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Show Bese screech Thee oi See ee eee o had reference entirely to the battle fought by Posada; he may have had in mind the conduct of the several Pueblo Gallo in this instrument, pueblo of San Juan, to whom all the land gave obedience at the time of the insurrection, and was in company with Alonzo Catiti; and Don Luis Tu-pa-tu, and many other chiefs of those pueblos had declared that the water belonged to the pueblo of Acoma, and that Laguna was to collect the surplus remaining from the pueblo; and this is his answer. Having been asked if he knows any more than he has stated, and if Laguna has any other defense to make concerning the water, he answered that he had not; that although the pueblo had removed to the Pefiol it had not lost its right to the water, and that the Laguna Indians were not ignorant of the fact as it is notorious; and that what he has stated is the truth, under the oath which he has taken, which he affirms and ratifies. This grant being read and explained to him he signed it with his excellency, the governor and captain-general, aforesaid, before me, the present secretary of government and war, to which I cer- tify. Dominco Jironza PEerriz pE CRUZATE Before me: BaARTOLOME DE OJEDA Don Prpro Lapron pr GUITARA, Secretary of Government and War. From this it will be seen that Reneros de Posada ‘‘had returned from Acoma;’’ that Bartolomé de Ojeda had been wounded with a ball and an arrow and was crippled, had surrendered, having been conspicuous in battle, ete., why can we not harmonize dates as to the time when Zia was assaulted by the conclusion that this affidavit and for his conduct the conflicting and destroyed deposition was made AFTER the return from New Mexico to El Paso? Mr. Tipton’s conclusion that it is spurious is the best solution. ‘‘granting’’ 9? The grant Congress was confirmed to the pueblo of Acoma by of the United States on December 22, 1858. The three Indians mentioned by Ojeda— Poc-Pee, Ca— were the leaders of the revolution of tit, and Tupatu 1680. Po-pé. in-law Poc-Pec is also and more familiarly known as He was a native of San Juan and killed his sonjust before the uprising, for fear that he would make known what was going on to the Spaniards. Don Juan Dominguez de Mendoza was lieutenant-gen- reeral under Otermin when the latter made his effort to gain the Province. He had been an officer in the army 1n Pe oe Pee PLS ‘‘read and explained’’ to Ojeda. the * words to be a grant FFL of the ‘ it is declared ey arti ra ~§ MER Fe Be PoP PLPfy Poa See esos: ree tha deed oi eet LP dedPt SEP LPLee re ee py 5PA Pt ee. bi § pepe)re Be Pe abe pe Fe whet t tet gti hy tz tain is opposite the old pueblo of Acoma and that the Pefiol is on the south side and that when the Indian PocPee (Po-pé) visited the pueblos he confirmed the above because he is an Indian of the Tegua nation and a native although New Mexico for many years prior to the revolt. He came with north in 1681 as far as Cochiti and had an interview the year Catiti, who professed regret for the events of before. On having could ij fase Juan. 7a. army January 1, 1682, Otermin and the invading retired as far south as Isleta, believing that they them, not hold the province with the force with to El Paso. or Po-pé was an Indian of the pueblo of San Catiti belonged to Santo Domingo, and Tu-pa-tu ueblo of Picuriés. ‘“‘Hacus’’ of the Fr. Marcos. The present . athe in its present pueblo, we may safely assert, was standing Acoma was only abanlocation in the fifteenth century. In all probPenol. doned when the Indians went to the of New Mexico. ability it is the most ancient of the pueblos pueblo pe this of settlement last the that It is said anger upon the to the one now occupied by them, was 1n the center ne 1e “Mesa Encantada,’’ standing nearly of which is the Rock valley in the southwest corner of — was claimed, 1s it Mesa, The Enchanted Acoma. period — entire y in sible many centuries since; at some made their appearAcoma tradition — dangerous crevices a large number of the ance in the road to the top, and ey be. ks moun- FX Cubero EPPA OL 478" LE PEE ioe 08 rere LFA FS LPP ® Pa | la Pt Tad es fe pa? Oe eee ed 4 Sagar iy Par) ee the Saletan! that of his own 6 and those PL ELL Pipi are Per is on the west, tribes ‘‘the year previous’? in which pueblo of Zia had a part. It will be noticed that there are no ofan) Pe — spring 7 ar ee eee eee ee Ln de ee collecting the surplus remaining from the pueblo of Acoma; and this he answered. Having been asked what are the existing boundaries of Acoma, and to how much is each pueblo restricted, he said that the Prieto mountain is on the north, that the a4 It does not necessarily follow when Ojeda says of the Jémez ‘‘and although they were concerned with those of Zia in what had occurred in the previous year’’ that he * that Laguna moved close to Acoma because of the abundance of water there was at that pueblo, but always for the purpose of eS $ them and why they disagreed, he answered 459 en THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO a 458 CrSP ee oe a 9-8 #8 84 Fie$ 4)Sy ieePat Loe ero erry ey ‘_* ae a ce) re Hp a | meet et teh |