Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1895-06-01


The inscription ~ ia. len is that male
10y l'r Vargas and is in the peculiar let.
tsring Of that time.
The inscription appearing Ia the cut tn
the right ~ the above was made at \
later date.
Arriving within . few miles ~ Santa
Fs. D- Vargas male an -ucAinpmeut.
ercctssi . shrin. TO the Holy Virgin, and
prepAr-d " besiege the city. lie found
that th- Indians hal attempted, In ~ far
a. pesibl., Ia restore II ,o its original
character ~ an Indian pueblo. hail dia.
mAntlesi the even then ancient chapel II
San Miguel, AMI h.h cn,r-nch~i them
selves 10 th. santa W. plaza, that event
ful spot wh.rs all New Melic"'s notable
events s--m W center. Thr first attack
~ lie Vargas resulted unrucc-srfully,
anil ha r~tirrl amer the battle To- the
chapel srect-si tn the virgin a, Los PAlA
cina, aud vowed b her that II she
would crown his arms with yictnry
an tn. following day he would carry
her image in solemn procession around
santa Fe plaza, singing her praises. and
that the sam. honor should thereafter b.
shown u that same image upon each r-.
curing anniversary ii the day I'LL time
should be no more. The attack made by
De Vargas IN th. day following that II
the making ~ this yow -nded in the total
overthrow of the Indians and the has Il
Spain was once more rKi--d above the old
palace fronting the plaza, long before
built by the vic.roy ~ the king ~ Tia.
official r-shi-nc-. II was agreed, how
ever. that th. Indians should never b..
comI'ell-i to work IN mines. I- Vargas
bad, like Oth-llo, "don- the state some
service" but ia. Jealousy ot the more
local men ot influence caused hin incArc-r-
alton for three years. he being denied
even means Of conveyance Ia the vic-roy
At Mexico intelligence oi his dirgrsc-.
The vIc,roy finally learning through a
prizes, II the abuse AMI ingrati,ui. shown
In Vargas, made an nri.r that he bs al.
lowest Ia give hail and leave the prison.
hut the indignant old Indian tighter re-
fus-i 10 s1c-pt his liberty IN such IL
nominnus conditions. declaring that II
WAS beneath him, In view ~ his rank ami
service Ia give . hail b"nd like - criminal
On- likes Ia think II this high spirited
soldier pr-frrring the wsllr II HE cell Il"
the waiver ~ punctillo, II Ia also
pleasant to know that later an b. was re-
l-aa.-,i, his enemies ovrrthrnwu and him.
s-lf advanced Ia yet higher rank l, IL
worthy ~ mention that l'- Vargas kept
his vow IA the Holy Virgin anil that the
identical statue is still honorsd annually
a. indicated by him. The image can b-
seen at santa f-, anil il cAlltsi "SAn'a
MAris C"nluis,~,iorn
rHH sACRsp fIRE.
Th. ro conquest wac only n"ninslly
CON plrts. Tn. Indians remained fur
generations, and. ind--d. still r-tain IN
certain degrees, Independence of lnIi,Ical
and r-liginus Hentim-nts IN dirrc, conflict
with these inculcsi.d by the dominant
race. Al peeoe there stands the ruins ~
au ancient temple of that faith. which. for
lack of more accurate name, VIZ call the
Aztec. Within the memory ~ many nov
alive, there stiil was kept up the sacred
dam. which had hurne,i th-r- since =
time of which the tradition If man runs
not hack W the contrary, The lndiAns
said thA, the temple hal h--n built IN re-
mot@st antiquity, by whit. m-n ~ great
stature, aud that the carr of ,h. sacred
DIRE had been intrust'-i IA their distan,
ancestors W b maintAinoi until hOut-.
sums should cnn. again Ia uv-rthruw
the oppr-nsnrs and restore the vAniahs-i
greatness II the nldrn times. some
y.ar ago these Indians r-r-moninurly
eSrri-i away they SAcr,-i lire And AhAn.
dunrd the temple aud their h"m-r, l"'
stro> ing all that was dss,ructlhlr and
that they conld not r-moy. with them.
Curi"usly enough, som- -IcavAtI"ur made
'" Wv "'N' ~ Wv
huge bon.s = short distance h+l"w the
surface, and these lon-r ~rr" declared
by the finder. Il, l- human frmAin- An'i
at p-rtonr al l-srt ten feet IN hrinht.
New A-llc" 10, more than any other part
Il the country. u land II mystery. iull ri
y-stiy-s ~ former civilization And r-Iirr
wh,ch d-lxh, III" sn,"luAr'sn AMI puzzle
the historian The intelligence II the rs
tive races II New M-slcn IL m"r- than
ordinary, AMI the resentment IL the ~-Ak
race Agslns, the strong aud mss,-rfnl me
smoul,i-r-i hong. aud in rom- h-gr-- y-,
shoulders. They avail Themselves IN
numerous cAsss u tue opportunities II
grsiuitous education Tor their ehIldwn by