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Show 918 LEADING FACTS OF NEW MEXICAN HISTORY FRANCISCO He sent another substantial force to Quirix,”*° a province of seven villages on the Rio Grande, near the present pueblo of San Felipe. Peace was now restored throughout the region, although the Tiguas declined to return to their homes in the villages which they had deserted. The captain-general was in frequent conversation with El Turco relative to the country from which he came, but notwithstanding the statements made by him, since his reputation as a liar had become known to the soldiers, there were many who put little faith in his promises. Castaneda relates that ‘‘a Spaniard, named Cervantes, who had charge of El Turco during the siege, solemnly swore that he had seen the Turk talking with the devil in a pitcher of water, and also that while he had him under lock and key, so that no one could speak to him, the Turk had asked him what Christians had been killed by the people at Tiguex. He told him ‘nobody,’ and then the Turk answered: ‘You lie; five Christians are dead, including a captain.’ And as Cervantes knew that he told the truth, he confessed it so as to find out who had told him about it, and the Turk said he knew it himself and that he did not need to have anyone tell him in order to know it. And it was on account of this that he watched him and saw him speaking to the devil in a pitcher.’’ However, Coronado was determined to ascertain the truth or falsity of the Turk’s statements, although his captains advised that it would be best to make a reconnoissance in the direction desired to be taken before moving provincia que Ilaman diceean Sia.’’ Bandelier, the entire command.22. los Punames, & F., Final Report, que part son i, p- cinco 125, Before pueblos, says: que starting he la cabecera ‘¢Skirting of the Rio Grande, the most easterly villages of the numerous Speaking, of course) the sé course (comparatively Queres stock were scattered on the banks of the river. Twenty-seven miles southwest of Santa Fé is Cochiti, or Ko-tyi-ti. Three miles east of the stream, on the dangerous creek, was the old pueblo of Santo Domingo, or Gui-pu-y, the predecessoGalisteo r of the village of to-day. On the same side, but directly on the river banks, stood Kat-ish-tya, the antecessor of the present San Felipe. This exhausts the list of the Rio Grande Queres, but farther west, along the J emez river, the tribe inhabited several sites. There was the cluster of the Cia, or Tzia towns, of which but one remains, and old Santa Ana, - Papsicay The first pueblo of Ta-ma-ya stood near the Mesa del Cangelon stormed by Pedro Henry oy fe wi?de Jemez. The historic pueblo that was to-day the ‘Mesa de iearte chaos ae 231 Relacion del Suceso, 14th B. moe A. By DBT: ee ee VASQUEZ CORONADO 219 sent Don Pedro de Tovar to Sonora with a report for the emperor and directions to return with the remainder of the expedition. At this time some Indians came to see him from Cibola, and Coronado charged them to take good care of the Spaniards who would come with Tovar, and also gave them some letters to give to Don Pedro, informing him of his plans and that he would find letters under the crosses which the army would put up along the way.?*” In the latter part of April or the first days of May,?** as soon as the ice on the Rio Grande had broken ?** up, the captain-general set out for Cicuyé, and on his arrival at that point set Bigotes at liberty, which caused great rejoicing among the Indians, who were now very friendly and brought him great quantities of food for his journey out on the plains. The Turk was opposed to accepting this supply of food for the reason, as Castafieda says, that ‘‘it was useless to fatigue the horses with loads of supplies, so that they could not bring back the gold and silver.’’ ?*° The army started from Cicuyé, leaving the village at peace and well contented because their governor and cacique had been restored They had as guides a young man named Xabe, who was to them. said to be a native of Quivira and who was given to Coronado by the cacique of Pecos; also a Quivira Indian called Ysopete, and Hl They started in a southeasterly direction, and after a jourTurco. ney of four days reached the Pecos river, which they were compelled This bridge was completed in four days’ time, whereto bridge. upon the entire army with the animals was able to cross in safety.7*° 232 Castafieda, Relacion, Winship’s translation, p. 503. 283 Castafieda says they started on May 5th. - ae Coronado, in his letter of Oc- tober 20, states that he started on the 23rd of April. 284 Bancroft, Hubert H., History of Arizona and New Mezico, p. 59, a ‘‘It must have been a most extraordinary winter, but probably the floods says: following the breaking up of the ice, may have been as formidable obstacles to fording as the ice.’’ ’ : with floating mars is nothing extraordinary in seeing the Rio Grande filled ela a ice in great quantities in the early spring, far south of Alburquerque. ‘ Decia el tureo quan 0 sa 235 Castafieda, Relacion, Winship’s translation: . a ee de tanto de tiguex el campo que para cargauan los eauallos bien andaba vansarian y no podrian despues trae el oro y la plata donde parese Con engafio.’’ 236 vk ’s Memoirs, F. W. Hodge, says the river crossed was the Pecos, of Puerto de Luna, Guadalupe county, New Mexico. Somewhere in the vicinity Castafieda, Relacion, says that ‘‘after four days’ ’’ journey they ~ iN a 1ey toward Cicuyé, an river, with a large deep current, which flowed down named this the Cicuyé river. The only river which flows down from Cicuyé (Pecos) is the Pecos river. The |
