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Show 404 LEADING hostile Indians FACTS OF NEW dressed in Spanish MEXICAN HISTORY clothes, they having had several experiences of this kind with their enemies. Proceeding down the Chama river valley and the Rio Grande as far as San Ildefonso, he reconnoitered the Black Mesa, where the rebellious natives were still strongly posted; passing up the Rio de Pojoaque, he visited the pueblo of that name, as well as that of the Indians UT Le | i of Tesuque further on, and finally arrived at his capital on the 16th day of July, 1694. The captain-general had visited the pueblo of Jemez in November, 1693, when they gave him promises of fidelity, but as soon as his back was turned, they began sendDE VARGAS MARCHES TO JEMEZ ing threatening messages to the AND ATTACKS THE PUEBLO pueblos of Cia and Santa Ana, also molesting the Indians of those villages by driving off their stock. Having now returned from his trip to the north, he determined to proceed against the Jemez. On his way to their pueblo, on the 21st day of J uly, he was notified that the Jemez and the Navajés had attempted to surprise Cia, killing four of the inhabitants, but had been finally driven off. De Vargas, as soon as he reached the friendly pueblos of Santa Ana and Cia, held a council with the leading men of both villages, and then marched with his force, said to have numbered one hundred and twenty Spaniards and some mesas above the San Diego canyon. night, on the 23rd day of July, and auxiliary natives, for the He left Cia at eight o’clock at at a distance of four leagues, near the junction of the two Streams, divided his men into two parties. One of these, consisting of twenty-five Spanish soldiers under command of Eusebio de Vargas and the Indian allies, was to enter the gorge of San Diego and climb the mesa on a dizzy trail, $0 as to reach the rear of the highest plateau, while the main body, led by De Vargas Spanish commander himself, ascended from the southwest. had ascertained that the Jemez The had evacuated their village on the mesa, and retired to a still higher location north of it.*°* The operations were completely successful, and the Indians empress, the appearing emperor, who sceptre was seated in hand, upon all kneeling in homage in the presence of a of gold. 5. Atos de Guerra, July 23, 1694,throne fol. 60: ‘*Dijeron haver por las es paldas del pefiol donde se han mudado de la messa vn camino qe por para hazerlo y yr resguardada los reveldes Xemes dejando el sin ser senttida yndiana puede suvirsu y puee que es prezisso mande con ella yr veynte y a A Pecos Indian. From drawing made in 1849 |