The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-06-11

city 10 pcrprtuatr the fam" of this
rs the New England states cclcbrat,
Sew England w., properly :
named hN the Pilgrim ta,h"rs lit was
new when the southwest was old
Many expeditions were made 20 the
now ~ Dorado ~ the north. hut
nome more worthy to be celebrated
than the march ot tn m,.c army at
uuatc which halted ana erected
"tt>cd dwellings ct civilization" 1T q
place thcN named san ,bricl, across
the no Grandc from san Juan purn-
Io. upon the present SIT oi rhtmit',
ON Iuly ~. 1898.
Civilization BEGAN.
civilization IN Sew Mexico then he
plu MANY ambitious cavaliers had
invaded tins territory ~ search tot
old. wer, deceived hN WV chiefs
and the few who survived marched
back with their hali.strr,vd armies,
"uuhOuorcd II remained tor bu1t"
alone to raise IN" royal standard of
Spain ana TAI" possession at NcW
Mexico aud al a]dioufniuE prov
Iuces Tor God and the king aud
tor hims'lI" and to Keep the tlJg
raised.
pnutc. tivh. popular. rud on q hitl-
lant reputation, mustered 400 men,
$50 of whom weio accompanied hN
,n'ii families ON January 20, 1888
inc train OF eighty three wagons and
several thousand hcad ~ cattle lett
MrNico. The expedition Vas financed
by Onuto himself bon Duis de Nelis.
90. The yiCcruN. signcd the agreement
which was for the discovery, paCir-
cation ana settlement OF ,hc provinces
ui Sew McNtco, which ere Iu Sew
Spain
Capital Foundc~I iui, ~,
San Gabriel. the urst capital OF
Sew Mexico, Was founded ON JuiN ~
within two weeks . church was or
',tcd. Soon after that t great con-
terence known IN the ~"tntVcfsol
Meeting at an the I.trth' was held 10y
the Spanish officials and rcclrsiastics
.ud Indians rom an dire tons The
red men acknowledged lhe sovereign
~ ct the Spanish KING They agreed
:" accept the new gospel taught hy
tho mars.
In Onato's ambitious breast rurc
al" desire to explore an parts at the
new Territory, lie sent cut vtrious
PARTIES under The loadershtps of hih
bravcsi soldiers puatr D., ted NC"ma
and was cordially received Dos tine
Indians. mt 10y Fuod fortune escaped
% plot M, Iadians secretly formed Co
EtI him
Acoma RchrlS.
luna, brother OF OnJt'. lutor NIsit.
cd Aoo.uH HIS attic band W,r, lu-
Nii"i to the summit ct IA" hlrh m,s-i
'ud then attackcd only tour Span
Yards survived.
The Indians were determined io pgN
no homage TO- q forriLu hiug nor a.
90 orange god Their i'-lnti, ua.
tural fortress with her eIpcudtcular
,htts. with oul, one almost inaccos
sihlc entrance could 10" defended
against an tho armies OF the world
Fifteen Indians could dot'ud Nromt
'th" civ of the SKY
Ntack Brgins.
onato must capture Nrnma or Nr
would no LONGER hc m" uudisput,l
governor eft \cw Nc>icp 10 tJlr
'h" Indian puchlos Iy Jr"ct attack
MAS impossible S,A,ut, ttIIunt sol
dirrs under tho lradcrsrip OF Vim.
cent" de Snldl,ar marched ON the
'ttN During tho ntght SaldI,it ana
ten of ms soldiers cuuuingiN conceal.
90 themselves iu the ni,lts at the
mailer clli Thu nest JuN the main
army made" e desperate tt.r,k 10 ratu
'utrHnc" through The M, oW plssls,
They were easily rcpulsci
Huge Jaws of death we're tho.
'hits Tor CENTURIES they htd ruL,r
tn" lives of an who dared altcmpt
10 enter Ncoma
Nv This timo tho unubs,r,Dd Nttlc
hand, hidden M the chtf. had gained
IN" TOP of the mesa pth.r Spauiards
followed ana q hand Ia hand stuurlr
began The entire population of
N'oma, astoundod and Icwildrrrd.
assembled To watch M" BATTLE An
through M" night the conilc, rtrrd
Nlthough tho Spauiardg were out,
numbered ton 10 0nc the ngh, conttu.
uod another day Sever before had
such desperate fighting been stared in
III" southwest.
Acoma Fails.
ON the third day the ,|pJniards set
IN" Ia the pueblo amt dr0,c the
Indians into the house, The red
men had either to rush into the
flames or to Jump over the pcrpcn.
diCular cliffs to nstan, death. or
5000 Indians, coo survived The,
w"r" compelled 10 resort 20 the plains
ana remain there Ia p~regnuhlc
Acoma had fallen.
TIT conquest was complete Ouate
was tho undisputed rulcr Of Sew
NcNi"o. Further colonization wug
then assured and Spau1rds sproad
INTO all parts ot the RIO Giandr val
lev
II rs IN honor OF these histortc
Europeans m cstnhlishing thor set.
n"mcni, that Albuquerque rs plan.
h'ng =" celebrate Jul, 80 IN ultiur