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Show ready surveyed, to those to whom such grants have not in order that it may appear of record I made it a part of the proceedings, and I signed it, with my civil and mili- been been limits of the said the settlers having been Villa assembled ascertained which of them have received and have favored with grants of the tracts and ranches al- been made the said separate lands shall be given, marking off for each settler and his family that which may be ene be sufficient for the planting of one-half a fanega or maize, and in it he may plant such other seed as he may have, and the said partition shall be made in such manner as to satisfy the said settlers, and of the lands Chimayo, I bade them good-bye, leaving them happy ; tary secretary. ‘Don Diego DE VarGas ‘‘Before ZAPATA me: ‘‘ArpHonsso RAEL DE AcumLaR LUJAN [rubric] ‘¢Civil and Military Secretary”’ Y ¢-4.9 3 od aed‘i PPR oe oe a 4 a Pes ed EP kre 4 Soe osBe feeea oe oe.) eer ee -6 -$58-4 eee S 8B. Be Bes. i. de de ad ee #9 ¢°@¢ PG. Be..pn.ael, ar es ee ® ITN a Papi on oeaes eee BES SRS TAPE TIA ro Ee Spaniards, as I had already informed them, and they replied that they would so do; and I having again confirmed the grant made in their favor of the said tract of Cruz, ¢- 8-8 6-4 4 ¢ cs ae) a of October they would have to occupy it, leaving that of San Cristoval vacant in order that I might settle it with and it having the district and La C7 oe Re) ot. this sum- * during + which rr) *¢-+ nd 2 @-¢ ; Pe rd oieed a pueblo, have to rebuild, since in the month *-fe de Santa carry to the new they would and Coe ee Te Nueva and Nambé, I order and I leave orders with my lieutenantgovernor and captain-general that the separate lands of at once mer ee es Cristoval 2 ae of San ee ae 2 Se * eA aS Net pueblos Dk, ae id cm Cm nd to go to the PONZE DE LEON [rubric| ee I having a } le ea a and aes ee ee Fe, a six hundred a ° ae of April of the year one thousand and ninety-five, I, the said governor and captain-general, my personal presence being necessary in the city of Santa imiwaivy se ‘In this city of Santa Fe, on the twenty-third day of the month ARRIVAL OF THE SAID GOVERNOR AND CAPTAIN-GENERAL AT THE PUEBLO OF SAN CRISTOVAL, AND HE AGAIN REQUIRES THE NATIVE THANOS OF THE SAME TO PLANT THEIR CROPS AND TO CARRY THEIR HARVEST TO THE NEW PUEBLO WHICH THEY SHALL BUILD ON THE SAID TRACT OF CHIMAYO, IN ORDER THAT HE MAY SETTLE THE SAID PUEBLO WITH SPANIARDS IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. ‘And immediately thereafter, on the said day, month, and year of the date, I, the said governor and captaingeneral, having repeated to the said Spanish Mexicans of the said Villa Nueva de Santa Cruz the said order, I bade them good-bye and proceeded to the said pueblo of San Cristoval, in the plaza of which place all its people were assembled, together with those who had been settled at the said Villa Nueva, and I confirmed the grant which I had made to them in giving permission to pass this summer on the same and to plant their crops on its lands, and required of them that the crops which God our Lord might be pleased to permit them to gather they should ee Pe THE GOVERNOR AND CAPTAIN-GENERAL LEAVES ORDERS WITH THE SAID LIEUTENANT-GENERAL TO PARTITION THE SEPARATE TRACTS BELONGING TO THE SAID SETTLEMENT. ‘‘Before me: ‘¢ ALPHONSO RAEL DE AGUILAR [rubric] ‘‘Civil and Military Secretary”’ . (pa EMT me * EPSROME AE PL oe Bh oe pe oe [rubric] PoNZE DE LEON [rubric] Se ed Pere DE Cossio made to me, and in this said deand I signed it, io. Ceeae ‘‘ ANTONIO BALVERDE ‘The Alférez Real: ANTONIO JORGE [rubric] ‘Before me: ‘‘ ALPHONSO RakEL DE AcumuaR [rubric] ‘Civil and Military Secretary.’’ that may be left over an account shall be in order that the said order may appear eree I made it a part of the proceedings, with my civil and military secretary. ‘‘Don Diego DE VarGas ZAPATA LUJAN 261 re may he live for many years and reign over greater domains and monarchies;’ and having repeated the said acclamation three times, throwing up our hats, three volleys were fired at the same time, in congratulation upon the installation of the said settlers with such honor and demonstrations of appreciation and jubilee; and they asked me as a favor that I would give them a certified copy and that I would order that they be given the same of the said possession as well as of the proclamation and the quality of the title specified in the same in order that they might hold the same as such for the said Villa; and in order that it may so appear they signed it with me the aforesaid, together with my lieutenant-governor and ecaptain-general and my civil and military secretary. ‘“‘Don Diego pE Varaas Zapata Lugan Ponze pe Leon [rubric| ‘“‘Luis Grantwo [rubric] ““ SERGEANT MANL. BauuEgo [rubric] THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO Pe ee et THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO i a a 260 a |