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Pade not ekeet de a eewe or ih their a aS be a che edeé-a— * a al a oe oe tet et ee ee eer pea le Bt Pe ee bat es Pie eee Sn Pa. bat ree ee ee et et BT ae Pt Oe 8-0 - 8-8 —F ee ee having 3 Pat} run away was because in great of the fear,’ order of the and this he i ‘Being asked how it was that the rebels were of different Cochiti, where the leaders of the insurrection and all of the people of all of the nations were assembled, were not disposed to submission and returning to the Holy Faith and obedience to the king, and although they had examples, they failed to come to any determination; he said: ‘That although it is true, upon the arrival of the Spaniards, some said it was better to make peace than war, the young men would not agree to it, and particularly a cunning halfbreed Indian, named Francisco, commonly called El Ollita; he advised against making peace and said that even though some of his brothers were coming in company with eb Spaniards, ee Hori if they fought in favor of the Spaniards, kill them, and if they took sides with the Indians, : ai ssi hurt them, and in this manner he disconcerted . co c Luis Tupatu, governor of the pueblo of the ; aries, Aaving arrived at this time, during the holding rs these councils, information was given to the meeting by moll ohhh pies eigned a o the leaders of the revolt, minds, some favoring submission and others opposed, after the arrival of the Spaniards at the Sierra of the Cienega of | a came they blamed chiefs, of whom they stood answered to the question. ee —_—— an ie m) rst tt 2 enemy saying : that while they lived with the Spaniards, they lived in quiet security, and afterwards they had lived in continual restlessness.’ ‘“Being asked how it happened that if some favored war and others favored withdrawing and submitting, they had all sought refuge in the mountains, leaving the pueblos deserted and depopulated, and why it is that none have come to our settlement, he said: ‘That the reason for oraz PSE ” THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO he said: ‘That it is true there were different. opinions among them; the majority declared that they would fight the Spaniards unto death, and would not admit them ; others, who were not guilty, said: we are not guilty and we will wait for them in our pueblos; and that every time the &~@_-¥— 8 - ie oe &-+-* ta THE SPANISH ARCHIVES Cochiti one coor so Indian, named Catiti, one of the leaders of the ad ee to be a half-breed, stating to the people already arranged to deceive the Spaniards by a peace, having determined to send to the pueblo of all of ; = wee handsomest Indian women, glossy and ¢_purpose, under for the Spaniards, that in the the pretext of coming to they might excite them to lewdness, night-time, while they were with the Spanlards, the said_half-breed, Catiti, would come down, with 99 OF NEW MEXICO nations, es Xemes er all the people of the Quand _ the said Catili, himself, entered into conversation with the the sign of a shout from him, all would rush Spaniards, at that-‘in to despatch the Spaniards; and that he gave orders where ‘all of those who were present at the other meeting the said Don Luis Tupatu and El Ollita were present, upon the horses, despatching should simultaneously charge one and all. And this affiant being present while all of this treason occurred and having compassion on account of the and give they were contemplating, determined to come the whereupon, warning to the Spaniards, as in fact he did, again reSpaniards took to their arms and the said Indians ds withturned to the tops of the Sierras and the Spaniar drew,’ and this he answered to the question. ane ‘¢And having been further interrogated and he has told a ‘That said: he case, the to relative gated because the be knows; but he warns us to live cautiously, the Spanpursue and e assembl to ned traitors have determi on them . iards as far as the pueblo of Isleta, swooping left wi night and running away their horses, for when they woul horses the Spaniards were worth nothing, and in his depoststated has he what that them; kill to able be his oath. tion is the truth and all that he knows, under having aie Which he affirmed and ratified, his declaration to do so, nor oe read to him; he did not sign being unable he appears to be about twenty geen . . he know his age; Signed by his Excellency, together wit more or less. accompanying witnesses, before me and ters interpre resent Sony Aba Ruw i the secretary. os OrerMin, JUAN LUCERO DE GODOY, JUAN Pepro pg Caceres, pE Leysa, NIcoLAs RODRIGUEZ, , Luis GRANJUAN DE LUNA Y PADILLA, JUAN DE Norinea ILLO, SEBASTIAN DE HERRERA. ‘‘Before me: “FRANCISCO XAVIER. ‘Secretary of Government and War. ae 9 0 ae ‘At the said camping place and plaza de ofarmas ss eine army, on the eighteenth day of the month for the be nies one thousand six hundred and eighty-one, : an In tion of this case, there being held as prisoner in of the Piro nation, his Excellency named as ee Rafael Tellez Xiron, a soldier who speaks the seid : ee pee . i guage as well as the Spanish, his mother Lora, an pa our God for law, of form due in duly sworn to sta ' sign of the cross, under which charge he promisedinterpre t, the truth and well and faithfully and legally |