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Pedro, that they were having at
present a severe war with the Nav
aios. and that these enemies had
killed many and carried off many
of their people, and for this reason
they had been hoping that some
priensts or Spaniards would come
this way, in order that through
them they might seek aid from the
governor, or some kind of protec-
ton against their enemies, and so
it was that they were exceedingly
we'll pleased that we had come to
visit them, for they hoped that we
would favor and comfort them.
This seemed to us very propitious
occasion in which to preach to
them a knowledge of the true faith
and make them subjects OF his
Majesty, whom may God preserve.
We replied to them, giving them
reason to hope, and we told them
that they should summon together
the chief and warriors of the three
other towns, and have them come
to us in Gualpi; that on the follow
ing day they should all be gathered
together in this place of the Tanos
to discuss this matter with care and
with due formality. The old man,
Pedro, then said to us that he wish
ed to go to the city of Santa Fe,
to draw up with the governor in
the name of the Moquis and Tanos,
the treaty of alliance that they had
wished, and to ask for the aid that
thev needed, if we cared to take
him along with us in our company.
We told him that we would gladly
take him along, and that we would
interest ourselves in this affair OF
the Moquis with the governor, but
in order to do this it would be
necessary that out of each OF the
six towns some persons clothed
with authority should appear be-
fore his Excellency. They agreed
that on the following day there
should be such a reunion, and that
they would summon us, and gather
in a place warmed for the occasion
where everything could be talked
over and arranged.
November 19th-The chief men OF
Mossonaganabi came, and having
Joined together with the chiefs and
warriors of the Gualpi in a place
belonging to the Tanos, the apost-
ate Pedro took us over there, pro-
yiding for us another apostate for
Interpreter. an Indian of the town
of Santa Clara, called Antonio ell
Cuate. because he understood and
spoke well the Spanish language.
He translated our words into the
Tegua language and Pedro did the
same for the Moquis, so that all
present in the council might under
stand what we said. They gave us
an account of what had been said
before we came to the meeting
place, and that they had agreed
that the apostate Pedro should ac-
company us to the city of Santa
Fe, in order that in the name OF
them all, he might ask aid of the
governor against the Apache Ma
vaios, and make a treaty OF peace
with the Spaniards, and they be-
sought us to do all in our power
for them. We gave them answer
that in everything we should be In
their favor, because we loved them
as children and we had compassion
on them because of their troubles;
but that as God is the only ALL
Powerful One who controls and
governs all, so long as they per-
sisted in their unbelief and did not
cease to offend Him, they could not
hope to become freed from those
troubles. We continued to talk to
them concerning eternal punish
ment, saying that if they did not
accept the Christian religion they
would be exposed to an endless suf-
fering in hell. We enforced our
doctrine, illustrating it by the af-
fiictions they were undergoing.
We told, them, also, that if they
consented to become Christians,
they would have the constant and
sure defense of the Spanish arms
against all the Gentle people who
should attempt to do them harm,
as was the case of the Christian
Indians of New Mexico, showing
them at the same time the use
lessness and untrustworthines of
the friendships and alliances which
they had several times formed with
the Yutes and Navajos, and after
having said to them everything
proper and efficacious, we request
ed them to let us know their reSo-
lutions, whether or not they agreed
to do as we desired; that we were
disposed to take their ambassa-
dors to Santa Fe, and to favor them
in every way that we could. Three
times did we urge upon them to
submit to their duty to the claims
of the Holy Church, attacking and
destroying the arguments that they
used in favor of not accepting the
faith, but they stated that they had
not cared to do SO in the past and
did not wish to do so now. The
second time we urged them they
gave us TO understand that as there
were more pagans than Christians
they desired to follow the majority,
and that, in addition to this, they
lived in a country where subsection
to the Spaniards would be very in
convenient, since if they were con-
verted to the faith they would have
to serve the Spaniard Having de-
stroyed the apparent force of each