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

again ia 'h"dicnc, 60 The government
ana the church.
Having thus attained their first OBJ
jcct ol the expedition and rcndsrot
feasible ~" second. To- vii the re-
settlement ol thu country by the r.
turn of the expelled settlers viii
their fauilirH ana the Introduction %
ncW Immigrants tho now govctno,
aud captain general determined Z.
return with his whole command q
III pasp. The great object 81 the vice.
I regal government was The rcseitlcmcn,
at New McSiop, ana u possible the
| pucbloir,tiun of the numadir Indians
IN tho province. Gen'rtl he Nnrsas
! determined g. select aud appoint, In.
| fore leaving. from among the pucblos
/ some capable ana trustworthy repre-
/ srntatit" to hc-p luyal aud govern
the natives during his absence. The
| person 80 commissioned VAS an In
| dian "t ia" pu"5Io of Picuris named
| LIus, a man of fame and influcncr
among his people. the Pu"blos And
| an thu lith ~ october. 1899. -. VAR
vas set out from SANTA Fc first dis.
patching the main BODY 1T his charge.
including artillery. supplies animals.
captlvcs. prisoners. and ~n forth. with
orders To- await him q, the pueblo OF
shnto Domingo. going himself with
an escort and some priests by way
Of III" pueblo of Prcos. now abau-
duncd soon after his arrival at
Prcos two hundred ana iifty people
were baptized by the priests into the
Holman Catholic church. On the Goth
al December he reached I'll paso and
went into camp at san Lorvn2o. near
that place, after an c,cntful and very
successful campaign IN New Mexico,
Reporting IN cxtcnso his operations
and successes To- tn" governor AT the
city Of Mexico. he Was soon author
,zcd by the royal audience there to
make another expedition into this
province with a view to It's coloniza-
ton and permanent occupation. ON
October u. 1893. ne marched from
~ Fnso Tor santa Fo with his mill
'ary command and large number Of
cnligrantS. mainly from the cities 81
GucrciarV, Sombrcrctc and Zacatccas
In Mexico. the cmierants being IN
charge of Lieutenant Governor Juan
Paz Huriad", a name frequently met
with IN ths archives of the tim. en-
bracing a period of more than forty
years. Nearing Santa Fc, T., Vargas
dispatched runners in advance To- as-
certain and report To- him the sesti-
mcnt of tn, Pu,blos concerning his
return. At Santo Domingo he was
joined by the Indian LGiE. whom he
had lett AT Santa Fc in charge OF pub
lie affairs in the year previous, and
hv and the runners reported that dur
ing the absence of the Spaniards
the Pu.blos had become disloyal and
dcmoraii2cd. that learning OF their
approach they We're determined to
oppos, them TO the death, and that
there were chen collected upon the
mesa. 3 miles west ~ Santa Fc.
whence Otcrmin was made to fall
back. q large force ready to CIV. bat
slr. 1, vas subsequently, asccrtained
that the Pucblos had induced slindry
of the Wild tribes Go promis. their
assistance Ia the impending war
against the approaching spanish
army. but that their allies failing 10
come To time they concluded not To
interpose by themselves the resist
ancc they had contemplated The ,
command of De Vargas was composed
of one thousand five hundred persons
or more. including cmigrau,s. the |
of these and the soldiers. |
ON December II Tn. command reach !
ed the present town al Agua triu. |
six miles from Santa F.. where Il cn-
five days. Luis was sent for
ward tn thc city. aud hc reported |
mat preparations were making there |
to give De Vargas not only a peace !
able bat irinmphal entry into the city. |
'bn the 18th hc commenced his march /
with drum aud fife ana flying oOlors. |
ana al thu head ot the column on |
horseback he marched In nj the west
'rn edge nj town. The entire peopl"
were asssmhlcd in multitude upon
he plaza to receive him. the men
ranged on one side and the women
IN the ether The troops. having
nt' red the PLAN. were formed In
ppon ranks To allow The priests Ia
PASS through' aud when those arrived
10 where the Indians had erected q
large wooden cross they Nnolt be-
fore IL. chantrd tac iitany aud celc-
pfated the T. Duum l.nudamus, ana
General dc Vargas addr,s srd the as
scmblcd multitude in speech. The
ceremonies ~ reception concluded. |
the commend marched To an emil |
nenco near town. believed to be that
now IN sight Of the plaza about al
quarter of mile To the northeast.
where TN" Indians had prepared
quarters for the soldiers and The
cmgrants. The former being In the
iull possession of all parts of the city.
This was still In about the same con-
dillon as when the Spanisrds left II
the year before. the work and in
trcnchncnts Tor defense rcma ming
unimphirod. The principal buildings
which the Indians had burned thir-
teen wears bcfor. wcre mainly stili
unre paired, ana dc Narges com
mcnccd the work ~ restoring them.
VI sent 10 the mountains for timber
for WORK upon San Miguel church the
same old Roman church ediflcc
which stands now ~ the south side
~ the river near the bridge on the
road leading frora the southeast COR
her 81 the plaza Adjoining this old |
church immediately 10 the north |
stands yet one OF the identical build
hui