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Show Governor Francisco HISTORY MEXICAN OF NEW FACTS LEADING 444 Capuchin retired in 1754 and was Antonio Marin del Valle. During SPANISH succeeded by Don Del Valle’s rule the province was visited by the DON FRANCISCO ANTONIO MARIN DEL bishop of Durango, Pedro VALLE, GOVERNOR, AD INTERIM Tamaron, who during the months of April, May, June, and July, 1760, confirmed 11,271 persons, together with 2,973 in the El Paso district. There were sixty-four people in the bishop’s party, including the padre custodio and a guard of twenty-two soldiers. It is recorded that the bishop’s carriage was overturned, but his Grace fell on top of the custodio and escaped unhurt. The pueblo of Pecos was visited, where hundreds were confirmed. No other event of consequence occurred during the rule of del Valle, and late San Juan, 71; Embudo, 8 fam., under padre of Picuriés; Bocas, 10 fam., under padre of Sta. Ana; of these are named ‘‘Missions, each and Alameda, by V. with 8 fam., one padre, under including padre some of Alburquerque. ranchos Few of Span.; Taos [125 Span., 541 Ind.], 80 (170) fam.; with an alcalde mayor; the mission of Jicarilla, 5 1. N., being abandoned in 744. Picuriés [64,322], 80 fam. 8, Juan [346,404], 60 fam. Sta. Cruz included in La Cafiada. 8S. Ildefonso and its visita, Sta. Clara [89,631], 100 fam. Tesuque and Pujuaque [507 Ind.], 50 and 18 (30) fam. both visitas of Santa Fé. Nambé [100,350], 50 fam. Pecos (1,000 Ind.) 125 fam; curate, V.; 2 padres, M. fine church and convent. Galisteo [350 Ind.], 50 fam.; ranchos. Cochiti [25,400], 85 (80) fam.; ranchos. Sto. Domingo [300 Ind.], 50, (40) fam. S. Felipe [70,400], 60 (70) fam.; ranchos. Jemes Cia [574 Ind.], 100 fam. [100,606], Acoma 50 fam.; Sta. Ana 2 ranchos. [750 Ind.], 110 fam. [100,606], 50 fam.; Laguna [401 Ind.], on Rio Bernalillo. 60 fam.; gov. in ’40 to form this visita of Isleta, being 2 L. s. of that mission. Kl Paso establishments, presidio of my text, included about and five missions, 220 Spanish families not included The in the pepe and 330 Indian fam. custodio and ex-visitador; Man Sopefia discreto and min. of Sta. Clara; Ant. Gabaldén ex-visitador, discreto, and min. of Santa Cruz; Juan Anto. Hreiza ex-vice cust. at S. Ildefonso; Ant. Zamora at Nambé; Juan Martinez, Toledo at Zufii; Irigoyen at Alburquerque; and Delgado at Isleta. Fé. Additional padres named by Menchero in the reports of Arch. cd i ’50, some of wr doubtful, were Andrés Varo, cust. Pedro Pino, Man. Bermejo, Mig, on my José Urquiros, José Tello, Marcelino Alburn, Ant. Roa, Fran. Concepcion 4° zales, Trigo Guzman.’’ of February, 1762. During the rule of this governor the Comanches were again active in their depredations, and in an expedition led by himself, he defeated them in an engagement near THE RULE OF DON MANUEL Taos, killing, as the governor reported, PORTILLO URRISOLA four hundred of the hostiles. At the close of the administration of his predecessor, del Valle, this same band of Comanches had made a raid upon the Spanish settlements near Taos, killed all the men and carried off fifty women, with a loss of forty-nine of their own force. The defeat administered by Urrisola he hoped would settle the Comanche question, but his successor was averse to such warlike methods and the country still continued at the mercy of the Comanche marauder and murderer.**? According to Bishop Tamaron, at the very time that Governor Urrisola was engaged in his campaign against the Comanches, his TOMAS VELEZ CACHUPIN APPOINTED AGAIN GOVERNOR successor was on the way from Mexico, having been appointed on Great opthe 5th of March, 1761. position had been made by the to Governor Cachupin Franciscans, who believed him to be their enemy, but the king ordered the viceroy to put him in office without delay. Governor Cachupin was the first of the captains-general to make any pronounced effort in a search for mines. He sent expeditions [1,4 Span., 1,431 Ind. in ’49. Bonilla]. Villasefior tells us there were a few * profitable and abandoned mines in the country; the Ind. rode horseback an saluted the Span. with ‘Ave Maria’; the route up the river to Alburquerque was infested with savages; and there was some trade with El Pazo, where fairs were held. ‘a ‘In 748° P. Juan José Perez Mirabal was custodio; Man. Zambrano 445 doza, who served only a few months when he was succeeded by Don Manuel Portillo Urrisola, whose administration lasted until the first Isleta [100,250], 80 fam. Sandia, not founded until ’48, and not mentioned by M. or V. B. gives it a pop. of 400 Ind. in ’49. ‘“Tomé, or Valencia — called by V. Genizaros, made up of ill-treated neophytes is mentioned by M. as a settlement of 40 Ind. fam. who were captives of the Apaches and Comanches, sold to the Span., and released from servitude by the 1700 TO 1829 in the year 1760 he was succeeded by Don Mateo Antonio de Men- 3 ranchos. Zuifii [2,000 Ind.], 150 fam.; 2 padres. RULE, purpose. the northwest, into the Gunnison country, for that During his rule a trial was had, at La Canada, of certain into Persons living at Abiquia, who were charged with witchcraft. The alcalde mayor was Don Carlos Fernandez, a brave soldier and great Indian fighter. It will be seen that this trial, the defendants being Indians, was had before the civil authorities of the province and hot by the ecclesiastics. The Inquisition had no manner of sway over the Indians of New Mexico. References to autos de fe, in which Indians are represented as being the victims, are absolutely untrue. chance “*t Tamaron, Pedro, Visita del Obispo de Durango, Ms., 141-4. wan y Valens: |