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Show THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO a ws ow gee FS. I, the said governor » Pe ef ares * rie eee RAPER eeototelet tise eacelass ereletotalelSSct. Hf8.9 i and captain-general, may deem it proper to send to settle there, and this will also be done with people who may voluntarily ask for a grant, and who may be designated as settlers of the said town, in order that they may enjoy the privileges and rights of the same; and in order that it Ce as well as half a fanega of corn to each family for planting which I promise to give them, and also implements, such as picks, shovels, hoes, and axes, until those ordered by his excellency the viceroy from the contractors se arrive, and there shall also be forwarded to their alcalde mayor and war captain, who may be appointed, a supply of firearms, powder, and ball, in order that they may be provided with all that is necessary ; and in order that this is set forth in it may ¢ ae which serve them as a foundation and sufficient title, I order that it be published in military style, with musie by the band, and in the presence of the leaders and officers and my lieutenant-governor and captain-general, and also a es4 that Maroués pe Casa FUERTE ea 7 Bed Mexico, A and <, JUAN DE oY Viceroy of * Se ae arr 0-8 G 7-7. e+ a as Cee en ed -,J et said proclamation Don Ooo eee ee t+ + * * Q aa Pe a oe oe ees rs NNO LP. oe5 jebie Pete eeeforae erae) hd r Se Se Pee oe Be them that a ration of beef and corn shall not be wanting, rere a ne on tee ee D may assuring eee aaditiastaatitinetinattiettieA eetente ik y who Ca those a part, in all things, PG in eee to mount, I will aid them 98 OO 8 8 OO taal inet inet ad id Lae horses and ee some need them, C3 * latte te furnish 2 the morning, and I will then have in the plaza of this city the packmules which I now have, and I will also ee oy a may so appear and that they may be ready to leave this city of Santa Fe I appoint Thursday, at ten o’clock in £2 pleased to send, and also those which ee ee RPE PET Pree) ? oe) oe Pa eek fan ee = so pe oe ee that they may acknowledge in due form that I, the said governor and captain-general, have them in this said kingdom and that I have favored them in proportion te my respectful appreciation of the promise contained in the proclamation ordered to be published by his excelleney the said viceroy, the Conde de Galve, as in it he promised them and directed that I should be ordered to give them lands on which to settle, and I give them all with appreciable improvements, since I have given them cleared and broken lands and of known fertility, with their drains and irrigating ditches and dams in good condition and with the irrigation secured, and also new houses, because the said pueblo is new, and they have nothing to do but to go and live in them and to make use of the lands which I will designate for them, granting ranches and farms to those who may prefer the same, in order to allow them more room and allow for other settlers who may come in, and which the King our master may be a 256 |