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Show FRANCISCO VASQUEZ CORONADO 193 command under Tovar was a friar named Juan de Padilla, who had been a soldier in his youth, but now belonged to the order of Fran- ciscans. The coming of the Spaniards, the conflict with the inhabit ants of Cibola, the horses which the Spaniards rode, the firearms which discharged the lightning, all had been noised around the country in a very brief space of time. Knowing that the news of their coming had spread far and wide, Tovar was of the Opinion that the people of Tusayan would be carefully watching whether or not they were to be visited by the ‘‘ferocious Spaniards who rode great animals and devoured men.’’ Great was his surprise, then, that he was able to march to their province without being discovered. Tovar and his command came within sight of one of the Moqui villages about dark, and, crossing some cultivated fields, approached so near to the houses that they heard people talking within. Here, still undiscovered, they camped for the night. The following morning they were seen by the Indians, who immediately sounded the alarm throughout the village. The warriors turned out armed with bows and arrows and advanced against the Spaniards. The latter sent forward their interpreter to hold a talk. He was received in a friendly manner, but was informed that they would not permit the strangers to enter their village. The Indians traced a line upon the sand, which they forbid any of the Spaniards to cross, but one of the soldiers rode his horse over the line, when he was assaulted by one of the Indians. The friar, Juan de Padilla, could not restrain the military ardor of his youth and advised his captain to attack the Indians at once, saying, ‘‘In truth, I know not why we have come hither.’’ The order to advance was given, the charge was made at full speed, when the Indians broke and fled to their village but did not reach it before a large number had been slain by the Spaniards. The latter did not at once seek to enter the village, but made camp at a convenient place near by. Shortly the Indians came out to see them, loaded with presents, and gave in their submission in the name of the entire province and asked for an alliance. The presents included tanned leather, flour, fir-nuts, corn, poultry (turkeys), and some tar- quoises, all of which they desired Tovar to accept as a mark of their good will. Toward evening the Spaniards entered and took possession of the village. The inhabitants lived much the same as did those of |