"In the U.S. Land Off. Rept. '56 p. 307-26 is printed a series of doc. from the arch., with translations, which are regarded as the original titles to the pueblo lands of several pueblos, the others having lost their papers. The papers are dated Sept. 20-5, '89. Each one consists of the formal statement under oath of BartolomĂ© Ojeda, one of the Ind. captured at Cia, and who had taken a prominent part in the fight, to the effect that the natives of Jemes—also S. Juan, PicurĂes, S. Felipe, Pecos, CochitĂ, and Sto. Domingo—were so terrified by the event of 'last year,' [1688 or 1689] that is, the defeat at Cia, that they would not revolt again or refuse to render allegiance; whereupon the gov. proceeds to assign the pueblo boundaries, generally 4 sq. l. [4 square leagues, approx. 18,000 acres], with the church in the centre, but sometimes by fixed landmarks. In the case of Acoma and Laguna, Ojeda's testimony is as to the bounds of the pueblos, and the reasons why Acoma has moved to the peñol (from which it had been removed in 1599), and why Laguna had moved near to Acoma. It also is implied that the gov. had in his entrada visited other pueblos besides Cia. I confess that these doc. are very mysterious to me; and I cannot imagine why the gov. on such an occasion at El Paso, on the testimony of a captive that the rebels were disposed to submit, should have troubled himself to fix the town limits."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of Arizona and New Mexico: 1530-1888 (1889) pp. 194-195 footnote.
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Pecos_Pueblo_Land_Grant
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Pecos Pueblo Land Grant
24 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Pecos Pueblo Land Grant →
Related Quotes
"Cicuye is a village of nearly five hundred warriors, who are feared throughout that country. It is square, situated o…"
"I have not heard that in the twenty years the Comanche nation has been at peace with this province they have carried …"
"An official Protector de Indios was again appointed in 1810 at the request of Cochiti Pueblo, whose representative, J…"
"Juan de Aguilar. August 17, 1818. Question of boundaries with the Pueblo of the Pecos. Before Don Facundo Melgares, G…"
"The next town on our route was San Miguel, fifteen miles from the last, an old Spanish town of about a hundred houses…"
"February 16, 1825. Leaf 41, page 2. There was taken up for consideration a petition by Miguel Rivera and others [all …"
"Alcalde Rafael Aguilar, his lieutenant Juan Domingo Vigil, and "General" José Manuel Armenta, all Pecos Indians, appe…"
"How great must be the pain in our hearts on seeing ourselves violently despoiled of our rightful ownership, all the m…"
"Each Pueblo generally had its particular uniform dress and its particular dance. The men of one village would sometim…"
"Some Indians came to Cibola from a village which was 70 leagues east of this province, called Cicuye. Among them was …"