Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-04-25
US. LAND COURT.
The Santa Fe Grant Still Occupying
Attention = Another Historic
Paper Tending to Show
the Existence of q
Grant.

The U. S. court of private land claims
will conclude it's present session on Sat-
urday. ..
The docket will be called on Friday
morning and cases set for trial at the
next term in August.
The Santa Fe grant case occupied the
attention of the court the entire morning.
There have been filed in the court nine
teen interior grant claims alleged to con-
flict with the Santa Fe grant.
Attorney Purdy introduced more docu,
mentary evidence in two claims alleged
to conflict with the Santa Fe grant.
Attorney Laughlin occupied the most
of the morning by introducing testimony
in support of the Rogue Lohato grant,
consisting of 1,619.S7 acres and situated
west of old Fort Marcy. Mrs. Gaspar
Ortiz was the first witness called in sup
port of the claim. Surveyor General
Easley was examined and presented some
papers from the archives of his office, re-
lating to the grant.
Mr.. w. M. Upton was called and pro-
nounced one of the papers presented by
General Easley a forgery. The testimony
will probably be closed this afternoon.
Arguments may commence tomorrow.
HISTORICAL.
Among other exhibits filed in this case
by the attorneys for the city is the fol-
lowing from the Spanish archives:
The MARQUES de la Naba de Brazinas,
governor and captain general of this
kingdom and provinces of New Mexico,
it's conqueror and pacificator, CASTELAR,
of its forces and garrison by his majesty,
etc.
There having been presented to me
since entered upon this governorship
different petitions relating to the granting
of lands and others IN regard to grants not
having been made and also from the resi-
dents of the Villa Nueva, (Santa CRUZ
who had settled it in the time of my pre-
decessor, Don Pedro Rodriguez Cubero,
and in whose favor l obtained royal pro-
visions and orders through his excellency
the viceroy, Duke of Albuquerque, in the
month of October of the past year of
seven hundred and three, and it is ordered
by both authorities that shall not take cog
nizance of any cause against my said pre-
decessor neither officially nor on petition
of any psrty, the trial of the causes which
be brought against him being postponed
until he shall appear before the court of
inquiry (Residencia) in his case, and for
the said reason although in the visit
which have just made to the said Villa
Nueva it appears by the proceedings that
various residents have settled in its valley
and lands under grants from my said
predecessor and also under purchases
made from persons who sold to them,
which is against the royal will since in
the proclamations of the royal order
on which they base their titles
the said alterations are prohibited and
also by the charge which appears
against my said predecessor resulting
from the said visit and because it was
during his term, order: First, that the
settlers shall hold their possessions and
grants in their present form. Second,
that they shall not continue to make the
said purchases and sales even of those
which I made aud which I may make, and
my predecessor having directed that in
order that they might appear of record,
that note be taken of the same in the
books of the archives of the illustrious
city council of this city in order that it
might appear of record in them. I also
direct in order that mine shall also ap-
pear, that note shall also be taken of
them and also that the sales of those
made by my said predecessor who per-
mitted them or affected not to SEQ them,
and that it shall appear of record that
forbid it, and on the contrary impose
upon the magistrates, alcaldes mayores
and alcaldes ordinarios who shall author
ize the execution of such sales the PEN
atty of deprivation of Office and disquali-
fcation for appointment to other Offices
and the said titles shall be void, and the
vendors shall be exiled to the frontiers
of Acoma or Zuni for the term of two
years, and the same penalty shall be i'm
posed upon whomsoever shall attempt to
make such purchase and to the loss of
what he shall have paid and the property
which shall be found of him who made
the sale shall be applied to the adornment
of this Holy church and Parish, and that it
shall be deposited with the said illustrious
city council in order that it may be ap.
Piled where most needed, and in order that
this said proclamation may have effect I
also direct that the parties in interest and
such persons as may have complaint to
make shall do so before competent
judge, and in order that it may be made
known to all, certified copies shall be sent
to the alcaldes mayores of the Villa Nueva
and Bernalillo in case any of the inhab
itants should have any petitions to make
or causes to present, or should have been
settled in the way above mentioned. And
in order to give greater force to my order,
my acknowledgement together with the
illustrious city council and the officers of
the army of this garrison with the assist
ance of my civil and military secretary,
and that of the illustrious city council who
will both certify to the publication of
this proclamation and make record of the
same in their books, will be present at
the proclamation of the same, the whole
being preceded, as is usual, by music by
the military band, and sign it in this
city of Santa Fe on the seventeenth day
of February Of this present year, one