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That for this reason and because he was a Christian he had come to Santo Domingo to join with the Governor and Captain General and his soldiers ; that when he neared the column some Indians on horseback had intercepted him and took away his wife and another Indian woman, and that he escaped when a body of soldiers making up the rear guard had surprised the Indians and had come to his aid; that what he has said is true and under oath he affirms and ratifies. The statement was read to him, but he did not know how to sign, or his age. (Is apparently 30 years old, more or less.) “Signed by His Excellenc y. vy A bURaton, aac Don ANTONIO DE OTERMIN ae “RANCISCO x XAVIER OTERMIN, DON ANTONIO DE. AUTO. ‘‘From this camp we marched away on the 26th, to the When we arrived here we found it depopulated, the doors of the church closed and locked. Entering the convent we found it deserted, all doors broken down and the cells without doors and everything robbed; the images missing , except a life-size statue of St. Francis, which had the arms chopped off with an axe. The church floor was covered with straw, done with the purpose of burning it. The fire was started near the choir and all the benches had been broken to pieces. The Sacristy was found without boxes, and all the sacred vessels and orna- ments were missing. Everything had been stolen and taken away by the traitorous Indians. We houses in the pueblo and found a few imagessearched the and other pieces of silver, which were handed back to the Rev. Father Fray Francisco Gomez de la Cadena. _ We marched ahead half a league from said pueblo, having traveled about three leagues on that Before stopping we discovered on the surroundin day. g hills and promontories, a large number of Indians on horseback and on foot, who shamelessly made advances , yelling and firing upon: us. They had big herds of cattle and horses. ie Excellency, seeing their audacity, ordered the army i Cate i Sa a RCA ee aC IESE oe Me ACE Ee PSP LF eek hot aL ae SS £8 XG ot to come to a stop, and sent fifty soldiers to give them battle. This was done and the Indians were put to flight, carrying When His Excelaway with them their horses and cattle. lency saw this and discovered that the church was in flames, he ordered the pueblo set on fire, which was done. ‘“‘It was found that the Guardian of the Convent and another religious, charged with the custody of the church, had fled to the pueblo of Isleta. ‘From here we marched to the ranch of Dofia Luisa de Trujillo, which is three leagues away, and wishing to swim across the river to gather a big herd of cattle on the opposite side of the river, on the ranch of the Lieutenant General Alonso Garcia, we discovered that the enemy had arrived there first and gathered the cattle and drove away with them. 6 Leaving ; hed f four l leagues to to the this camp we marched Gomez ranch without again seeing the enemy. All along the way from the pueblo of Zandia to this place we found every village on both sides of the river, deserted and robbed Secretary of Government and War.’’ pueblo of Zandia. 19 ytoe re 5. We ka eis ” “4 eeSe Sr Se ee ME yi : <3 Pu , et SP ODS ee bda 38 Bikaf of| ee STS ry ag . ee io tee ay BE she ME Aa PERL a eiYd 2 Oa $e eg of all stock and furniture. While marching we captured an Indian on horseback, who declared that the Lieutenant General of that jurisdiction and the Religious who had escaped from Zandia, Emes and Isleta on the day of the uprising, had congregated at the pueblo of Isleta, and that they all left for El Paso, finally arriving at Parral. His Excellency ordered the Indian held as prisoner, and the next day we marehed to the pueblo of Isleta, which was found deserted. No native or Religious were seen here. ‘“When His Excellency found himself deprived of the other Spaniards and his soldiers perishing for lack of food and horses, and having no one who could help him, having marched over 20 days with the Lieutenant from Rio Abajo, it was decided to give notice to those ahead. This was done from the ranch of San Francisco de Valencia and they overtook all the people about six leagues away at the ranch known as Fr. Cristobal, where they were ordered to stop by the Lieutenant. His Excellency ordered that the Indian-who was taken while on the march, be examined as to his knowledge of the enemy and their designs, the cause of the uprising. It was so done and affirmed and signed. ‘‘Don ANTONIO DE OTERMIN ‘“Before me: ‘FRANCISCO XAVIER “ Secretary of Government and War. u |