Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-17
FOUNDING OF ALBUQUERQUE
ITS HISToR TO END SPANISH DOMINATION

Albuquerque has beer as much of a
question among. historians for the
greater part of two centuries as the
proper spelling of it's name has among
the so-called Americans since the occu-
patton of 1916. History. the proceed
ings of its ayuntamientos. the orden-
anzas and DEGREES of viceroys and gov
errors of the olden time, ancient merce-
des, or grants. and transfers of lands
and records of churches. all give the
name as Albuquerque" For the
past fifty years the first "r" has been
dropped and Albuquerque has by Gus
tom become Albuquerque. Zamacois.
in his History of Mexico say that AL
burquerQue was founded in 1858. 1t is
possible and more than probable that
there was a Spanish settlement on or
near the present site of the old plaza
and its vicinity about that time, but it
was not called Albuquerque, From
1880 there was a Duke of Alburquer-
que, who was viceroy of New Spain,
but later evidence goes to show conclu-
sively that he was not the Cuke from
whom the settlement took its anne
Bancroft Oh. H.) says that the sub
mission of the Pueblo Indians OF New
Mexico in the last years of the seven
NtChlH 1tllull may p1 it6aAhth 40
permanent: the natives were too few
and weak and the Spanish power too
firmly established for any general
movement of revolt, and from 100 the
province settled down into a monoton-
ously uneventful career.
The Spanish and Mexican governors
and captains general from the closing
years of tie sixteenth century a
been many commencing with Juan de
Ofate. 159S-160S, and including many
distinguished men. Among these may
be mentioned Juan de Samaniego, An
tonic Otermin and Diego de Vargas,
Zapata Lujan, Ponce de Leon. At the
beginning of the eighteenth century
Pedro Rodriguez Cubero was governor,
he being succeeded by Diego de Var
gas. marquis de la Nova de Brazinas,
1904; he in turn by Juan Paiz Hur-
tado (acting), 1704-5. and he by Fran
cisco Cuervo Y Valdez, who served
from March 10. 1905, to July 81, 1907;
and during that time Albuquerque
proper was founded. From l70I-10 the
viceroy, with his vice regal court at the
City of Mexico, was Don Francisco
Fernandez of the Cave. Henry, Duke of
Albuquerque. Marquis of Cuellar,
Count Of Ladesma. and of Guelma,
Lord of the villas of Monbeltran, La
Codesera, Consaeta. Mixares, Pedro
Bernardo, Aldea Davila, San Esteban
de Villarejo and the Caves of Guadal-
canal, of the Order of st. James and
Debenfayan in the Alcantara, Lord of
the Bed Chamber of His Majesty, his
viceroy and lieutenant general, COVER
nor and captain general of New Spain
and president of the Royal audience
thereof, etc.
To this Spanish grandee. his excel
lency, General Don Francisco Cuervo
Y Valdez, of the Order of st. James,
governor and captain general of the
provinces of New Mexico" on the
26th day of April, 1705, made a report
that he had founded a villa. which he
had named Albuquerque, and that
there was wanting for the church
thereof "a bell. chalice M altar yes
sells" This communication was sub
mitted to the royal audience, composed
of the duke and the Honorable Dor
Francisco de ValenZuela Venegas
knight of the Order of st. James, Dor
Joseph de Luna, Don BaltaZar de To
bar and Don Geronimo de Soria. mem
bers of said royal audience; Don Juan
Osaete y Orc, judge of the royal Grim
inal chamber; Don Andres Pardo dc
Lago and Don Gabriel Guerrero dc
Adila, auditors of the royal tribunal
and Don Antonio de Deza de Urrutia
official justices of the royal treasury
and deposits of the vice regal court
there being present, also. the fiscal OF
bis majesty, DIR. Don Joseph Antonio y
Espinosa, knight of the Order of St
James. The vice regal records show
that the following proceedings were
had by the audience:
1--WE direct that the Indians be treat
ed with suavity and kindness, and that
no offensive war be made against them
so far as this treatment may be adapt
ed to the Indians of New Mexico.
In regard to the fourth point to
which reference was made by his ex
cellency, General Don Francisco Cuer
yo v ValdeZ . in which
said governor states that he has re-es
tablished the villa of Galisteo and
placed settlers therein: and having
founded a village which he named AL
burQuerque, and there Is wanting fol
the church thereof a bell, ornaments
chalice and altar vessels, it is unan
jmously ordered that the anne be fur
nished and transmitted the first oppor
tunity.
1T is ordered that no villas be nam
ed without consultation with his eX
eellency (the viceroy), and an order t
that effect be transmitted; and furth
er that, by a royal ordinance, the will
be named San Felipe in honor of hi
royal majesty; and the said governo
is ordered to name it thus. that it ma!
in the future be known as such,' etc
Mexico, July 80, 1706."
From this time the town bore thu
name San Felipe de Albuquerque
the church and parish that of San Fe
'1ipe de Neri de Albuquerque"
Cavo, in Tres SiglOs, (Three Cent?
ries), says that twenty-four lndial
towns were founded by the Spaniard
in New Mexico in 1860, and that AlbuI
querque was founded earlier wit
100 Spanish families.
Bancroft I'll. H. says that Corona
dos 'TiguX, Rodriguez PSara and rs
pejo's 1igua's (PueL-o lndian) proyiI
ces have been correctly located in tn