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Show neat: reERESAL ST THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO 4% a side shuld receive is provel wes ©” Amen i June 18, ; 1813, , Manri proceedings Manrique . approved the an n ordered : th at they be filed in the archives. 1357 a GS in a dispute between the Indians of aos and some Spani : iti ree ae oe claimed oe grant . oeof the lands within th € s boundaries by the Indians. ‘5 This manuscript begins with Lujan, governor of the Sueetede Tied as Don oa : ee in which the Indian governor José that Miguel whereas Tafoya, the king had given to them ‘‘a league ‘ land in the four directions,’’ they wanted the alcalde o deliver it to them, in order that their families might te spread out over the planting lands and have ampl age for their animals; and that knowing thatthe shies ‘ak ‘i dama who had usurped their lands would make against them and that the Indians would hot Lae a ow to properly set forth their rights in the premises, they iad requested Fr. Benito Pereyro to represent them the petition ends with a prayer for sristibs aise i pe ce petition is a statement by ‘the alealde in which forHe es ae i should apply pee nee‘ leans Indians Province, because the owners of the moa. Cane the indian league would make so great opposition to the aoe oo aaah aoe ought they oe panei? ee sore ? to to plant lose the a” work ‘4 dient: but as from this might result to the citizens, the chief al- wall temper pessble, Rearing he Bers equity with eelef justice h manner that the natives shall n so ir far as di : ke: anc and Don : make; may Indiane, they which : will set Af the jured in the foe the val, Felipe Sando in rehim to r occu forth after this epee He hate a ver may 1n: suc ences ; gard to the present petition. On the same day Felipe 1, king on neat - by the Indians, suggested that the matter might be settled ypuaeomentty to given being citizens the a compromise tho at the tract belonged to the Indians’ league an right to who had made purchases within the tract had no lands of the pueblo. al 1s a note by GovFollowing the sugge stion of Sandov permitted ffect that if the planting 2 marsh should be preernor Maynez, to the e d in the Arroyo Honc® to the citizens judicial to the Indians, the citizens shouldto to plant; and the alcalde was directed matter as might be most just and proper. May 3, 1813, Pedro Martin, who whey alealde of Taos, reported to Governor had done in the matter under consideration. allowed that not not Debe | determine that ently was the May nez what he that He saysieee he measured the league with an ordinary toe result tract from fifty ved of a of the — ene ee ee wide : thousana one and of land thousand nine cere three se to west, east varas, from north to south ; that all t i ded in it been improved by the citizens, and, that, meni ‘ a , nine wn nly : : o cae on es he ; 2 rll the east—side on manner whatever citizens may have intruded ST fareLPMLL eye) Reh Pre Eat a eBBY Be ek PLP ot ot Ble PS Bd Me yee to result that for many seat a Lire Pere Pert. Epes e ep * ee ee oe ee “-*ee Pa he ether t Pari rh rt rl ett al 4s Cu eet : vere a ne ) Arze reported his action to the acting 1 Rieter ee ciudad tee heed o hadnae done to be approved, ; but what should be annulled and the boundarv eeuta the by approved oe ar are ee ar es to’ be Oe Or ars On June 7, 1813, overnor Ue ark Coeds > ald government. of the King; because of 18 o TAA ee SE PETER FE Bibs PLPE ota. ae Pie (bone ae tod ee w eoeb tr mneinegee ns ok ak oJ a ar} Si eh pieces by the aa Santa Anas, he directed th a hecdaaninamal So session of such lands until hat aen ered; and he also told th es hy citizens who had bought see ee oo losing them, either i wiki acute ae Nia Aeneas ing back to them the sums they haaoeeanee heh an r could not be settled ing of their petition that the matte vernor. ae bette Maynez issued the oe ea jelicwihd decree: ‘oho 3 ue of five thousand varas measured from the in all directions, of which His Maross in A ennai grant to each town of Indians from the be; we made of its establishment, is in order that it be con“e . oe dee the maintenance of its natives; so that they spel the use and can not give nor sell without permission eed ore fea | ANS ; oe es a Ko Be Bey Nae ma* a. 4-8 $ 8-0 9-6-4 88re OOO Re ere See OG est; *; PP an oe £Pt % UT AT José Pino, and which pieces by the later adj Justment of the boundari i es San Felipes, and also en oe eh as the Some by permission of th ime este which hat e, ce! 428 THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO PPT |