The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 15, July 1911 - April, 1912 Page: 102
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Bua, Indian governor of the pueblo of San Juan, was planning to
inform the Spaniards of their evil intentions, he killed him in
his own house.' The plans as arranged were for the Indians of
the different pueblos all over the province at a set time, suddenly
to seize the arms of the unsuspecting Spaniards in their midst,
fall upon them, and put an end to as many of them as possible,
sparing neither men, women, children, nor missionaries.2 All
the roads were to be guarded and every avenue of escape blocked
for the inhabitants of the outlying districts; while the villa of
Santa Fe was to be cut off from the more populous settlements
of Rio Abajo, by the occupation of a district of more than thirty
leagues extent in the center of the province.s With all the pueblos,
mountain slopes, and paths infested by Pueblo warriors, who were
to be aided by their ancient enemies, the Apaches,' it was thought
that the destruction of the Governor, the people of the villa, and
the few settlers from outside who might take refuge there, would
be inevitable, while those who escaped the general slaughter in
Rio Abajo would be killed by the allies of the Pueblos, the Mansos
Indians to the south,5 near El Paso. Having meted out their
vengeance on the settlers of the different jurisdictions, robbed
their houses, driven off the horses and cattle from their haciendas
and estancias, burned the churches, and profaned and destroyed
their sacred contents, the whole body of warriors from all over
the province was to assemble at Santa p6,6 where the final scenes
of the general slaughter, as they thought, would be enacted, and
the last vestige of Spanish authority in New Mexico overthrown,
after which the natives would return to their ancient customs.
1"Declaracion (del Indio Juan)," in Autos Pertenecientes, 21.
2Auto of the Cabildo of Santa F, in Auttos tocantes, 73-75.
s"Autto de Junta de guerra," in Auttos tocantes, 61-62.
4Auto of Otermin, in Auttos tooantes, 1; "Auto y dilijencia," in Ibid., 6;
"Auto (de Otermin) : Salieron el dia 22," in Ibid., 7. Just how much aid
the Pueblos were expecting from the Apaches cannot be inferred. That
it was the current belief that aid was to be had from them, however, the
documents noted above, as well as others cited below, state clearly. On
the other hand it cannot be determined how many Apache tribes did take
sides with the Pueblos, nor just how much aid they were to them. It is
definitely stated, however, that the Apaches in Northern New Mexico took
part in the massacre of the Spaniards there (Auttos tocantes, 22).
sAuto of the Cabildo of Santa F6, in Auttos tocantes, 73-75.
"Autto (de Otermin) : Salieron el dia 22," in Auttos tocantes, 7-8.102
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