The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 15, July 1911 - April, 1912 Page: 98
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Texas Historical Association Quarterly
few authoritative sources have as yet come to light, and only occa-
sional references to what was going on. During this time there
were several expeditions to the Texas frontier, while the internal
dissensions were renewed. But most important of all was the
growing discontent of the natives. Interfered with in their eco-
nomic and religious activities, they frequently plotted how they
might throw off the yoke of oppression, and between 1645 and
1675 there were several attempts at armed rebellion. All of these,
however, were easily suppressed, and it was not until 1680 that a
revolt was successfully put into operation.
In this paper only a bare mention of what seems to have been
the underlying causes of the revolt will be attempted, the full dis-
cussion being reserved for the complete story." In the first place,
as noted above, the efforts of the Spaniards to suppress not only
the religious beliefs but also the ancient habits and customs of
the Indians in other respects, and to make them conform to
European methods of living, created friction between the two
races. The Indians, however, continued well grounded in their
native religious beliefs and practices,2 and the Spaniards found
it practically impossible to suppress them either by the number
of missionaries brought in, or by the severity of the punish-
ments inflicted. In 1675 these "superstitious practices" reached
such alarming extremes that Governor Trevifio determined to
stamp them out for good. Having captured forty-seven medicine
men, who were alleged to be guilty of sorcery and withcraft, he
hanged three of them, as a warning to future soothsayers, and in-
flicted severe punishment upon the others, among whom was a
certain native named Pope. Davis2 has a wrong impression of the
'The following original documents have been consulted for the causes
of the revolt: "(Declaracion) de diego Lopes," in Autos Pertenecientes,
55-56; "declaracion de un Yndio Xptiano de los alsados que se cojio en el
Camino," in Auttos tocantes, 12-13; Auto of Otermin, in Auttos tocantes,
1-2; Ibid., 13; "declarasson del sarjento mor, luis de quintana," in Autos
Pertenecientes, 50-51; Auto of Ayeta, in Ibid., 59; "declaracion de Josephe
Yndio Ladino-," in Ibid., 24; "declaracion de Po. gargia Yndio de nacion
tagno Natural de las Salinas," in Auttos tocantes, 10-11; "declaracion
(del Indio Juan)," in Autos Pertenecientes, 22; "Declarasion de Pedro
naranjo de nacion queres," in Ibid., 26-27; "Auto y diligengia (de
Otermin)," in Auttos tocantes, 5-7; "declaracion de un indio alsado," in
Ibid., 9.
2"(Declaracion) de diego Lopes," in Autos Pertenecientes, 55-56.
sThe Spanish Conquest of New Mexico, 285.
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Texas State Historical Association. The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 15, July 1911 - April, 1912, periodical, 1912; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101056/m1/103/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.