The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 15, July 1911 - April, 1912 Page: 137
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Revolt of the Pueblo Indians of New' Mexico in 1680 137
the Holy Sacrament" and in conjunction with Padre Francisco
Farfan to collect the images, sacred vessels, and other things of the
church and bring them without delay to the governor's residence
(Palacio). And in anticipation of the premeditated attack on
the villa by the allied force of Indians, orders were issued to Quin-
tana and all the inhabitants at La Cafiada who were with him,
to come at once to Santa F6, that, all together, they "might
resist the fury of the enemy" until expected aid should be received
from Garcia;' for it was not known that the inhabitants of Rio
Abajo under the latter's command at Isleta, thinking all the
northern settlers dead, were even then preparing to abandon the
province in the hope of saving their own lives.
With the inhabitants of La Cafiada, Los Cerrillos, and the
environs of the villa all collected at Santa Fe, the whole body of
refugees there numbered about one thousand persons,2 of whom
less than one hundred were men capable of bearing arms, the rest
being for the most part women and children.3 In such a pre-
carious condition every precaution and every possible means of
defense was now adopted. The entire body of the people, with
all the horses and cattle and other provisions and necessities for a
siege, were collected in the royal houses; entrenchments were thrown
up, and fortifications and guards stationed around them; the roofs
of the houses were covered with armed soldiers; and in the doors
of the houses were placed the two pieces of cannon, mounted on
their carriages and pointing to the openings of the street where
the enemy were expected to attack.' In this way did the com-
paratively small band prepare itself to withstand successfully the
attack of the combined forces of all the Indian allies.
Having taken every possible precaution in the villa, and being
anxious concerning the settlers, Otermin now made final efforts
to learn definitely of their fate, hoping that some of them might
yet be alive. Not having heard from the alcalde mayor of
Galisteo, to whom he had despatched an order three days previous
by two Indian servants, nor from Garcia in Rio Abajo, to whom
at the same time he had also despatched an order by a soldier
""Auto (de Otermln)," in Auttos tocantes, 5.
2"Testimonio Avisa pa salir," in Auttos tooantes, 8.
8"Autto (de Otermin) : Salieron el dia 22," in Auttos tocantes, 8.
4"Auto (de OtermIn)," in Auttos tooantes, 6.
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