New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-06-02

with some of his followers, asceRded the
| mountains and satisfied himself of its
truth. Then he dispatched able spies to-
ward the new laDde, who informed him
on their return that it contained houses
OF twb and three stories, many warriors,
laborers and men of property.
Upon this report he sent, under guard,
a commission, by the wey of New CALI
cia, &c. the Vioeroy, Don Antonio de Men
doEa, to whom he represented the rich
ness and fertility Of the territory he had
just sWsiscoFeTed, begging him to increase
his armed force i'll order to accomplish
its concuest. For long time he awaited
the solicited aid, suffering all kinds Of
hardships, privations and risks, then dis
patched a second message, again without
success, and finally, after innumerable
difficulties and almost at the moment
when Alvarado ought to be on the spot, he
succeeded in extricating himself from his
perilous position. But Alvarado had per-
ished as we shall see afterward, and Vas
queZ Coronado reached New Gallicia,
without having obtained any advantage
from an expedition which had cost the
royal treasury $500, 600, the Viceroy
$50 0e0, private individuals S120 coo and
the adventurer himself over S150,000 d
total OF, over S650, 600. ~
Y. On hearing the account of the two
messengers sent by Vasquez, confirming
that of Nisa, without his exaggeRations,
which accounts we've sustained by those
of Juan Supez Cabeza de Naca andothers,
missing soldiers of the expedition of
PariflO de Narvaez who had traversed the
country from Florida to Sonora and
Sinaloa, the news of the astonishing
riches of the territory spread throughout
and beyond the vice royalty to such an
extent that the eDterprising Governor OF
Guate nala, Don Pedro Alvarado, solicited
and obtained from the Emperor Charles V.
of Germany, Of Spain Il. J, letters patent to
arm an expedition for discovery and con-
quest
Alvarsdo prepared twelve vessels, en-
barked in them 800 Spanish foot soldiers,
$50 horses, some artillery, munitions and
| provisions, and put to sea from Realejo,
on the coast of Gustemals, toward New
Gallicia. He disembarked at the port of
| NavidSd, and Don. Juan Fernandez de
Haro, who was in authority in the town
OF Publication Informed the viceroy and
the Governor OF Guadalaiara' of his ar
rival. In an interview that followed be-
| tween the latter and Alvarado, conditions
were agreed upon, among which was the
aiding Of Nasquez Coronado, after which
Alvarado returned TO the squadron. Just as
he was on the point OF starting he learned
Of the formidable insurrection of New
Gallicia, and received official dispatches
from the acting Governor Don Cristobal
de 0nate, demanding assistance in the
kings name. Alvarsdo disembarked with
all his people, left $40 men in care of the
fleet, and departed for Guadalaiara which
| hasianpA bv fba inSurOar7S
In one of the sorties Of the resolute
conaueror in pursuit of the rebels, in the
attack which he made on the Miston de
| Nochitlan, where they had fortified them
selves, it became necessary to undertake
| a retreat Alvarado was one of those who
| protected the rear guard. He was riding
beside Baltazar de MontoyR, notary ac-
companying the expedition, when the
horse of the latter lost its footing and fell
TO the foot Of the precipice, dragging in
/ its fall the conqneror, bruised and
mangled. His people took him up and
carried him to Guadalajara, where he
made bis will before the notary public,
Diego Eurtado de Mendoza, and died on
the fourth Of July, 155l. Thus ended, un-
successfully the second expedition against
Sonora, aud for the relief of Vasquez
| Coronado, costing to the royal treasury
| S500900, to the Viceroy Mendoza
S40,000, and to Alvarado $500, ,0O0, in all
SS4O,000. Vasquez Coronado arrived at
New Gallicia in November, and went
thence TO Mexico.
| vi. In 1856 Don Francisco Ibarra was
commissioned by the viceroy, Don Louis
| de Nslasco, for the conquest of Sonora
aud Sinaloa He was the second who
succeeded in crossing the elevated sum-
nlits Of the Tarahumra mountains. found
ed some strongholds for the protection of
the Spanish colonists, and was preparing
| to work the various mines and to oulti-
vste the land, when he was obliged TO re-
| trace bis steps on account of the insurrec-
ton in the province of Chametls This
attempt cost more than 100000 1barra
| spending in IL great part of his fortune.
VII In 1870 Don Fernando de Bazan
undertook fourth expedition, in which
he spent than 5000, 600 without any
profit.
VIII. In 1890. by patent from Philip
| IL, at the request of San Francisco de
Borgia, General OF the Order of Jesus, the
| spiritual conquest of the provinces OF So
nora and iSinaloa was granted the regulars
of his society, and although assurances
were given that the work would not press
heavily upon the royal treasury, the re-
| suit was that between the missionaries,
the colonisis and the troops more than
| IS, ,000, ,00o were consumed between 1881
and 1896, and that whatever was aecom-
plished toward the conquest OF the terri
tory was due to the active aid OF Sebastian
Viscaino, who afterward retired with q
| great part Of his force.
IL. In l6lG Don Diego Fernando de
| Cordoya beingvieeroy, and Don Gaspar dc
| Alvear governor Of Sinaloa and New
'NiscaSa (Dn-ango and Chihuahua), those
provinces reVolled, and their tribes, united
,sgith the waGikenatiOn of the IeeesaGmeS,
spread on al sides dire. desolation and
death; nor were the ,heroic Efforts of the
garrison troope ,ssntlf-om New Gallieis,
aided by the extreme measures of the
colonists whose tamiEes, property end
lives were in e0astant danger OF destrne
tion, sufficient 90 repnass them This
sanguinRry and -exteHminatng insurree-
ton in which many missionaries likewise
,perished, lasted two years; until some
companies OF Harines seat to Sonora sue
ceeded in Te-eskahishiRg order and peace
". an 1888, the seaulars of the Soeiety
of Jesas again took charge of the civil
and religious education .Of the natives,
snd the Rev. Father Bartolome Gastaxo,
beng appointed superior, with the aid
OF several Of his e0l9panions, founded
sexeral villages and missionary stationa
anong them Nicozari, Popalo, Caborea
and Others.
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