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Show 1 ball J 7 . * 4 7 Fee . - oe , ry ae ee| r « ee ~ tetera? ~*~ THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO 473 sdeag bad THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO governor, who, having summoned his capitan de la guerra, or chief of police, tied the Indians to a stake in front of the kia of the pueblo and proceeded to administer to them one hundred lashes which were laid on with great force; there has never been any stealing of company property since that time by these Indians. The Indians of Santo Domingo formerly lived at a place ealled Guy-pu-y, the ruins of which lie about five miles south of the settlement of Pefia Blanca, in Sandoval county. These ruins are nearly two miles east of the railway station called ‘‘Domingo;’’ they are upon the bank of the Galisteo river. The waters of the Galisteo (floods) destroyed the pueblo of Guypuy. Castafio de Sosa visited this pueblo and made it his headquarters; he says that it stood on the banks of the Rio Grande. The pueblo of Santo Domingo which was visited by Juan de Ofiate, in 1598, stood very nearly where the present village is situate. Otermin when he left the country, in 1680, also says that the village at that time stood on the river bank, east side. The first church built in Santo Domingo was built by the Fr. Juan de Escalona, who was commissary of the Order of Franciscans; he died at Santo Domingo and was buried in the church which he had built. The location of this church building built in 1607 can not now be ascertained; it was and has been washed away by the floods from the Galisteo. This village was visited by Major Pike in 1807 and by General Kearny in 1846. soon as they got educated wanted to run off. These Indians are great dancers; they have a great feast on the 4th of August of each year. When some of the more anyone, very also are allow carried on they will not of the pueblo, not a member They village. are dances religious much to remain 1n the averse to having plc- tures taken of any of their ceremonial dances, and by force have driven persons off the pueblo lands who have sought to take pictures, breaking their cameras if unable are very to get rid of them in any other manner. They jealous of the secret mysteries of their dances. services On the evening of the 3d of August church 1s always well are held in the mission church; this service by attended the The Indians. spread women Indian upon which handkerchiefs or towels on the adobe floor, is In nowlse soiled ; they kneel, so that their neat clothing wear the men take off the head-bands which they usually instead with of hats. rude walls The of paintings of the church corn plants, are some decorated with birds places one a perched on the ears of corn; in several and other sym ols stars and moon the of pictures rude The altar 1s very only to the Indian. understandable crude and simple; the best the Indians its —— can altora. tawdry, but they are ; wedding cereOn the 4th, it is the custom to perform great service also women come 1n with monies; at this baskets of bread which they take to the altar as an eR and the ing; when the mass is over a process1on 18 formed mes de- eke were ~* Oya ye eee estse STEEL eae Pere Pao be Be Indians had two ere LLL POP aaeres Pa Pe pares bP oP FEArd,PLPer : PPR time disappointing; LLL riree ee Pe Pee Bek ke edee FAP AL ee TS fe oe eeee pswa] eel eee eke a short very PL peep ete tele tak In was ear re meres eT ee thievery.’’ tected, duly tried and convicted, and turned over to the first opened it was the ‘‘principales’’ would not permit any of the girls of the pueblo to attend the school. The Indian agent, at that time an army officer, visited the pueblo for the purpose of an inspection and noticing that there were no girls at the school, asked the governor why this state of affairs existed; the governor replied, ‘‘ Education might be all very well for boys, but it wouldn’t do for girls, who as ee this when school ane bo Pe to the jail at Alburquerque;’’ ‘‘they like to be sent there,’’ said he, ‘‘but I will show you how to break off It was always a difficult matter to get at Alburquerque. any to go to Carlisle. There is a government school at this pueblo which was The attendance of children at this established in 1896. Be ing the property of the company, try them before the justice of the peace, and if convicted, send them to me, not every way to prevent any of the young to the Indian school at Santa Fe or the one endeavor in people going * good; one day the governor of the pueblo, who was a very honest man, said to the writer, who was attorney for the company, ‘‘the next time you catch any of the Indians steal- The Indians of Santo Domingo have always been averse to the education of the children, particularly the education provided for since the American Occupation. They ret the court for nearly twenty years, when Mr. C. J. Crandall, Indian agent, persuaded the Indians to accept the money. At one time, some of the Indians of this pueblo were constantly stealing ties, bridge timbers, and other material from the railway company; they were caught, tried, and convicted and sent to jail at Alburquerque; this did no ae 472 * AF Te a) a4 Eee i ellen adie he 4 Lt 8 ie SPER vf 3 cf HL \ paca tata hhh; craeg Pi eo:ze elatiets® site etek eee # iG F Ida d Gime ~ oe petits |