The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-04
The Oldest Church at Lu0rez and Some
Interesting Early History of New Mexico

and Senecu (locai papers persist In
spelling II Cinique) were founded In
1851 By Gov. Otcrmin. In 1850 the
Spaniards were driven out OF New
Mexico by a portion of the Pueblo
Indians. The Tigua Indiana Of lslctn,
Socorro and Senecu. New Mexico,
down the river from Albuquerque
with two r's), remained loyal To the
Spaniards u were brought by them
10 the present location OF ~ Paso and
settled In new towns down the river.
20 which new towns they gave the
names Of the towns from which they
came. that IS. lsleta. Socorro and
Seneca. The other town was called
san Lorenzo de Real. because the up
rising in New Mexico ~ccurg on san
Lorenzo's DAY. There were no Tigua
or other Pueblo Indians In the Rio
Grande valley below the Tipua towns
near Albuquerque nm the spaniarda
brought them down In 1859. except
"a lew Piros and Tompiros Indians
who had come down about 1859.
driven from their town OF Abo In that
4 year hy the Apachcs. The Indians at
the mission II Guadalupe in Juarez
were the Mansos and down the river
the Conchos, neither OF which were
Pucbin Indians.
The Coronado expedition entered
New Mexico In is4O and returned To
Mexico In 1871. II came up through
sonora and Arizona. but did not come
down 20 M Pass. There were no
ether expeditions into the country tnl
1859, when Francisco Sanchez Cham
uscado. a descrter, with five or six
men ana two priests. came into New
Mexico. coming down the Conchos
river and crossing over To the PecoH
and thence TO the lower Pueblo In
dian towns on the Rio Grande. After
him afn Antonio Espcio In 1891.
with orders to arrest Chamuscado
and 10 ascertain the fate Of the
priests. who had been killed boy the
Indians. None OF these expeditions
founded any settlements and were not
sent out Tor That purpose. In 1898
Onate came to settle the country and
was the first sent out FOR that pur-
pose. bringing families. livestock. inn
| plements, etc. lie founded the town
OF san Gabriel as stated above
Friar Juan de Benavidcs. the GUS
todinn OF the missions Ia New Mex
leo. who made a complete report %
the king In 1889 Of all the missions
and Indians in New Mexico. expressly
states that there were no missions oi
settlements on the Rio Grande below
Isleta, \. a.. and recommended that
q mission and garrison be established
at the paso of the river for h pro-
lection OF travellers TO and from New
Mexico. The old road, after leaving
II Paso. turned ~eastwardiy, passed
I.aguna de los patos, reached tbs
conchos river near where Julime'
now stands ana vent thence up ths
Conchos river and ON to santa Bar
bara. leaving the present site of this
city Of chihuahua 60 h west. Wher
Nombre de Il near Chihuahua wal
founded in 1851 the roa was changed
pass through hat place. Chihua'
hua itself WAS founded In i7ii n it'
charter as a villa was granted la i9lT
Al these statements are facts he
You'd the possibility of successful con
iradiction, They are accessible 1,
readers who do mot know Spanish u
the reports Of the Hemenway south.
western expedition by DIR. Ad. \. Ban
dcller. IN the ian, and other
reports OF the bureau OF ethnoloEy
IN n reports OF tue ThhitleuHiHh ~
stitdtion. IN the works Of Charles +
Lummis. who translated the memoir
Of Friar Juan dc Benayidos, Ban
croft. Davis. Hodge. Prince, Mende
lief. Coues. and a host Of others, and
In Spanish. in the archives of the In
dies. published In nfty-three volumes
By The spanish government under IN
tau. OF ''Dooumentos ineditos de In
dins:" In the works of BuEtamante
izcabaiceeta. Padre Allegro. Berro
iteran. Adlegui. Arricivita and man
others.
II may not be out OF place here &
mention the fact that & folder Of TN
Mexico Northwestern railway contain
The surprising statement that Hidal
20 was the first president OF Mexico
II Is inconcoivabie whore the write
81 this folder got his information
Hldaigo started his revolution at DO
lores. September i6. 1919, and wa
executed IN Chihuahua July SO. 1871
ana was never president Of anything
independent Mexico's FIRST govern
mens was an empire with Iturhide a
emperor under the title Of Agustin
and the first president was Guadalup
/. Victoria, IN 1S22.