The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 30, July 1926 - April, 1927 Page: 295
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Descriptions of Tejas or Asinai Indians, 1691-1722 295
we had killed them. Some of them tried to kill us. When I
found this out, I went to the house of the governer. I found
that he was in conclave with the old men. The first thing they
all said to me was the above. I asked them if they had killed
Father Fray Miguel Font Cuberta and the soldier who had died
soon after arriving in their country. They all said no. I an-
swered that they had spoken well, and that they were quite
right, as it was God who killed him; and that whenever
He wishes IIe will kill us but that neither I nor anyone knows
why it is done. I told them that we must all die, but as to
how, when, and from what cause not even the great captain of
the Spaniards knew, nor did I know; but that I did know that
as sure as the sun sets my hour would come--while to some of
those present it might come at dawn. I told them that all who
love God must submit to His holy will; and that when He wishes
to do so, He will kill the Spaniards as He was now killing them;
and that, therefore, whatever God does we must believe is done
for the best.
I gave them these and other arguments which made such a
great impression upon them that nobody disputed me. On the
contrary, all who were present went away and told others. All
were amazed and the captain went to see other tribes to tell
them what I had said. It is certain that the Indians did not
understand what they were saying and that it was all a lie.
Those who had been the cause of this disturbance did not make
up the whole tribe; for there are some among them with very
good judgment. The majority of the instigators were their
medicine men. All of them are liars and guilty of a thousand
deceptions, while some of them are enchanters. Once one of
them by his tricks tried to prevent me from baptizing a woman.
I hurled an exorcism against him, and, all at once, he ran away
as if I had tried to kill him. There was another Indian along
who tried by certain ceremonies to throw fat and tobacco into
the fire in order to do me some harm. I hurled an exorcism at
him in the presence of more than thirty persons. So great
was his fright that he was not able to hold the bow and arrow
which they always carry in their hands; but he ran away from
me and the others assembled there. Next morning they went in
search of him to get him to cure the sick; but they found him
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 30, July 1926 - April, 1927, periodical, 1927; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117142/m1/321/?q=asinai: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.