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Show HISTORY p Ven ERE — Ne RN NY an NNN SAS Scale. an rime a ae ihe meeeean ie \ \ i Y7 Yy fl q 6 nacol M | F BANDELIER -IN- eee ee ati ina ePIC i! 7 A 7 ; s ete me ASUREMENTS MADE BY 7 NOY PN Pe ae neers ‘ “Peng ree DE ~~Py PIT Paps ren i My iy i a7i rp PA CS ines Y NOM THN, y Shine) =aeee Pra Eee Oo pe one ena cee ik eat pat DD \ a a ‘EZ PEERY EYE NAY! Tt hee eae FROM Abo.r | DRAWN CICUYE — i — ONvy ft Nain ey sO My A PUEBLO « PECOS yt — GROUND PLAN— Flan- VASQUEZ CORONADO 211 The immediate consequences of this ‘‘ great misfortune’’ were very serious. The entire province rose; the Indians would not trust the Spaniards in word or deed, for those who had escaped this frightful massacre proclaimed throughout the country that this sort of action was customary with the Spaniards and that they invariably violated their treaties and agreements. In the latter part of December, 1540, shortly after the massacre of the Indians, the main body of the army, under Arellano, arrived from Hawaikth. Nearly a month was consumed in the march. On the first day out they made camp in the best, largest, and finest village of the province of Cibola. This was the village of Matsaki,?25 at the northwestern base of Thunder Mountain, about eighteen miles from Hawaikth. Matsaki 7g initia for FRANCISCO had houses seven stories in height, some of which were used as fortresses, and these were higher than the others and rose because it was so dangerous to maintain ourselves there, and entered it soon afterwards, in the end it was not possible to was surrounded all this time. We finally captured it because they held out so long because it snowed twice when they were In the end we captured it, and many of them themselves up. although we again get it all, and so it of their thirst, and just about to give were killed because they tried to get away in the night.’’ An account of the events transpiring at this time is also given by Gomara, ‘¢yeronse los Indios una noche y amanecieron muertos cap. cexili, who says: Caminando, quemaron un lugar, treynta caballos, que puso temor al Exercito. : cinquenta y en otro que acometieron, les mataron cierto s, Espafioles, y hierieron cavallos, y metieron dentro los vezinos a Francisco de Ovando, herido, 6 muerto, para comer, y sacrificar, 4 lo que pensaron, 6 quica para mejor ver, que hombres Pusieron eran los Espafioles, ca no se hallo por alli rastro de sacrificio humano. y ¢erco los nuestros al lugar, pero no lo pudieron tomar en mas de cuarenta, Beuian nieuve los cercados por falta de agua, y viendose perdidos, cinco dias. hizieron una hoguera, e charon en ella sus matas, plumajes, turquesas, y cosas preciadas, por que no las gozassen aquellos estrangeros. Salieron en dass con los nifios, y mugeres en medio, para abrir camino por fuerza, y salvarse; mas pocos escaparon de las espadas, y eavallos, y de un rio q cerca estava. quedaron heridos ochenta, y muchos iete Espanoles Muchos ae cavallos va be la T desiantal en la necessidad. a veays quanto Guaek porq Indios se bouieron al pueblo, con la gente menuda, y se defiendieron hasta que se puso fuego.’’ o of derives its name, ‘‘Salt City,’’? because the Zuni Goddess 25 Mateaki It is now a ruined pueblo of the Salt is said to have made a white lake there. of Valencia, Zui near the northwest base of Thunder Mountain, in the county Seven It was the Macaque of Castafieda, and formed one of the New Mexico. ”~ sect the 1680, It was occupied until August, Cities of Cibola province. ; abitan = the abandoned, permanently was it great Pueblo revolt, at which time for severa fleeing to the mountains, remaining on top of Thunder Mountain | years. Papers, See Mindeleff, in 8th B. A. E., 86, 1891; Bandelier, in Arch. Inst. iv, 337, 1892; Cushing, Zuit Folk Tales, I, 32, 1901. Peay te MEXICAN Ree ae OF NEW eae FACTS ee LEADING 5 210 |