The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-03-04


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The other inscription reads III
'nIn ""nl IL" i"s Pro' d"l Nuch" Mex
'"o por Ell l'cN M" ~ pas" POI aqui de-
nurlth 81" l"s luchl"s lie Huhl q l"s II
lc june del anuo 1t" logo, y lus puS" cn
pa u 81 l"tumio pid"hd"l" ~ fnbnr c"lu"
ha~niI"> lie ~ masd II" urh" dirf"n la
"hinIrh"In tod" Z" ~" hi~" 81 HgasaNt sell"
rrudrurl" I'm ia rht~iiauisim"
ta particular y gallatdo ,"ldai" de ln
acnhahlr y loaia memo, q translation
81 whirh being 1.-The capinin.grurral "i
The provinces of New Mexico tor the
Ming our l."rl passed through here on
his return from the ru'hl"s oi Huul ON
ih" sHih ct july "i the year 1890, and
put them IN peace ut their request, hey
sing him for hl, favor ~ yu,sals of bis
majesty. aud again they pledged oh'
dicncc; all Of whirh hr performed with
the zeal pruilru"ss and prudence ~
ii" christian .,.... particular and gal
lant soldier "i uncndiug .,.....'
Don francisco Manuel de- sylvia Nj.
"to was the governor of New Mexico
IN lds'' The inscriptions ar" conius
ed ~ regard &" 'h" dates Ut going aud
coming. II the first refers Ia the Jour.
"rN I" |uni' which Is not clear. Al
ih"ush III" governor rcritcs that "hc
lut them ~ peace ut their request,
begging HIM Tor hi' favor e. Nns'als ol
"i' majesty, "" know that This
peace wa' "f the Mind usually had
100 'h"~" DAYS, i"r IN Nh" following wear
Nh" Iunl- r',"l'cd aud murdered their
missionary ID" irtnr Francisco l.rturlo,
NJ will 10" seen from the illustration
~" month aud day Of the passage NJ
Don N"ig" u" Vargas are not given, but
"" Know that 10" was NJ the Nero ~
The eighth day ~ November and M"
hrNt day oi December, ld2H, ~ appears
from his journal, tn" original ct which
Is i"uud ~ th" nrrhtvc, of Santa Fc
see Auto, de- Guerra de Ia primcrH
'umpaun, los 100 aud POO. The trans
laii"n Of the inscription Is ~ follows:
30 Her" served General Don Diego he
Vargas, 10 conquer Santa Pc, for the
royal crown. New Mexico. hy hi, own
cost. in the year 1889. -
The spanish names and date, OF the
18th century are quite numerous, among
'h" rest au inscription showing the Wis.
u ut IN" bishop of Durango to New
Mexico In the year 1877.
MI Frank Gushing who made many
visits 10 the rock, having lived with the
Iuni- for years, has said that he di,roy.
cred among the inscriptions the name of
Francisco sanchez Chamuscado. Cham
uscado with his eight soldiers undoubt.
eddy visited Iuni in 1850, aud il is quite
possible that he may have passed by Ia.
scription Rock and on the walls made
u record of his presence, moi giving the
date. There is an inscription Of 1854
with the name Of Pedro Romero. There
is no documentary evidence that Pedro
Romero was one Of Chamuscado's sol.
diers, but II the date is authcntic-and
there seems to be no reason to Doubt
the was one Of the party that came
to New Mexico from Nucya Biscaya
in 1850.
The students Of history can fnd M
evidence that Coronado, ia 1910. ever
passed the rock. lie took n more south.
crly route, II is possible that Antonio
dc Espeio. when he returned from Zuni
10 the Rio Grande, passed by. In IBos,