El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-28

I j+5 i-5 N'a16np whom the New Next
/ can colOnists were seltleu- .osS IN re-
Z volt, driven to do so by their dlsSatls-
} faction with Spanish rule Ihey
] plotted to rise on August IL The con-
! spiracy becoming known, they rose on
! the 10th. and on the 1oIn lald serge 10
/ Santa Fe, where the coLonlsts OF the
] upper river had gathered Tor prOIec-
! ton. on the goth the settlers raised
] the siege and withdrew southwark to
/ ward Isleta where the cOlonists OF the
I lower river had been ordered 10 take
FiRdinr Isleta abandoned the refu-
! gees continued their retreat 10 Fray
] Cristobal. where the two divisions
q united and continued SOUTHWARK 70 La
] Salineta, four leagues above Fl Paso.
I At La Salineta the governor held a
I council OF war, in which II was re-
/ solved the withdraw 10 Ii Paso now
l. Ciudad Juarez, Mex-) and TO make that
/ place a base OF operations for the re-
| conquest Of the revOlted province This
/ revolution they carried into effect.
! FL PasO now became the center OF
new district separate province, 50
/ 10 speak-which from that day to this
I has played a distinct part in the de-
/ velopment Of the southwest.
We now examine in detail the events
l leading up 10 this movement and per-
mauent establishment
Attempted Missionary Work Before 1853
Though the rapid advance Of settle
ment in NueVa N1zcaya seemed for a
time destined to reach FL PasO first
and make II n integral part Of that
province, as a matter OF fact the &C
tual establishment Of missions and the
I beginning OF settlement in that region
were the result OF a counter move
ment southwark from New Mexico. The
two waves Of cOlOnizing activity were
destined TO clash along the shores OF
the Rio del NOrte, and 10 create jealous
rIValrleS between the two provinces.
Though the Mansos, the wild, nom
agricultural tribe Of indians dwelling
At FL PGso, occupied that region at
the time Ouate entered New Mexico,
and though missionary work among
them had probably been in progress in
desultory way since the first reli-
giCuses entered New Mexico by way OF
FL PasO, their conversion was delayed
until the middle Of the 18th century.
According TO Benavides. they first dis
played interest in resident mission
aries about 1880, at which time Bena-
vides preached TO them and placed in
their rancheria a cross telling them
It's meaning The natives repaired 10
the cross 10 pray 10 be healed, and
asked the friar for religiouses to teach
and 70 baptize them.
Recognizing the advantage to be de-
rived from mission at that point-by
way OF making safe the highway TO
New Mexico, converting and reducing
TO settlement the neighborinE indians
ana developing rich mining camps and
splendid ranch sites along the high
Way-B enavides suggested that four
reilgouses with guard Of Is or 20
soldiers would be sufficient for an es-
tablishmeut at FL Paso. Il vrss- r,e--
maps at this suggestion that mission
arles eventually went there from New
Mexico
The First Missionary.
According to the records now ayai1a-
PIE, Fray Antonio de Arteaga was the
4lrst missionary to the MansOs His
W9lA az II FaSO was subsequent 10
!6zs, al which time he entered New
Mexico in the train Of Fray Estevaa de
Eerea, the newly elected custodian OF
me conversion Of san Pablo Of New
ne 9tahsos were so successful that the
nelghbOrlng indians flocked to him 10
be taught and baptized.
Another effort 10 catechise the Man
SOS, was made between 1856 and 1858.
mis- time Fray Garcia &c san Francisco
y Zunisas accompanied by fathers Juan
Ga0al and Francisco Perez, went to FL
FasO from New Mexico, taking with
him aims which he had collected from
the citizens Of New Mexico.
ne founded the pueblo Of the MansOs
and letg Perez and Cabal In charge or
tne ndlanS Perez and Cabal showed
some repugnance toward remaining be-
cause OF the intractable character Of
the MansOs; Garcia encouraged them
by saying that there was no occasion
Tor pecuLnlng weary, as the time rot
the conversion Of the indians was not
yet at hand. After Garcia's departure
the Mansos tried TO kill Perez and Ca
a rescue marty 10 quell the tumult and
- take the priests back TO New Mexico.
The Establis hment OF Mission Nuestru
Sonora de Guadalupe, 1859.
The actual permanent occupation Of
e Paso (nOw Ciudad Juarez, Mex
took place in 1858. In that year faith
er Garcia de san Francisco y Zuniga
again visited FL Pas0s IN company with
Fray Francisco de SalaZar, and laid the
foundation Of Mission Nuestra Sonora
de Guadalupe.
Since the work Of Garcia may be re-
garded as the cornerstone Of the Fl
PaSO establishment short sketch o.
his life viii not be amiss at this point
Garcia entered New Mexico as a mis-
paniOn Of Fray Antonio de Arteagal /
and in the train Of Fray Estevan de I
Perea, mentioned above Al that umG I
Garcia was a lay brother, having re-
fused TO take orders because OF MS hu-
At the command Of his superiors, who !
thought his influence for good would De /
increased by his entering the priest
hood. he finally entered that holy state. !
In 1880 father Artega gave into ms I
charge OF the church OF Seneca IN MI !
which Garcia adorned with an organ I
and rich ornaments, and around Wnlcl I
he planted extensive vineyards IRON (
which he made wine for hlmse4I ana
the neighbOring inconsistencies IRON
Senecu he went TO establish MISSION
at the pueblo Of Socorro ~. NJ, anu
from SOcOrro he went TO FL Faso'
The official Account
Since the account Of the tounolns o.
Nuestra Sonora de Guadalupe comes
from Garcia's own pen-a ceru1leu
COPY made in 1868 still exists IN the
archives OF the church OF Guadalupe ~
Juarez-the document is reproduce
here in translation. -. ~
In the name Of the most noIy an
indivisibIe Trinity, Father, Son anu
Holy Ghost three distinct persons ~
one only true God: for HIS sLeaeIS I
glory honor, and reverencei IoL ~ ~
confusion of the Internal enemy IL
the service of the most holy VIZ"
Mary. our Lady and immacliattSS - /
iron. and for the greater eXai ~ n,
our holy Catholic faith; on tne - n
dav OF the month Of December OF me
year 1853. I Fray Garcia de san os -. -
cisco OF the order OF the lesser II - -
of the regular observance OF ouL- 80
aDhic Father san Francisco, pIeaS-Ie-s
actual defiuitor Of the holy GUST -. -
the Conversion Of san Pablo OF NgW
Mexico. minister and guardlan o. -
convent of san Antonio del Pueo5a GS
Senecu- whereas the captains ~ ,l -
men OF the heathenGous o. the -s-s-4i -,
and Zumauas indians went -
said custody to supplicate me % Oe-
eceDd fo nreach them the holy evan
gel of our Lord Jesus Christ ana sue
coed i'm 0uietin- them ana oaptIslns
fbeT,, and Our reverend Ialher FtdS
custodian OF SalQ GUS Z