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Show ee ee en os ’ eat aah re 448 eos -£ % es “tao8 as me 4 a .. pee—e ys ce ee Ged a ae ee EP Ba oadi ERE poy ot pe ee eeePert e eee) fee ee wd & 9-49 Line Dd SRP E EP 3 Ry At SJ oe PPE PP Peed oe” r ae <4 ne 7o may PPI ee ¥ c; ® Ree a beh OcDPRSES hhh hth hed.) ak eeaePewee les 7 brES:ital et Peas da ry Sell CT oberg Terk oe THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO summoned the owners of the adjoining lands, proceeded to measure a distance of 5,000 varas toward the north from the cross which stood in the center of the cemetery at the pueblo of Santo Domingo. At the point where this measurement terminated he ordered that the natives should place a firm monument of stone, and he says that in the meantime they dug two trenches in the form of a cross, and filled them for the spot. with stones, as a temporary mark Also he says that at that point there were found the foundations of three monuments which had previously existed there; that some of the Indians had prebr) Peat Pee bl Be ete 7 ot dicted that he would find these if he made the measurement impartially and without error. The report of the measurement was transmitted by Sar- e-a-4- 9 rhe?RELI Md L J Ped fate 85 Soke! Pip rr adele: babs bss ) <= Pe PPP POT ESE ts ® he PRP Es Lo Pe Be os Se 5S Bo bet be to Governor Martinez on September 8, 1844, and 9th of October, of the same year, the latter orthat a certified copy of the whole proceedings be to the parties in interest, which was immediately of their whole of the pueblo community. of Isleta, It appears acting EP re Re . ; sra in behalf : A] that they had if rer 4 - Indians Mexico DT learned that the legislative body of New Mexico, the De- é is signed by Sarracino, dated May 15, 1845, in which, among fiw other things, he says that the Cabra spring is outside of the Isleta league ; that the land is not the lawful property of any settlement; that the spring is very small, and during tra 5 | Feet Facsimile Facsimile of Signature of Don Carlos Beaubien. et action of the Departmental Assembly its president and secretary. This is followed by the report of the prefect, Francisco Nicolas of Signature si Ortiz. of Don * Pee ae a FJ 8 “2 a TEP! a St Per PR PT ELE OP er Pe PEP APPA PD tok enkaiad ee Pa Pe PA indeieatiaincod Pe AE me PP MEMEdianatinPE heteteetinnttentnlateintindntinthte? deme time to direct the proper justice of the peace to do likewise. This ba 1ento, to report upon the matter, and at the same Facsimile of Signature ot ce oo : Bautisit e180) aoe eee a aoe ae re This was done, and on the same day of the date of the petition that body ordered the prefect of the Third district of the Department, in concurrence with the ayuntam- ea POSE SPE cae s-* £1 = ate te tee tale pr)eee khPo —al ok BL oP SeAiics partmental Assembly, had granted to Don Juan Otero a tract of land situated at the Cabra spring, which tract and spring they alleged had always been recognized as the property of their pueblo. They strongly protest against this violation of their rights, and request the governor to lay their protest before the Assembly. te two eT a i This protest is directed to the governor of New by Ear 1381 PROTEST of March 27, 1845, by the Indians of the Pueblo of Isleta, against the granting of the Ojo de la Cabra Tract to Don Juan Otero. te racino on the dered ae one. |