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Show Does) welt aes Bees a oe ’ hak a e THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO 27 = = Fl i A 26 pressed himself, saying , that oF it was his opinion that we ee ee J Se a7 ars e- +-F- 8-5 et ett hea ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee should march away in good military order until the wagons, which bring the supplies, are met, and after supplyi ng the army with the necessary ammunition, we return to ascertain the truth of the reports emanating from the Villa. and then notify his Majesty through the viceroy. ‘The Sargento Mayor, Pedro Duran, Sargento Mayor Antonio de Salazar, Sargento Mayor Luis Granillo. Sar- ee ee — ss eee ‘ SSeS = ee gento Mayor Cristobal Henriquez, Captain Juan Luis, Captain Don Fernando de Chaves, Captain Felipe Romero, Captain Ignacio Vala and all of the captains and soldiers assented to the expressions of the Maestre de Campo, Juan Dominguez de Mendoza, agreeing thus, before a combination could be made with all the hostile Apaches who are at war with us. Signed by all present. Having considered the unanimous opinion of the Maestre de Campo, Sargentos mayores, captains and soldiers signed herein, I, Alonzo Garcia, Maestre de Campo, oust Lieutenant of the governor and captain-general, for the safety of the few families which are remaining and the small sup- ply of ammunition on hand, which consists only of that carried in our pockets, and there are many that have not even that, and owing to the scarcity of arms, having been robbed by the Indians of more than 150 arquebu ses, of 120 who were killed, with all their arms and horses of a very considerable quantity, horses and cattle sufficient to the Apaches for a period of more than four months, sustain and the possibil | . ee a ee ae ae at ee Dd ew a ‘“At said place, on said day, month and year, the Sargento Mayor, reason of composed prived of burdened dren and Don Pedro Duran y Chaves said: that by the apparent truth that this small settlement is of four men in poverty, extremely disabled, dearms and ammunition, of horses and provisions, with all their families, consisting of their chilwives, and surrounded by the Chiistian enemies who have confederated themselves with the common enemy, the Apache Nation, being unable both in a political and military manner to compete with or in any manner resist the number of enemies to be found within sixty leagues, being the distance to the Villa of Santa Fe; for these reasons and for many others which I am ready to give whenever I am asked, I concur in the opinion of the Maestre de Campo, Tomé Dominguez de Mendoza; and in order that it may always be known that what I have stated in this my opinion is the positive truth, I ask and request the Lieutenant governor and captain general to command the Maestres de Campo, Sargentos Mayores and Capttanes Reformados + . 10, aS wise and zealous priests, may state what should edone. [I appointed the sargento mayor Don Pedro Duran and the captain Pedro Marque s to present this request echapeys bya peed as witn esses of my attendance; and vith me. ‘* ALONZO GARCIA gento-Mayor, Cristobal Henriquez, the Captain Felipe Romero, the Captain Ignacio Vaca, the Captain Juan Luis, el ae de Guerra, and the Rey. Preacher, Fr. José Bonil- ‘* PEDRO DURAN er cy cs Cnt Sadia ee deha de od co Dee a) ***-* ee ee ded ee ee i ee MENDOZA one day ; and after ae consideration of the facts in a matter of such a a that we ask the opinion in this regard of gravity, the Rev. ae efiners, and the Rev. Procurador Fr. Francisco 4 unoz, Fr, Nicolds Hurtado, the Rev. Preacher Fr. Tomas Rene Rev. Guardian, Fr. Tomas de Zabalet the i. ‘Teacher Fr. Diego Parraga, the Rev. Preachea, r Fr. “ig « that it best it with his accompany- who are now present in this settlement to affirm or contradict the propositions stated in this opinion, for the best accomplishment of His Majesty’s service and this he gave as his opinion and signed it with said Lieutenant general and the accompanying witnesses. ‘* ALONZO GARCIA ‘¢PEpRO DuRAN Y CHAVES ‘Luis GRANILLO ‘¢ AMBROSIO JORGE’’ ity of being besieged in this pueblo of Isleta where we have supplies sufficient for not even ~ Tomé Dominguez de Mendoza, for the reason suits the service of both Majesties, and signed name with the said Lieutenant-general and the ing witnesses. ‘* ALONZO GARCIA ‘* JuAN DOMINGUEZ DE ‘*LuIs GRANILLO ‘* AMBROSIO JORGE”’ ‘PEDRO MarQuEs’’ ** At said camping place, ,» On on thethe saidsai day, month and year bf ier aestre de Campo, J uan Domingue z de Mendoza said: iat he concurred in the opinion of the MU aestre de Campo, ¢ ‘The Sargento Mayor, Sebastian de Herrera, the Sar- Viejo (the old man), the Captain José Tellez Xiron, the Captain Juan Luis (el Mozo) (the young man), the Cap- tain Diego Dominguez de Mendoza, the Captain Don Fernando Duran y Chavez, said that they concurred in the opinion of the Maestre de Campo, Tomé Dominguez. ‘‘At this camping place, opposite the pueblo of Socorro, the Lieutenant general, Alonzo Garcia, in compliance with |