Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-04-18
DIEGO De VARGAS.
How the spaniards Returned The Re-
conquest OF New Mexico In
1892 and 1903.

Continu IF in SATURDAY, ApIll II, lo9LI
To the Conde de Paroles had succeed
ed, as Viceroy of New Spain, the Conde
de la Monclova ia 1886, and he was in
turn followed by the Conde de Galve in
1888. To him Vargas, after having sue
cessfully repressed the Apaches, submit
ted proposition for the re-conquest of
New Mexico. The proposition was &C.
cepled, since it exonerated the depleted
royal treasury of the greatest portion of
the expense. Vargas accordingly set out
from Ell Paso del Norte on the 21st of
August, 1892, with small mounted
force-not exceeding 100 men, and ad-
vanced with great rapidity up the Rio
Grande valley and directly upon Santa
Fe. All the villages below San Felipe
were permanently abandoned and fall
ing to ruins, intertribal strife and fear
from Spanish raids had driven out the
inhabitants. The people of San Felipe,
however, and the tribes of Santa Ana and
Cia had only temporarily retreated into
the mountains. On the 18th OF Septem-
Der
VARGAS ARRIVED BEFORE SANTA FE WITH
FORTY SOLDIERS
and fifty Indian auxilaries, to the ut
most surprise of the Tanos. The latter
had left their village at Galisteo and
quartered themselves on the site of the
old Spanish capital where, out of the
debris of the Spanish buildings, they had
constructed two and three-story pueblo
over the former plaza and the ruins Of
the palace. That pueblo was quite a
formidable affair; not 80 much on ac-
count of its size as Of it's massiveness and
the modern appliances of defense which
the Indians had added. A strong wall
surrounded the already strong ediice,
and that wall was provided with ravelins
and bastion, also with two round
towers; Vargas camped before the place
and began to parley. Soon troops of In
dians from the north appeared in his
rear, and he despatched twenty-eight men
to hold them in check, remaining in
front of the pueblo with only twelve SOL
diers. At O'Clock in the afternoon the
Tanos capitulated, without shot having
been fired, and
VARGAS TOOK POSSESSION OF THEIR
village and of the "Town of Santa Fe''
again. Vargas felt (and probably knew
that this success was due to surprise, and
that upon the rapidity of his move
ments depended further results. So
he Immediately yet out for the north.
He had three small pieces Of artillery.
These he took with him as far as the
Pueblo of San Juan where he left them IN
charge of few soldiers, and then boldly,
having received the submission of all the
Tehua villages and Of the two Tanos set.
Elements of San Lazaro and San Cristobal
(then recently established near the pres
ent town of Santa CRUZ, marched toward
Picures and Taos. The former village
surrendered peaceably on the 5th Of DC.
tober. Taos he found without soul and
80 at once entered into the canon east ol
the pueblo, where he succeeded in meet.
ing the Indians and bringing them to
surrender easily. Not the slightest op
position was offered,
VARGAS TREATED THEM AFFABLY
and kindly, but already then he noticed
that their submission was not sincere
and only due to the stupefaction which his
easy capture of Santa Fe had produced
He soon ascertained that these Indians
as we'll as the Tanos and Tehuas, made
peace only in order to gain time. The
Queres of San Felipe and Cia subsequent
nv warned him to be on his guard and tt
| ;,t~ tho v,1a1roo of tho of hoy
On the 18th of October Vargas had re
turned to Santa Fe and on the 18th al
ready he was at Pecos, which tribe, sorely
pressed by the Indians from the plainl
and at war with the Tanos, eagerly sur
rendered. Thence he marched to Santt
Domingo which pueblo, as we'll as that o
Cochiti, was abandoned, but Vargas fol
lowed up their tracks,
PENETRATING FEARLEssLY INTO THE
mountain-fastnesses west of the Ri
Grande. He met the people from Cochiti
San Felipe and San Marcos on the sam
abrupt mesa above the "canada" whenc
Mendoza had been obliged to Withdraw
eleven years ago, and they also surren
dered peaceably. Those of Cia and SAINT
Ana were together on high plateau fou
leagues from Cia, and they also yielde
at once. The Jemez and those of SAINT
: Domingo had built a large village on on
of the mesas that tower above the pic
. turesque gorge in which the hot spring
are situated, and Vargas moved upo
them with his little band. The Indian
at first showed disposition to resist, br
, finally yielded and although reluctantly
! returned to obedience, pledging then
, selves to allegiance to the Spanish crown
) VARGAS HAD NOW CONSOLIDATED
! his forces, which consisted Of 100 Spar
3 iards and fifty Indian auxiliaries. From th
, banks of the Rio Grande (whither he r,
3 turned on the 9th of October) he ser
back twenty Indians, ten Spanish mil
clans and few soldiers to Ell Paso, whi
he, with eighty-nine soldiers and thirt
j.. natives, proceeded to the westward
= quest of Acoma, Zuni and the Moqui
The Acomas detained him at the foot
their formidable cliff the whole of the 8
= of November, they were 10th to submi
: Still, on the following day, he was pc
> mitted to ascend with the two priests
. his company and with fifteen men. O
the top he received the
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER OF THE PUEBL
i Thence he went on to Zuni, which trit
sent delegation to greet him at Pescae