The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 15, July 1911 - April, 1912 Page: 123
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Revolt of the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico in 1680 123
Felipe from the pueblos of the Tewa, having been planned, as was
generally said by a native of San Juan, named Pope.'
(3) The Revolt at Santo Domingo.-For Santo Domingo and
the outlying districts the records are fuller, and quite a vivid pic-
ture of the revolt as it occurred there can be drawn. In the pueblo
itself the massacre began as elsewhere on August 10.2 It cannot
be determined who were the first to fall there, though the deaths
of the Reverend Fathers Juan de Talaban, Antonio de Lorenzana,
the minister guardian of the convent, and Joseph Montes de Oca
are first mentioned." These three fathers were in the convent
when attacked by the Indians, and from there, where were after-
wards found signs of resistance on their part, they were dragged
to the nearby church. Here all three were piled in a heap, and
their decaying bodies were found two weeks later by the straggling
army of refugees on its retreat from Santa F6. Doubtless by thus
piling the dead bodies of the missionaries before the Christian
altars, which for eighty years had symbolized the hated domina-
tion of an unknown religion, the Indian idea of vengeance found
its fullest expression. On the other hand, it is doubtful if there
could have been for the padres a sweeter death, a grander sepul-
chre, or a crown of martyrdom quite so coveted or so glorious as
that which they earned for themselves while defending the Holy
Faith in the convent of Santo Domingo on San Lorenzo day.
But the slaughter was not confined to. the missionaries alone,
and soon a similar fate befell the other Spaniards of the pueblo,
the bodies of the men later being thrown behind the church.4 Of
those who fell there are mentioned the names of the sarjento mayor,
Andres de Peralta, Chief Justice and Captain of War of the
pueblo, the alf rez Esteban Barcia and NicolAs L6pez, who were
commanding the small group of the besieged; and Joseph de
Guadarrama and wife. The Indians were led in their attack on
these by an interpreter of the pueblo named Alonzo Catiti,6 who
1"Deelaracion de Juo lorenzo y franco lorenzo hermas," in Autos Per-
tenecientes, 31.
2Auto of Garcia, in Auttos tocantes, 17.
3Ibid.
"'Auto de marcha y paraxez," in Auttos tocantes, 10.
5Auto of Gareia, in Auttos tocantes, 17.
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