Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-05-09
On the decrease, for Vargas had been quite

liberal in his distribution of cattle to the
rebels in exchange for the corn which the
latter begrudgingly gave him from time
to time. 1t also was beyond all doubt
that an attack from the natives might be
expected at any moment. So the munich
pality of Santa Fe petitioned Vargas to
require the Tanos to remove to their an
cient pueblo of Galisteo which was still
in habltable condition (after few years
OF abandonment only, and to allow the
settlers with their families to take quar-
ters in the new pueblo. There was moth
ing unreasonable in this demand, still
Vargas hesitated. The proposition, made
now, might
LEAD TO SUDDEN OUTBREAK.
1t was, after all, nothing else but what
the rebels themselves had desired at the
outset, still, he could not make the do
mand. In the mean time The Tanos felt
that the hour of action had come. On
the night of the 9th of December, 1893,
general meeting was held by the Tanos
in which
THE OPENING OF HosTILlTIEs
was determined upon for the following
day. 1t so happened that blind Span
lard who spoke Tehua was there at, the
time and heard the whole proceedings,
which were by no means secret. He
crept cut of the pueblo as best he could
and informed Vargas, who at once gave
orders
TO DOUBLE THE GUARDS AND PREPARE
for the fray. On the morning of the 28th
OF December the Tanos formally declared
war by closing the gates Of the pueblo,
attempting to
KILL SPANISH FAMILY
whom they had received as guests, and
by placing themselves upon the parapets
and housetops in arms, showering voci-
ferations and threats at the Spanish camp,
and making other demonstrations of
decidedly hostile nature. Vargas disposed
his troops so as to invest the place while
at the same time they could protect the
n-combatants and the train, then he
made last effort at Cancellation. The
notorious Bolsas had appeared on the
main parapet, him the governor ap-
preached, representing the uselessness
and criminslity of the action of the Tanos,
urging him to prevail upon them to desist
and warned HIM that, in case they per-
sisted in their hostile intentions, it would
be his duty to
PUNISH THEM MOST SEVERELY.
Bolsas asked for time to deliberate. The
whole of the 2Sth and the night following
was thus spent in an armed truce, on the
of the Goth the Tanos gave the
answer in the shape of defiant war-whoops-
and yels, mingled with all insults and
threats imaginable.
Nothing was left then but
TO STORM TIE PLACE.
Until 4 O'Clock in the afternoon, notwith
a most desperate resistance, the
Spaniards had scaled one of the towers
and taken possession of one OF the Estn-
las. At that hour body of Tehnas and
Tanos was seen approaching from the
north. They were met by three squads |
Of Spanish cavalry and by the Pecos In
1ians and driven back with the
LOSS OF FIVE MEN KILLED.
Soon, however, they returned and occu-
oed the Iona nearest to the pueblo, but
we're dlslUSS1l again r;ththa
LOSS OF FOUR MEM.
Vt 1iightfall secure lodging had been ef-
ected within the pueblo, at day-break of
he Both the place was taken.
al bo& b,I ooorxxoJ 80
Vonder if the Indians found with arms
n their hands, were
SIMPLY EXECUTED ON THE SPOT.
Every possible effort had been made by
1argas to avoid resorting to violence,
nd the Tanos were well conscious of
What, in case of failure, their reincidence
night imply. Even after the Tanos had
pened hostilities, full days time was
flowed them to retract. They choose
heir own doom, after having already
iven ample grounds for punishment
ong before. So
EVENLY OF THE ABLE BODIED MEN WERE
SHOT
he same morning, making hetotal num-
er Of Indians who perished in the tax
ng Of Santa Fe eighty-one. Two of the
saders committed suicide when the pu-
bio was taken, and nine had been killed
f the Tehuas and Tanos who came to the
escue of the invested place.
The non-combatants, 400 in number,
we're Professionally distributed among the
spanish families under condition of good
reatment, and with the strict prohibition,
hat they should not be sold or transfer
ed to others. In the course of the year
695, these people were turned over to
heir relatives, the Tanos of the Canada |
.nd the Tehuas of San Juan.
With the capture of the Tanos pueblo |
It Santa Fe the permanent
E-EsTABLIsTMENT OF THE SPANISH CAPITAL
# New Mexico was placed beyond cavil.
IN the evening Of the day when the pu-
blo was taken, numerous body of Te-
luas again approached from the north in
hostile array. But it was too late. They
etreated precipitately as soon as Vargas
displayed his full force. These repeated
'ffensive movements of the northern |
ribes proved to the Spanish commander
hat
THE UPRISING OF THE TANos
lad not been an isolated action, he saw
low, that he had been deceived on his
,revious brilliant dash, and that although
he re-occupation of the capital Of New
Mexico was achieved, the re-conquest of
he territory remained yet to be per-
ormed. Santa Fe was the only point
leld by the Spaniards, San Felipe, Santa
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