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Show TREACHERY OF THE YABIPAIS TEJUA. 437 the Opas, who received me with great gusto. I censured the treachery committed upon the Yabipais Tejua, but also gave them to understand that there would be no peace agreed upon until there should enter into their lands the Espanoles and padres, who would examine the mind and heart of the Tejua, from whom, if they allowed them to enter into their lands and explore them, they could fear much. 29 The treachery of the Cocomaricopas with the Yabipais happened in this wise: A Yabipai of peace came down to the Cocomaricopas, these receiving him with great joy, feasting him, and giving him a concubine. Seeing this the Yabipai returned to his land and gave notice of it all. Then the Yabipais, thinking that now they were friends, which they desired much, came down, seven of them, to the Cocomaricopas. These received them with great joy, made a dance to entertain them, and therein killed them all treacherously. I have suspected that this may have been done through some evil counsel of the Pimas Gilefios. " Literally rendered from the original, which is a model of ambiguity. The clause means that from them ( Tejuas) if they ( Opas) allowed them ( Tejuas) to enter into their ( Opas') lands and explore them ( these lands), they ( Opas) would have much to fear- a quienes si dexaban entrar en sus tierras y registrar-las podian temer mucho. |