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Show 992 LEADING FACTS OF NEW MEXICAN HISTORY EARLY all of his sort of authority, but, judging from subsequent events, diary has original His illegal. and r acts were regarded as irregula been preserved.?° from the Castafio de Sosa started on the 27th day of July, 1590, d comman his in and Leon, Nuevo in re village of Almaden, somewhe g women includin persons, seventy and hundred one over were there train of and children. Accompanying the expedition was a wagon After a nts. settleme ive prospect the for y necessar supplies deemed trip covering some two weeks, the party arrived at the Rio Grande, where the remainder of the month of August was spent awaiting the return of messengers who had been sent to the City of Mexico.3 299 Pacheco, Doc., iv, 283-354; Idem, xv, 191-261: ‘“Castaiio ‘From the Munoz collection, and at the end, was a note as follows: relacion dello, y viose 1592 —Sant Andres.’ ‘Hizose por los sefiores del Consejo en 10 de Noviembre de It would seem to be a copy of the original diary made in some official book of records, probably in connection with legal difficulties in which the leader became involved.’’ 300 Bancroft, H. H., History of Arizona and New Mexico, p. 101-102, notes ‘‘It is a somewhat perplexing narrative; long, verbose and com14 and 15: plicated; requiring close study, but rewarding that study with only the most meagre general results. If a man lost his way, we have all the details of his wanderings back to camp; we know exactly the day and hour when the dog of Juan Perez was killed by the kick of an ox; we have all the discussions and diplomatic maneuvers resulting from a difference of opinion as to whether 4 bushel of corn might safely be distributed as rations; but we rarely find the course or distance of a day’s journey. Were it not for the vicinity of two great rivers, the reader might be in doubt whether the travellers were going northwest in Guatamala or southeast in New England. ‘‘The following names appear scattered in the narrative, most evidently Cris. de Herredia (captain and meestro those of leading men in the company: de campo), Andrés Perez (secretary), Manuel de Medreras, Fran. Lopez de Recalde, Juan de Carabajal, Juan de Contreras, Domingo de Santistevan, Diego Diaz de Verlanda, Alonzo Jaimes y Ponce, Juan Perez de los Rios, Martin de Salazar, Fran. de Mancha, Fran. Salado, Juan Rodriguez de Nieto, Pedro Flores, Blas Martinez de Mederos, Cris. Martin, Jusepe Rodriguez, Juan de Estrada, Gonzalo de Lares, Diego de Biruega, Cris. de Biruega, Pedro de Inigo, Juan Rodriguez de Avalos, Hernan Ponce de Leon, Pedro Pinto, Juan de Vega, Alonzo Lucas, Domingo Hernandez, Franco. De Bascones and Juan Sanchez.’ The most definite statement contained in the narrative is on page 289, while One exploring party had found 4 they were on the Rio Grande del Norte. stream which could not be crossed; whereupon Captain Heredia was sent out *fel cual salié en demanda del dicho rio Salado, y llegé al rio que estaba descubrimiento hallo paso en el dicho rio para poder pasar las caretas, porque EXPLORATIONS 293 From this place several exploring ex pedit ions were sent out from the main command and, finally, in Octobe r, they started for a river which they called the Salado, undoubtedl y the Pecos of today. Th command followed the course of the Pecos throughout ssi length to a point near the pueblo of Cicuyé , which was reached sii the last of the month of December. A small party of explorers during the course of the journey, was attack ed, as they claimed. b ‘ some natives of a pueblo situate on the river some distance ae It appears that this party had been out Steali ng some corn and he driven off by the natives on that account, losing a part of their arms and luggage and having three of the party seriou sly wounded. When the news of this so-called attack upon members of his party reached the commander, he left the women and children with de Sosa, Me- gobernador moria del descubrimiento que Gaspar Catafio de Sosa, teniente de senor, y capitan general del nuevo reino de Leon por el rey D. Felipe nuestro les han va 4 hacer, al cumplimiento de las provisiones que el dicho gobernador por la concedido, y 4 el como su lugar teniente, como mas largamente se vera dicha provisione é cedulas reales y libro de nuevas leyes de pobladores concedidas 4 todos los vecinos del dicho reino,’’ etc., ete. Bancroft, H. H., History of Arizona and New Mexico, note, p. 101, says: SPANISH the wagons, all properly guarded, at a place called Urraca, and with the remainder of his command set out for the pueblo of Cicuyé, or Pecos, which was situated about half a league from the ae It was a large town, having houses of four and five stories . Upon the roofs of the houses the natives were stationed, brandishing their weapons, which consisted of bows, arrows, stones, and slings. The Spanish commander tried every means to conciliate the Indians but was unsuccessful, consuming the greater part of the day. Finally, and late in the afternoon, he made an attack upon the village, which was taken without any serious loss to either side. Although the greatest precautions were taken to prevent insult or outrage, it was impossible to overcome the Suspicions and fears of the Indians, and during the following night they all abandoned the pueblo. The Spaniards, however, remained in the pueblo for five or six days. The narrative recites that there were five plazas and sixteen estufas In the village ag well as immense stores of corn, amounting to 30,000 fanegas in all, of which the Spaniards took possessio n. A portion of the supplies taken from the Indians of Pecos was Sent back to Urraca, started out Journeyed upon across and, on the 6th day of January, another exploring a mountainous expedition. snow-covered 1591, Castano Two country days he to a small Pueblo, the inhabitants of which were friendly and readily submitted hast ia el86 Dae No se habia; hallado. Y deseubierto el dicho paso, fue atravequela lomerig que habia hasta el Rio Bravo, y llegé al dicho rio Bravo; y volvid ime ; 92 ; . real, diciendo que por alli podiamos pasar y ir atravesando |