Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-07-02
ANCIENT HISTORY
OF NEW MEXICO

One % the most interesting hlstorl.
cal narratives that has ever been
written. 10 that OF Pedro Cagtancda.
a common sohjor ln the expedition
which was led into VIVA. De- now the
southwestern portion OF the United
States. from the city of Mexico, by
Cornado. t5tO-t2 George Parker Win.
ship has made translation OF old
Castaupda's RclaCi0n de- Ia JOrnoa de-
Cib0ia which has just been published
ia a neat volume hy a. g. Barnes a.
Co. Uf New York This TRANSLATION
was nHt printed in The fourteenth an.
uual report of enc bureau of American
othuoiogy. a volume which has long
been out OF print, AZ the price OF the
present issue iB only 81 60 ls now with
in the reach OF everyone who ls ln.
terosted Ga the history OF the south.
wost The title under which the book
appears .s "Thc Journey ofCoruuado. '
% .8 quaint and naive recital. and
very valuable. giving as @ doses. the
nrst really reliable description OF the
southwest Its inhabitants and proluc-
lions, and telling The story of one OF
tho most remarkable explorations On
the history OF our co.ltry. This was
seyCutyGvo years before the English
succeeded boz establishing themselves
upon the northeastern coast of North
America.
one of the main uhiccts of the eX.
poiit.ou was the conquest of the soy.
oa cities of Clbola lZunD. these being
tb,u considered. from earlier reports
made by Caboza de- Naca and Ffoy
Marcos dc NIzza. the repositories OF
vast wealth. The invading army was
maoo up OF two hundred and nny
horsemon. sovoHtynvo Spanish foot
soldiers. three hundred or moro mo-.
Give allies. and upward of a thousand
uorr1 aud luIlu servants
a s1od portion of tho RoIac.ou is
of worry considerable interest t0 poo
.ple 1f NcB MeAjoo. and numerous
quota ions from that uurtion of the
narrative which mas to DO with this
territory and surrounding states are
given The book opens with an ac.
count of tho reports spread abroad in
Mexico hy Caboza dc Vaca and hia
three companions. one OF whom was
/ tao negro Estcvau. upon h.s arriving
| loo that country after four years wan
ior.ng across The continent. in 1886
that there were rich cities 60 the
north. spoken of ls tue Seven Cities of
/ CIboIa DZunu. iu which there was
much gold to be- had for the taking
| These reports we're Co "a certain OK
/ fout confirmed ln 1889 hy Frey Mar
/ COS de- Nina. who had boon sent with
/ The negro Eaoyuu 90 verify them q
. possible 50 20 was in high hope thai
/ the l.tfIo army see forth toward th,
mystic north Modern investigation
has proved that the report made by
/ Frey Marcos dc NIzl was true. buI
/ fhu oVtrnpgaui hopes of the oxplor
or would not permit them 90 accept
Do at its face value Reaching Clboia
. lZunD CBsinuodl describes % ag "a
/ little. crowded village hooking as Or q
. bad been orumplod all zap together u
Is q village OF about 200 warriors, O,
three aud four stories high. with 90,
houses small and having only q few
rooms" o. seems there was opposition
Ion the part of the Indians Tie says
These folks waited for the army
drawn up by divisions Iu front Of On,
village when they refused 10 hay,
peace ou tho terms. the interpreter
extended 20 them. but appeared den
ant, the Santiago (War cry wa,
sounded and thoy were az once put q,
Hight The SpouIards then attacke,
the village which was taken with MOI
/ a little difficulty During the httacl
they knocked the general down with
a largo stone and would have kIllo,
him but Tor Don Garcia Lopez De Car
ionas and fernando Dc Alarado
who threw themselves above him and
drew him away. receiving the blow
pf tho stones. which were not a few
f. Hut the first party of the spauiardN
could not be- resisted. and IN losl
than an hour they entered tho villas,
and captudo a. They discovered FOO
there. which was the thing they worD
most In need or After this tho Who'll,
province was a. peace"
This was the first battle upon New
| Mexico a0ll, fought between the inyad
ors and the Indians
/ Only a portion OF Coronado's force
took part In This AFFAIR, che rest bo
ing sim fr back upon the route O
! march
About this time the feeling CO. th
army against Frey Marcos de- Mia
became so intense that he deemed {
best 10 go back 10 Mexico with Jual
F. Gallego. who carried dispatches 0,
Mendoza Doubtless the dIsappolnl
mont al not hnding sold and preciou
stones was keen
From this place various eXplorln
parties we're sent out ono uado
Captain MolchlOr Diaz. After goin
toward tho north and vest about 10
leagues. came TO q province % exceed
lugly tan and strong men. like giants
They are naked. When they carr