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reported to Loyola that eight of the ten chiefs had assembled
at the presidio with their followers. The other two, Calvo .[Picax-
ande Ins-tinsle] and Nataje had failed to come in but were
"expected at any moment."25
From this time on, although Chief Picax-ande gave them no
reason at all for their belief, the officials of Nueva Vizcaya
exhibited a child-like faith that the two chieftains would appear
and make submission. Indeed, this faith was so great that Diaz
actually included all ten rancherias in a later report as being
present at the presidio, though such was not the case.2"
A short time later, after Picax-ande had met Ugalde at the
Rio Puerco and agreed to conclude a treaty with him, Diaz be-
came alarmed and anxious. ile reported to Loyola that messen-
gers had gone to "el Calvo" with a gift of two horses, asking
that the Indian leader come in to see him, for, he continued,
"this chieftain is the idol of all of them, and the one whom
they all obey and many accept him as their chief."27
On the last day of the month, Diaz reported the result of his
embassy in the following terms: ". . Calvo sends word that
the military commander of the Eastern Provinces has sent for
him and Calvo is going to see what he wants, and on his return
he will come to this presidio to see me. I do not know what
the result will be."2 Optimism was on the wane, though the
hope of being able to detach Picax-ande from his alliance with
Ugalde still lingered. Alas for that air castle! although the
chieftain faithfully carried out the first part and appeared
before Ugalde at Santa Rosa, his shadow failed to darken the
portals of the Royal Presidio of the North.
Ugalde, in the meanwhile, was moving slowly but surely
toward his goal with the full backing of Viceroy Flores, who
had understanding and wisdom enough to take full advantage of
the peculiar talents of his new commanding general of the north-
25Dfaz to Loyola, Presidio del Norte, March 29, 1787. Provincias 1L-
ternas, vol. 112, A. G. M.
20o)fIz to Rengel, Presidio del Norte, Aug. 31, 1787, and Rengel to
Dfaz, Pueblo del Paso del Norte, Sept. 7, 1787. Provincias Internas,
vol. 112, A. G. M.
27DIaz to Loyola, Presidio del Norte, Jan. 20, 1788. Provincias In-
ternas, vol. 112, A. G. M.
28Dfaz to Loyola, Presidio del Norte, Jan. 31, 1788. Provincias In-
ternas, vol. 112, A. G. M.452
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