The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 3, July 1899 - April, 1900 Page: 251
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Route of Cabeza de Vaca.
Passing over that part of Chirinos' campaign and much foreign to
the present subject, as well as the story of Chirinos having a battle
with thirtjr thousand Indians, conquering them and putting them
under the Spanish crown, and then passing on to the valley of Peta-
titlan, the part of the story pertinent here is reached.
After Chirinos came to, the valley of Petatitlan, as Tello says, he
remained there and sent out Lzaro Cebreros 'and Diego, d-e Alcaraz"9
to 'make discoveries. And after these had determined to. return to
Petatitlan, they received notice of there being further on some white
men who had a negro with them; and these two captains, with four
other mounted men, went in search of them, and found' they were
Cabeza de Vaca, Dorantes, Castillo, Maldonado, and Esteban, the
negro, who had reached the Yaquimi, where they remained fifteen
days, crying over their long and painful journey.40 An intelligent
Indian had arrived there and told them to take consolation, because
not far fro-m there were many men like them; 'and this brought them
to their senses, and they went in search of the men of whom they
were told by the Indian, believing they were near the City of Mexico;
and meeting Cebreros, he took them to, where Alcaraz was, and they
were taken by him to Captain Chirinos, by whom they were kindly
treated, and who recognized them, because they had been his friends
before the voyage to Florida.4
According to this statement, the meeting at Petatlan was in the
fall of 1532, nearly four years before the date at which it is claimed
Cabeza de Vaca arrived at San Miguel, and almost three years before
he ran off to -the Avavares in the prickly pear range not very far from
the Mexican Gulf coast. So. it will be seen that this story requires
sifting to get out what may be real truth, consistent with other known
facts.
1. That "they believed they were near the City of Mexico," may
be true, as they knew of the Christians having possession of that
region, 'and had an idea of its locality.
2. That they met with Cebreros and Alcaraz is borne out by
39These two were then under Chirinos.
40Telio, Cap. LIX.
1Tello, Caps. LIX-LXI.251
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