies, bishops and archbishops, were the protectors. Philip If established special official protectors. See Real Cédula of January 10, 1589. Their duties were well defined. They had no jurisdiction over the Indian and no right to meddle in his affairs. Each Indian of New Spain had to pay half a real toward defraying expenses incident to any defense that became necessary in their behalf. See feal Cédula of June 13, 1623. Philip IV. This petition by Juan de Atienza, attorney for the Indians of New Mexico, relates to lands claimed by the Indians of Pojoaque. He alleges that the Indians for- merly held certain lands which Governor Pedro Rodriguez Cubero saw fit to grant to Joseph de Quiros and Antonio Duran de Armijo; that the latter sold his part to the Indians, transferring to them the grant made by Governor 7 Rodriguez; that Quiros sold his part of the land to Miguel Tenorio de Alva, who sold it to the Indians. The petitioner further relates that almost half of the land bought of Tenorio by the Indians is claimed by Baltazar Trujillo, who states that he bought it of Tenorio, and who exhibits a certified copy of a deed to the latter from Quiros. The petitioner asks that such steps be taken as will enable him to appear before the governor of the kingdom in such manner as to secure a decision favorable to the Indians. This petition bears no date, but was presented to Joseph Trujillo, chief alealde and war-captain of the Villa Nueva de Santa Cruz, on May 16, 1715. That officer then took the testimony of the following persons: Captain Miguel Tenorio de Alva, Captain Baltazar Trujillo, an Indian named Juanillo, another named Lucas de Abenbua, another named Francisco Canjuebe, alias Bollo, and three others, named respectively Miguel, Tomas, and Pablo. This testimony seems to indicate that probably Tenorio had sold a part of the land to the Indians and another part to Trujillo, and that some of the Indians had not paid their portion of the purchase price. Tenorio appears to have considered the sale as one made to Indians individually, and not to the pueblo of Pojoaque. After the testimony was taken on the 17th and 24th days of May, 1715, it was delivered to the Indians’ attorney, Juan de Atienza, in order that he might make such use of it as he deemed proper in the interest of the Indians. On June 12, 1715, Atienza presented to Governor Juan Ygnacio Flores Mogollon a petition setting forth the steps he had taken in the matter and asking that the governor do justice to the Indians. The governor at once appointed Alonzo (or Rael de Aguilar to investigate the matter, and him. This officer, on June 14, 1715, issued an order tain Miguel Tenorio de Alba to present to him and papers upon which he based his right to sell in question; and on the same date he made an Alfonso) report to for Capthe titles the land entry to the effect that he had personally notified Tenorio and that the latter had stated that he would obey the order. On June 19, 1715, Tenorio made a written statement, which he presented to Rael de Aguilar, in which he ealls |