Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-02-24
.FR|AR MASSACRE
IN 1851 REVOLT
Historical Society of
New Mexico
Secures
ANCIENT SERMON PREACHED
In City Of Mexico Shortly
After Bloody Event..
Bought in Chile.


The Historical Society of New Mex
leo has just obtained the most remark
ably interesting document that exists
regarding the history of this part OF
the United States. 1t is most ex.
traordinary that after more than 200
years Just two and quarter centu
ries--this record of events that oc,
cured in 1851 should be returned to
Santa Fe.
The way that this acquisition oc
cured is interesting. Hon. l.. B
Prince, the president of the society
spends much time, when travelling,
in examining catalogues of rare books
from all parts of the world, in the
hope Of finding something of value
regarding New Mexico. 1t is in this
way that the society has obtained the
very rare edition of the travels of Ca.
beza de Vaca, printed in 1855, and
the expedition Of Espejo, printed
in 1888 and many other rare and valrl'
able works.
Hears of Sermon.
Last November, when going to New
York, Governor Prince was reading the
catalogues of large book store in
Santiago de Chile, with little expec-
tation of finding anything Of import.
ance, when he was greatly surprised to
find the description of a pamphlet
which contains the sermon preached
in the City of Mexico on March 20,
1851, in colnmemoration of the twen-
ty-one franciscan Friars who were
killed by the Pueblo Indians in New
Mexico, as the beginning of the revo'
luton Of 1880. No one here knew
that such sermon was ever deliv
erred, mucl- less that it was printed.
OF course, nothing could be Of great
er interest and value in New Mexico
than this account Of the martyrdom OF
these 21 missionaries on August 10th,
1850, written and printed at the very
time of their death.
The great fear was that the precious
book would be sold before letter
could reach Chile, so not a moment
was lost in sending an order; and on
Monday last this remarkable document
was received in Santa Fe Tt is some
what injured by the gnawing of rats,
but not enough to impair its interest
and value.
The title is as follows, modernizing
the spelling:
"Oracion Funebre que dijo el Doctor
D. Isidoro Sarinanen y Cuenca, Chan
tree de la Santa Iglesia Metropoltana
de Mexico, Califcador del Tribunal del
Santo Oficio de la Inquisicion, etc,
"El dia 20 de Mario de 1851.
"Presento ell Exmo. Senor Marques
de la Laguna.
"Conde de Paredea, Virey de esta
Nueva Espana, en- las Exequias de
Veinte y un Religicsos de la regular
observancia del Serafico Padre San
Francisco, que murieron a manos de
los Moros Apostatas del Nuevo Mexico,
en- diez de Agosto del ano de 1880.
Those Dead.
The sermon is prefaced by short ar
ticles from Father Ayeta, the head of
the mission, who was saved by being
in Mexico at the time of the revolution,
and others:
Tt contains a full list of the twenty.
one friars killed, as follows:
Padre Juan Bautista Pine, native Of
Victoria, killed at Tesuque, while cele.
brating mass Padres Juan Bernal and
Friar Domingo de Vara, natives of the
most noble City Of Mexico, killed at
Galisteo. Padre Joseph de Trujillo,
killed at Xongopavi (MoquD. Padre
Fernando de Velasca, 80 years mis-
sionary, killed at Porciuncula. Padre
Thomas de Tones, born at Tepozatlan,
killed at Nambe. Padre Luis de Mora.
les. Friar Antonio Sanchez, killed at
San Ildefonso. Padre Matthias Rendu,
killed at Picuris. Friar Juan de la
Pedrosa, killed at Taos. Padre Manuel
Tinoea, killed at San Marcos. Padre
Francisco Antonio Lorenzana, killed at
Taos. Friar Juan de Talaban, killed
at Taos. Friar de Montesduca, killed
at Taos. Padre Juan de Jesus, killed
at Jemez. Padre Lucas de Maldonado
killed at Acoma. Padre Juan del Val
killed at Alota. Padre Joseph de FL
guerra, killed at Aguatubi. Padre Jos
eph de Espeleta, killed at Oraibe.
In a number Of the cases, the partic
ulars of the murder are given. The
text Of the sermon Is from the Tenth
Psalm: "I put my trust in the Lord,
and the sermon itself is % pages long
This most valuable book will be
bound very carefully SO as to be well
protected against further wear or acci
dental injury. and will then be placed