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Show SPANISH RULE, 1700 TO 1822 457 governor and is not governor, nor is he entitled, officially, to be designated as such. During the winter of the year 1804-5, while Chacon was still executive, the Navajés were very troublesome, and in an active campaign waged against this tribe, led by Lieutenant Narbona, a battle was fought in the canyon de Chelly, a Navajé stronghold, in which ninety warriors were slain, together with twenty-five women and children, besides capturing thirty-six with thirty women and children, losing only one friendly Indian chief (a Zufii) and sixty-four wounded.** Narbona was a fearless officer and had been sent to New Mexico from the presidio at Chihuahua. There was a number of battles during 1804-5 with this tribe, and finally, late in the latter year, while Alencastre was governor, a treaty of peace was made with the Spanlards. The terms of this treaty had been prepared by Governor Chacon, but the treaty was not made until after Chacon had been superseded by Colonel Alencastre. In the earlier days of the campaign which terminated in this treaty Governor Chacon, in person, led the Spaniards against the hostiles.** 484 Matthews— Chelly — pronounced shay-ee, frequently shay; Spanish corruption of Navajé Tsé-’gi or tseyi, ‘‘among the cliffs.’?’ A canyon on the Navajé reservation in northeastern Arizona, in which are numerous cliff-dwellings. Cortéz in 1799 gave the name (Chellé) to a Navahé settlement, but this is true only in so far as the canyon contains numerous scattered hogans or huts. 485 Pino, Pedro Bautista, Noticias Historicas, etc., p. 85: ‘‘La guerra que por espacio de tres aiios nos hicieran con la mayor tenacidad y sin fruto alguno los ha convertido tambien en pacificos; eomenzo por los afios de 1803 y 1804, Siendo gobernador D. Fernando Chacon. Salié éste en persona 4 campaiia, y 4 sus 6rdenes el capitan D. José Francisco Pino, D. Antonio Vargas, y D. Nicolas Tarin; fueron felices en las primeras acciones de guerra; mas no por esto cedian los navajoes. Retirose el Sr. Chacon de su gobierno, y continué la campafia el teniente veterano Narvona, que de 6rden del Sr. Salcedo, comandante general, vino al socorro de la provincia para unirse con los ecapitanes de Milicias D. Lorenzo Gutierrez, y D. Bartolomé Baca, que se hallaban peleando. _al fin, despues de muchas y muy sangrientas acciones y de haber perdido los Navajoes hasta su capital Chellé (que la tenian atrincherada y provista asombrosamente de gente y armas) pidieron la paz en 1805; siendo gobernador D. Joaquin del Real Alencastre, y renovaron la alianza que habian mantenido afios antes con nosotros. ’’ ' Among the Arch. Sta. Fé, Ms., on March 25, 1805, Governor Chacon recites the terms to be given the Navajés. They should make no claim to Cebolleta — which they had abandoned many years before — nor shall they make any claim to any live-stock in the possession of the Spaniards; for their two captives four women might be exchanged; for purposes of grazing they must not go beyond the canyon of Juan Tafoya, Rio del Oso, and San Mateo; should they commit any depredations they shall be punished by force of arms, unless the which they steal shall be returned, and when they come to Santa ney Fé they sha |