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Show 296 LEADING FACTS OF NEW MEXICAN HISTORY Condé de Coruiia, at that time vicer oy of New Spain, for permission to explore the new country, to learn the language and to bring about the conversion of the Indians to the Holy Catholic faith. Although contrary to the royal command, the king having ordered that no privilege of explo ration be given without the royal sanction, the viceroy authorized the organization of a volunteer escort, not to exceed twenty in number. The provincial of the Franciscan order also granted him permission, and the friar immediately began the preparations for the journey. Selection was made of two broth ers of his order to accompan y him, whose names were Friar Francisco Lopez and Friar Juan de Santa Maria. In addition there The friar and his compan ions set out from San Bartolomé on the 6th of June, 1581, and, following the Conchos rive r down stream to its junction with the FRAY RODRIGUEZ AND COM PANIONS Rio Grande, which they BEGIN THEIR JOURNEY 10 NEW MEXICO northwest and passed up the Rio Grande me re Pyne pnt, an mi ats . ye- = ne nome aA iis ee ood by way of the pre sent city called the Rio Guadalquivir, they turned to the a journey of twenty days , of E] Paso, the Mesi lla valley in New Mexico, finally reachi ng a province in whi ch there were large munal houses, to which comProvince they gave the name of San Felipe, reaching this place in the month of August. The village which the first reached containin y g the large commun al house was locate about where the tow d n of San Marcia] is now situated, and Same Piro village visi is the ted by one of Cor onado’s captains According to Bandel in 1542. ier, the name of this village was Tre -na-quél. H., ay of Arizona and New Mewico, says that nine soldiers in there Bustamante, Her the party and that their names nan Gallegos, were Pedro Fel cording to Vil ipe Uaseilerite lagra) Pedro Her na: ndo Barrundo, and Sane hez de Chavez Buensalida, (ac,: Juan Sanch ez Herrera, and Don Lorenzo Suarez de Mendoza, New \ a rn) Condé A de la€ Coruna, Spain, 1580-1583 y+ 2 Viceroy of |