Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-06-29

santa Pc. y. NJ. Jun, gs.--Prrpnr.
atoms az" coins forward Yapidls foi
tho hls -. Vargas psgcap, which !.
I" u" held here I'm july 4 Hotel res.
creations are coming IN fast and the
Indications are that this historic old
town VIII u. filled With visitors an
mat day. MANY people VIII come
from Albuauerqu. ana Las vegas by
automobile Tho Indians and Mex
cans wiil come from near by villages
adding picturesque features To- III, oc-
"a don.
There ~ nothing n"W under the
sun. In the centennial wear 90 ING
santa Fc had a Fourth of Juiy crlr-
htation that Included a grand pnrnde
patriotic floats. speech making, bnn-
quoting Pueblo Indian dances aud
sports. band concert and ynrious OH d.
80 accessories. The account OF tn.
celebration fills "a Gi-pngc pamphlet
winch waS printed IN honor of the uc-
r1Sion ana which alone must have
cost almost as much AK santa Fr Niil
"Np"nd for its celebration next week.
Among The many names here and
there Is found that of an uld.tiucr
who still dwclls In santa Fe. but the
majority of them hav. passed from
the stage at SAINT, =" and are forgot
ten except 10y few.
one of the historical addresses al
III. Centennial celebration Is years
ago VAS by cx-Gov. w r NJ Army.
whose very name sounds strange ana
unfamiliar 10 most of the present res
dents of Santa Fc. He told in this
address of III. rcconpucst of santa Fc
by DE Vargas and made II clear that
there ware two entries" one In 1898.
which was celebrated b. religious
Procession on last Sunday and Is thus
celebrated every year. and another IN
The year before. after stiff fight
with the Pueblo Indians. which Santa
Fe viii celebrate with pageant on
July I. He said:
The Pucblos were permitted to re-
main In undlsputcd possession ~ SAN
IN Fe and all of New Mexico for the
next twelve years. In 1899 the vice.
roy commissioned Diego de Vargas
Iapata Lujan Ponce de Leon as gov
crnor and captain general of New
Mexico. and at once dispatched him
from the city OF Mexico H. ~ ppso
t. command an expedition thence
similar IN purpose To tina, with which
Otcrmin had failed II marched for
santa f. August 81. and. 80 far as the
records show. met no serious armed
resistance until within ,,. immediate
vicinity OF the city. Herr the Pucbios
were assembled In large force, and. Z
upon the approach ~ the tspaniards.
went forth la give them battle. IN
view CT the important and deadly
combat then about To- cnsuc the .
troops In line were by the priests adj +
rnonishcd To- cleanse their hearts of
sin. were administered absolution and
the blessing and counscllcd To- courage
in the name of God and IN. king The
battle commenced about daylight on
tnc morning Of september IL. ana
lasted with great fury and bravery
and with heavy losses on both sides
Till late in th. afternoon. At about 3 !
o'clock the Pucblos began to weaken
and waNer and give way The span
iafds pushed their advantage aud
ABOUT shutdown they marched into the
CITY with flying coiors. and the sol
Tiers. weary with the fatigue of the
campaign and with that days inces-
flnt fighting, soon took up comfort
able quarters in the houses Of the
Indians Gui'r "a number OF citizgns
"i those who were expelled from the
oountiy IN 1859 and who had lived
~ santa i" had asked and obtained
permission 10 return with the army
and aN"nr" their expulsion. They
'ound upon entering the city tina, dur.
ing the twelve wears II Nas Ia pos
session " The Puoblos I, had in all
respects completely changed it, char
actor from that Of spanish town 10
TINT of a1 Indian pueblo. with us
capture Spanish supremacy was again
established In the country, The sur
rounding puohlos began to come ia
hpd declare their submission and soon
me whole of them except the most
distant ana most inaccessible were