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Show 280 LEADING FACTS OF NEW MEXICAN HISTORY provisions. In return Espejo gave them a few articles of smal] value, which greatly pleased them. As they drew nearer the town, the caciques, with a multitude of other Indians, came out to meet them. They manifested great pleasure at the visit of the Christians, in testimony of which they cast corn meal on the ground under the feet of the horses. Escorted by this immense throng of natives the nine soldiers and their commander entered the town where they were well lodged and entertained. Espejo, not to be excelled in generosity, again distributed among them some glass beads and other small articles. Word was sent by the cacique to the whole provinee, announcing the arrival of the strangers, who were represented as being a very courteous people, and for which reason he had not offered them any harm. The Indians came from all over the province to visit the Spaniards, loaded them with presents, which they gave with an invitation to come to their towns and enjoy themselves. Notwithstanding this apparent display of friendship, Espejo feared hospi- enraged, and that it was necessary to have an enclosure in which to confine them and thereby prevent the occurrence of any accident. The cacique, believing this to be true, assembled in a short time, a rude fort of lime and stone was just such an enclosure as the Spaniards desired Indians should show any signs of hostility. The was Zaguato-A watobi.2°9 The Spaniards remained the Indians, and, constructed, being in the event the name of this town several days at Awatobi, receiving the hospitalities of the Indians, but, having received additional information here as to the great lake of which he was in search, Espejo began making his preparations for the continuation of his journey *89 This place He sent two Spaniards and some of the Indians, which Espejo ees " ae a“ CS Se called Zaguato was Awatobi or Aguatuvi Aguitobi ; it was destroyed or by the Moquis of Oraibi in the year 1700. isted in the month of June of It that year. Fray Juan Garayochea, Carta exGobernador Pedro Rodriguez al Cubero In 1701, unsuccessful expedition against the , June 9, 1700. made an Moquis, Relacion Anénima deCubero la Reconquista del Nuevo Mejico (Ms. Sesto Cuaderno). a to the westward. Sa 12 of so much lin bottom pvrg re at the @\70 be lurking Ci might “VisoonsD ou that treachery tality, and, to be better prepared in case of necessity he wanted some place of defense to rally upon. Using considerable strategy he represented to the chiefs that his horses were very fierce animals and might do some of the Indians harm in case they should become |