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Show 20 THESPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO OTERMIN, DON ANTONIO pz. THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO Avro. ‘‘Signed by His Excellency: ‘*On the sixth day of September, 1680, at Alamillo, jurisdiction of Socorro, His Excellency, the Governor and Cap- tain-General, ordered the Indian, who had been captured on the road, to appear before them and declare what he knew of the uprising and designs of the enemy. After being sworn in the name of God, Our Lord, and making the sign of the cross, he was asked his name and residence, and he stated his name was Don Pedro Gamboa, or Namboa; that hewas a resident of the pueblo of Alameda, a widower and his age over 80 years. He was asked_why the Indians TITS PESTS a a ee ee had rebelled against his Majesty and why he had renounced ae-Christian religion, He replied that it was. because the Spaniards had punished their medicine men and idolators, the Teguas, Taos, Picuriés and Pecos Xemes tribes had formed..a conspiracy to kill the Spaniards and Religious, and that they were now executing their plans. ‘He was asked what he knew, heard and saw in the meetings and councils of the Indians, and what had passed among them and the reasons why they had burned the churches and committed outrages upon the images. He repled that he had not attended any of their meetings and knew nothing, except that he had heard that the Indians did not want. any Spaniards or Religious in their country, and that because of his age he spent his time in the fields; that the Indians had told him they had killed all the Spanoe lards in that jurisdiction and had robbed them of all their "When asked if he knew that some Te Oe ee oe RP TOS Fac" Spanish and Religious had congregated in the pueblo of Isleta, he said that it was true that they had gathered at the sald pueblo and that without exception all had left the Kingdom and had taken with them their cattle and all live stock, and that no fight took place between them and the aPBS Indians because the latter had gone to the Villa (Santa Fe) to kill the governor and _captain-general and all the people = eee StL ty Pet pte? ptoet wie Rae oe er ee Pe a et ye cattle and belongings. who were with them. | He also stated that a strong sentiment had existed among the Indians since this Kingdom was discovered against the Spaniards and Religious, be- cause they had been deprived of their idols and witchcraft, which had been handed down to them from generation to generation; that he has known of this sentiment since he came to the use of reason; that what he has said is true, under the oath he has given, which he affirms and ratifies, after having his statement read to him and interpreted by Captain Montajfio. z ry ; : ri et SE ON Sed ed Wd DELI ER Soe 2 eT E meves TSa Cea SEN se SETI ni : Jae 21 Srey eh 2 ke nk YE BE Bhs SE OE Gh gs Goa ATGee Se, eee +e 28 Oe PE em: Taos ‘‘Don ANTONIO DE OTERMIN ‘‘Before me: ‘‘™he Acting Secretary. ‘“SEBASTIAN MoNnTANO ‘‘Before me: ‘“WRANCISCO XAVIER ‘‘Secretary of Government and War.’’ OTERMIN, DON ANTONIO pe: Avro. ‘‘ After the aforesaid, there appeared before His Excelleney an Indian named Pedro Garcia, a sworn witness to the foregoing, who, under oath said, that he remembers distinctly having heard from the Tanos chiefs, before the uprising, that they wanted to rebel and had been attempting an insurrection for about twelve years, because the Religious and Spaniards had taken away their idols and had prohibited their dances and superstitions. His Excellency ordered this statement placed on record. ‘*'Witnessed : Don ANTONIO OTERMIN ‘*Before me: ‘* FRANCISCO XAVIER ‘‘Secretary of Government and War.’’ OTERMIN, DON ANTONIO ve: Avro. ‘‘Tmmediately, on the same day, month and year, bis Excellency and the Governor and Captain-General ordered that the Maestre de Campo, Alonso Garcia, Lieutenantgeneral of that district composed of the Rio Abajo (lower river) appear before them and show cause why, without any orders or cause whatever, he had marched out of the limits of his jurisdiction with a large body of men, having gone six leagues to a place called Fray Cristobal, where he was detained by four men sent to arrest their march and return to the pueblo of Seneci, which is the last of that jurisdiction, and turn over a few horses for the use of this army; that the two bodies of the army be incorporated and determine upon the best method of procedure in the defense of On account of not having encountered the the kingdom. Lieutenant General before, and that he be investigated and made to state why and by whose orders he had abandoned his district and thinking he was spending his time at the pueblo of Isleta, I hereby ordain that he be arrested and that complaint be filed against him and that he be deprived of the right to leave this district until his case has been adAs a further requirement I had him write his judicated. |
