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Show Y ‘ ane e le Pe enh ~ ot Pe ta e a oe) a Se ae hl 272 THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO THE SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO er of the two was dangerous. Immediately, without opposition, Otermin marched, with the three friars who were the Father Fray Francisco Gomez de la Cadena, then minister of the Villa; Fray Andrés Duran, guardian of the Host; and Fray Francisco Farfan, with the aforesaid people, retreating toward El Paso. At the stopping place of Fray Cristobal he overtook the Lieutenant general, Alonzo Garcia, seven more priests, and the citizens of the fio Abajo. From here all proceeded to the stopping place of La Salineta where a plaza de armas was made. They were here a short time, when they proceeded to another stopping place, which they called San Lorenzo, where they suffered great want, notwithstanding the fact that the Father Fray Francisco Ayeta, then procurador of the kingdom, gave them free subsistence in the name of his majesty Carlos II, and caused to be issued ten horned cattle and ten fanegas of corn. ‘‘4. to them daily The rebels all remained masters of the entire king- dom ; and as soon as the Spaniards were all gone out from it Po-pé gave orders, under pain of death to those who did not obey, that all of the men, women, and children should take off the crosses and rosaries which they might have and should break them in pieces or burn them; that no one should speak the name of Jesus or Mary, nor invoke the saints ; that all the married men should forsake the women with whom they had contracted matrimony, according to the christian laws, and should take others such as suited them; that no one should speak the Castillian tongue nor show any feeling of affection for the God of the Christians, for the saints, nor for the priests and the Spaniards; and that wherever they had not already done so they should burn all of the temples and sacred images. He made his general visit accompanied by a captain of the Taos rebels called Jaca, by another of the Picuriés who was their governor, named Don Luis Tupatui, and chief of the Queres, who had been interpreter of of Santo Domingo, called Alonzo Catiti, and number of lesser He took from the churches head, and opposite to him he had Alonzo Catiti sit, seating the others in the remaining places. He ordered to be brought two chalices, one for himself and the other for the said Alonzo, and both began to drink, ridiculing and scoffing the Spaniards and the Christian religion. And Po-pé, taking his chalice, said to Alonzo, as if he were the father eustodio: ‘To your Paternal Reverence’s health.’ Alonzo took his chalice and rising said to Po-pé: ‘Here is to your Lordship’s health, Sir governor.’ In the end there remained in the entire kingdom nothing of the Christian religion; all was profaned and destroyed. ‘‘5. Otermin gave an account to the Most Excellent Senor Viceroy relative to the uprising and the consequent disasters. The Father Ayeta journeyed to the City of Mexico and made several reports to his excellency, to the end that all possible means might be promptly applied for the purpose of reclaiming the apostates of New Mexico for the Catholic faith and obedience to his majesty. Permission was given by the viceroy, with a decree of the king concurring, for all that was deemed necessary, not only for the reduction of the rebels, but also for the subsistence of the families of the Spaniards and those of the Piro, Tompiro, Tehua, Xemes, and Tanos who had left, fleeing with Otermin, because of all of these tribes some had come because they refused to apostatize. Father Ayeta himself returned from the City of Mexico with these welcome despatches and with the royal interest. On this occasion was built the presidio of El Paso, which today is the Carrizal, with the advocacy of Our Lady of Pilar and of Our Lord Saint Joseph. Otermin made arrangements for an entrada of New Mexico. There were some difficulties which brought about a harmful delay. On the eighteenth day of November, 1681, the force destined for the reduction of the said rebels, composed of one hundred and forty-six Spanish soldiers and one hundred and twelve Indians, set out from the ancon of Fray Garcia for New Mexico; with priests. On the eve of the Immaculate Governor Otermin, Fray Ayeta and other Conception, which and holy vessels which he wished and di- is December eighth, the rebels of the Tihua pueblo of Isleta were conquered. From here Governor Otermin In wool, cotton, and other things, whenever he visited them. In the pueblo of Santa Ana he had prepared an invitation feast of the viands which the priests and the governors as the pueblo of Cochiti; and Otermin, with the remainder, proceeded as far as the pueblo of Zandia, having previously caused to be burned the pueblo of Alameda, and to Pua- the ornaments y captains. before that by another the pueblo by a large 273 vided the rest among the captains and inferior governors, and announced the tribute which the pueblos must pay him were accustomed to use; and the manner of the Spaniards. a great table, according to He seated himself at the sent a detachment ray, good near from his force, which Bernalillo, provisions which of herds he found proceeded deserted, and vegetables. From as far but with Zandia |
