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Show 258 LEADING FACTS OF NEW MEXICAN HISTORY finding a great many, particularly at some springs and on the plains which they called Llanos de San Francisco y Aguas Zarcas. From the plains they returned to the pueblo of Puara, and afterwards heard of a valley called Asay or Osay — the Zunis — which they did not visit, because of the depth of the snow. Later, they journeyed to the salt lakes across the mountains to the east and returning to Puara, where the friars had remained, made up their minds to return to San Bartolomé, which they did, leaving the courageous friars alone and unprotected. The soldiers were insistent that the friars return with them, but this the missionaries steadily refused to do. They were not alarmed at the departure of the soldiers, CAPTAIN CHAMUSCADO RETURNS but remained cheerfully with the TO SAN BARTOLOME Indians, hoping for the Christian’s reward. When Chamuscado had arrived at San Bartolomé, he, in company with some of his men, started to the City of Mexico to make their report, particularly as to some mines which they had Chamuscado, way, and, in the month following, the testimony of the two of May however, discovered while in the Indian country. died on the soldiers, Bustamante and Gallegos, was taken before the viceroy, and this testimony is probably the best account of the expedition conducted by Friar Rodriguez.?7* Barrundo, another of the soldiers, testified that of the southern Indians who had gone with them on the expedition, three had remained at Puara; these were named Andrés, Francisco, and Geronimo, the last named being a servant of the witness. Francisco 278 Pacheco, Doc. xv, 80-150, Testimonio dado en Mejico sobre el Descubrimiento de doscientas leguas adelante de las minas de Santa Barbola, gobernacion de Diego de Ibarra; cuyo descubrimiento se hizo en virtud de cierta licencia que pidid Fr. Augustin Rodriguez y otros religiosos Franciscanos. Acompanan relaciones de este descubrimiento y otros documentos, Afios, 1582-3. Bancroft, H. H., History of Arizona and New Mexico, note, p. 78, where he gives a brief of the investigation which was held concerning what was to be done account of news received of the death of Friar Lopez. Escalona and Barrundo, Kelacion, p. 149, make mention of the mines, as follows: ‘‘Asi mismo descubrimos en la dicha tierra once descubrimientos de minas con venas muy poderosas, todas ellas de metales de plata, que de los tres dellos se truxo el metal 4 esta ciudad, y se did 4 Su Excelencia; el lo mando ensayar al ensayador de la casa de la moneda, el cual los ensayo y les hallo, al un metal dellos a la mitad de plata; al otro hallo a viente marcos por quintal, y al otro cinco marcos.’’ THE SPANISH FRIARS 259 had made his appearance at San Bartolomé and stated that the friar had been killed by the Indians, whereupon he and his companions had made their escape, believing that the other two friars had also been murdered. Andrés was killed on his way back, but Geronimo was found in the mines of Zacatecas and confirmed all that Francisco had related. The story of the martyrdom of these friars, as told by ZarateSalmeron,?” differs somewhat from the testimony taken in the City of Mexico before the viceroy. According to this historian, after the departure of the soldiers, the friars continued their journey to the north, and, after traveling a few leagues, arrived at the pueblo of Galisteo,?”> a village of the Tanos nation. This pueblo has long since disappeared. Throughout their entire journey they had found the Indians very peaceable and friendly and willing, at all times, to furnish them food and other necessities. Being highly pleased with the provinces through which they had passed, the friars decided to send one of their number back to New Spain to make a full report of their observations and to invite other friars to come to that country. » The friar Juan de Santa Maria volunteered to undertake the journey, and, having made the necessary preparations, set out on his return. He was accompanied some distance by Friar Rodriguez, called Ruiz by Zarate-Salmeron, and Friar Lopez, who returned to Puara, where they established themselves for the purpose of learning the language of the country. After bidding his companions farewell, Friar Juan de Santa Maria crossed the Sandia mountains, intending to pass by the salt lakes and thence, by a direct course, to El Paso del Norte, one hundred leagues to the south, which was a shorter and speedier route than the one by which they had come into the country. The third day, when near the pueblo afterwards 274 P. Zarate-Salmeron, Relaciones, 9-10. 275 Twenty-two miles south of the city of Santa Fé began the Galisteo group of the Tanos nation, consisting of Galisteo or Ta-ge-uing-ge proper, of San Lazaro or I-per-e, of San Cristoval, or Yam-p-hamba, all of which clustered in a radius of ten miles on or about the water-shed of the Rio Galisteo, and possibly the pueblo Largo or Hish-i. These villages were all inhabited during the 16th century, as were also some west and south toward the Sandias, notably the village of Tung-que, ruins of which are still visible; there was also one near Golden, and at San Pedro, the ruins of Ku-kua are still visible. All of these are in Santa Fé county, New Mexico. |
