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Peete TE NCAP ata ras po atareeameae 9 T HE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO the number being more than seventy famili them many widows and unmarried ae and one al over eight hundred persons of all ages, with whom will go also both children and servants; to all there are added ae Pihahad who, in love for their relations ce and country, ae 2 oe ss a the said people on twelve , arral, aS well as upon horses and sana : accommodated the most delicate, coe others helped oe : te travel with the few carts which they had, and ree . oobi a detachment of soldiers, one for the rake : _ over nine hundred head of cattle, which, ease 2 : : : e to supply the people, travels in advance, oe , cs ance of five leagues, making always a day’s aon: y Nees In order, also, that by their trail they ce. oe break the road and make it easier and to eae. a ee ae the rene places at which, on account of the - e shrubbery the said road might be closed, vise the herds for the use of the provisions, the € carriages with two pieces of cannon and a large ee ee all of which, on the d ay of Saint (am sets a sph e ock in the afternoon, being ready, I started two detachments of ten soldiers each 3 with with ae orporal, and in order to select a stopping place, it was ne ae eee by the river Pou for the night, upon a And a the making of an encampment. exit and its steep condition, and beHeh the five e a cause the - ye ad destroyed the road, and the greater portion of a haw I assure Cee gulleys and bluffs, it has been necessary, with the said] Maes In order to procure a passage as well as of es bi; to undertake the levelling of the same, and giving th - eins the teams of mules for the wagons, for everything, having spent the ‘ ti ers and directions in preparations for the fre- quent marches past week ee matter and light : i: being best in order to expedite the visions mind stien the greater portion of the loads of pro- wagons, by changing them to packs on eighty mule % — campment. in ord ee r ordered and sent to the first eD- would stop so th : T bring me information of the place it prepared, I oe d might join it, and everything being onl wa, = repeat my entry into the country by myself tlers may go i t 1th the soldiers in order that the said setcount to your Se se city, and thus I have given an acthe same [city] aa en. of everything and to bring into of to place in it its patroness and protectress, our Lady ing mine that I y ot the Conquest, the glory and pride be- shall not only be the one who shall place it 91 in its Villa of Santa Fe, but also I shall place it upon a new throne and place which I shall have to rebuild for her sovereign and divine majesty, and with such divine guide which leads me to my enterprise my efforts shall be so directed that not only shall they be bent towards the propagation of our holy faith but also the royal service, and, Our Lord granting me life, I hope to accomplish it so well that even your excellency will admire the short duration of the trouble and the means that I have taken for that purpose in everything to place in said kingdom, having established the settlement and its garrison in its city district and surroundings, establishing its ministers to be employed in the administration of the holy gospel. And your excellency will see that I shall be paid back for what I shall have expended when I shall send in this account, because, at my own expense, I accomplished the undertaking, availing myself of my friends, and at this date I go out to joi my said encampment. ‘Bidding farewell to your excellency, who, as my prince and lord, I anticipate from your greatness, you will give me aid in this far land so that I may perform the duties which weigh upon me and depend from the fact that the of the people are under my charge, the difficult support women and others, for the employment of Indians for their assistance in the reconstruction of the homes, which perig labor of the Indians I shall also be compelled to pay or. I And having once arrived at said city and what “TI. your shall do in the beginning, I shall give joint account to excellency, in order that you may not be uneasy and dissatisfied, and that you may be satisfied and served, which shall always be my object. ‘‘Desiring that your most exce llent person be preserved and desiring to kiss your feet, which wil 1 make my fate twice happy after so many campaigns an d cruel storms, not counting the strength of the numerous ene my whom I shall be compelled to fight. ‘‘Paso del Norte, October 18, 1693. ‘“‘To His Excellency: your most hum ble and obedient servant kisses your hands and feet. DE LEON ‘Draco DE Varcas Zapata LugsaN PONCE DE 2 “To His Excellency the Viceroy, Count de Galves. ‘4b DE VARGAS, DIEGO. Re-conquest; journal of op- erations. archive With this portion of the Journal of De Vargas is |