Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1890-06-21

bay, lost faith in the military as well rs
in the spiritual power OF the STRANGERS.
The new regime appeared to him as OF no
value, he therefore began to lay plans for
Kidding himself OF it.
THE FIRST ATTEMPT AT REBELLION
occurred in l645 under the governor.
Don fernando de Arguello, but it
failed. Another attempt, on a larger
scale, took place five years later,
while Don fernando de Ugarte y
la Concha was governor. The Mo-
quis refused to participate in it. From
that time on, attempts at uprisings oc-
Cured al intervals, and in several instan-
ces the Pueblos affiliated with the Apa.
ches for the purpose. The latter invari-
ably deceived the former, in failing to
come to time. The conspiracies were
betrayed and the leaders punished. Still
the Spanish power weakened from year
to year. and by the middle of the seventh
decade of the 18th century it was plain
that New Mexico must become untpn-
Then appeared at Santa Fe Fray Fran
cisco de Aveta, that man of indomitahle
energy and utter devotion to the cause Of
the mission. His solemn appeal to the
king, cry of despair, wild and pathetic,
is in our possession. Father Ayeta not
merely begged for relief, he offeren to aid
the government in obtaining it. The
military force in New Mexico received a
reinforcement of fifty soldiers. They ar
rived in time to participate in the useless
defence of Santa Fe.
The immediate beginning of the
REBELLION OF 1850
may be traced to one of those witch
craft cases, which abound in the
past and present of the Pueblos. 1t was
sorcery and poisoning combined, as in
most instances. In the year 1919, being
governor, Don Juan Francisco rrevino,
the Indians of San Iidefonso attempted
to kill their priest, his brother, and the
interpreter, Francisco. 1t was the latter
who discovered the plot. Four Indians
were hung, forty-three imprisoned, some
of whom were released soon afterwards.
The Tehuas Ito which tribe the en- lprlts
belongedl then went to Santa Fe with the
intention of killing the governor and de-
stroying the place, but, upon receiving as
surance that the rest OF the prisoners
those prisoners was the famous Pope, an
Indian from San Juan. He was wizard
and stood high in the esoteric societies
that form the ground work OF Indian wor-
ship. Pope fled and took refuge among
the Yutes, whence he secretly returned
to Taos. There he began to prepare the
outbreak with the aid of the Indians OF
that village, those of Pcures and the
Tehuas. 1t was slow and tedious work.
Pope had been taught by the Yutes (and
possibly also by the Navajos) Il number
OF the jugglery tricks iu which those In
dians excel, and he displayed them in the
subterranean estuas OF Taos in token OF
higher mission which he claimed to
have received. Nothing appeals more
and stronger to the superstitious nature
of the Indian than such slight of hand
performances. His fame spread, and
while Gov. Antonio de Otermin (who sue
ceeded Trevino9 was doing his best
TO KEEP THE APACHEs AT BAY,
the blow destined to crush Spanish power
in New Mexico was being prepared. Pope
and two other Indians from Taos, the
Chato and the Zaca. organized the Taos
and Picurles. The retiuas were drawn
into the plot by medicine men from San
Juan aud Santa Clara. Alonzo Cattle,
an interpreter from Santo Domingo,
and a certain Olita, from Cochiti,
worked upon the Queres, negotia-
ting at the same time with the
distant tribes of Acoma, Zuni and Mo-
qui. Pecos and the Tanos OF Galisteo were
drawn into the plot by Indians from Te-
zuque. The Tlguas and Jemez were ad-
| vised by Cattle. The Pros alone were
left out. 1t is known that knotted strings
served to indicate the day of the out
break, which was fixed for August Is.
1t had not been possible to Garry out
these
MACHINATIONS WITH ABSOLUTE SECRECY.
Gov Otermin caused several Indians to
be arrested at once. Thereupon, the
day was changed for Saturday,
August 10, and in this the con
spirators acted with great prudence.
For, already two of the prisoners, both
from Tezuque, had confessed the whole
plot. This occurred at Santa Fe on the
7th or 8th. Near y at the same time the
Indians from Pecos gave warning to their
priest, Fray Fernando de Velasco, and he
set out for Galisteo, where the custodian
of New Mexico, Fray Juani Bernal, re-
sided at that time.
To be continued.