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Show 3884 LEADING FACTS OF NEW MEXICAN HISTORY there, found that the inhabitants had abandoned the villages which they had lately built and retired to the summit of Thunder Mountain. While the Spaniards were at Zufi their camp was attacked by the Apaches who drove off quite a number of the cattle, but the general was successful in his efforts to pacify the Zufians who were restored to loyalty and the Holy Catholic faith on the 11th, about 300 children being baptized by the friars.*®® The friars were much impressed at finding that the Indians had preserved all of the sacred church vessels and all of the property of the martyred friars. This was the only pueblo that had preserved any respect for the teachings of Christianity. De Vargas left a guard at Zuni and proceeded to the Moqui country, arriving at Aguatuvi on the nineteenth, and although the Indians had been advised by the Navajés not to trust the Spaniards, they gave in their submission on the day following. Their chief, Miguel, said that the other pueblos were hostile, but these also submitted with the exception of the pueblo of Oraibi, which ' rn FoRe baa was not visited by De Vargas. While here De Vargas re- ceived some alarming reports from Captain Tellez relative to raids being made by the Apaches, and he at once returned to Zuni, from which place the entire army started for El] Paso. On the way he was attacked by the Apaches, who wounded one of his men and secured some of his horses; one of the marauders was captured, bap- tized, and shot. under command which he had recovered at Zuni. Thus ended the first entrada by Vargas, the nominal submission of all the Indians having been received without the loss of a single drop of blood, except in the conflicts with the Apaches. 389 The Ny villages which the Zufi had abandoned are now known as ‘‘Old Zuni.’’ This appellation is not correct. They were built between 1680 and ave) during the absence of the Spaniards after the retreat of Otermin. The Navajés threatened to destroy their tribe and they abandoned the villages on the plain and retired to the summit of Thunder Mountain. It was here that De Vargas found them. It is known that they remained on the mesa for Several years and returned to it in 1703, after having killed some Spaniards in revenge for excesses committed by them at the pueblo. They finally returned to the site of their present village in 1705. We find authority for this in Escalante, Relacion, p. 182. : del - Arcobifpado. 1. . Bldia 20,de Mar pode 1681. Prefente el Ex.me Seftor Marques delaLa agul 8 Conde de Paredes, Virtey deita Nueva-E{pah ,2a EN Jas Exequias de weinte youn Religiofos de la Re écular + 38= Obfer ‘vantia del Seraphico'?. 5. Isee gut murieron me § oe @manos de los Indios Apoftatas delaNueva-Mexico, 8 _ ep iiesde Agofto del Aito de 1.68%, ptt tihiela,y Dedicala’ 4 1a Catholica y Real § Mageftad de el Rey N. Sefor eunie: Secvnpg b (que Dios guarde.) of Cap- tain Roque de Madrid. De Vargas presented to the president of the missionaries at El Paso the sacred vestments and church vessels 1 Eferitur Officio dela Inquificion, y Examinador Sy On the 20th of December, De Vargas arrived at El Paso, and two days later the entire army De a ikien, Catledeasiao Act che she Sagi 4 la Real V nigerfidad, Calificador del 7 born “es EIR Py redicador Fr. FRANC CHSOOA it Cuitedio habirual dea wella Cutodia, schnalViGirader | : see,ch omifTario Genera del Santo l Officio dela. paificign dele Nueva: Efpa oil BH STgeete rere seayeneroaeerTetT: ue “ Moca ‘ Viada 40 Bees Fac-simile of Cover of Pamphlet eredee Dr. Ysidro : containing funeral ee Sarifiana y Cuenca ico, Ses Original S Calderon;28 : in possession March 20, of : the New : at the City of Mex- 1681 Rens Mexico istorical Historical ¢Society: deliv- |