The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 15, July 1911 - April, 1912 Page: 106
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The capture of Catua and Omtua created consternation among
the other natives of Tesuque, and, believing that their plans were
discovered, they resolved upon haste as being their only hope to
successfully carry out the revolt. Accordingly, it was decided
that the plans should be put into execution prematurely that
night.' It took time to spread the news, but practically all the
northern pueblos, including San Juan and Taos, were notified in
time to begin the revolt at about daybreak of the morning of Sat-
urday, August 10.2 In the more distant pueblos, however, as
Santo Domingo and Jemez, and those of Rio Abajo, the attack
began later in the day, since it took the messengers from Tesuque
longer to reach them.3 It is plain, therefore, that the statement
of Otermin that at one hour of the same day the revolt began all
over the province, though essentially the fact, is not literally true.4
III. THE OUTBREAK IN THE PUEBLOS
The actual outbreak of the revolt, as has been stated, took place
on the morning of the 10th of August. It is my plan now to set
forth this revolt as it actually occurred in the different pueblos.
In many cases the evidence is far from being as full as is neces-
sary for a clear understanding, while in other places there are
conflicting statements not a little confusing. From all the avail-
able data bearing on each pueblo, however, an attempt has been
made to put together the story for that particular place. The
treatment of the subject has been from a purely geographical
standpoint, beginning at the north, the hotbed of discontent, and
proceeding south, though it has been found that in most cases the
geographical divisions agree with the tribal.
1"Declarasion de Pedro naranjo de nagion queres" in Autos Pertenecien-
tes, 27. . . . "y auer presso Yndios Conplices del pueblo de tesuque
executaron de ynprouisso aquella noche por parecerles eran ya descu-
biertos."
2"Auto y declarasion del mro de camPo Franco gomez," in Auttos
tocantes, 4; "declarasion de Po hidalgo . .. Soldado," in Ibid., 2.
SAuto of Garcia, in Auttos tocantes, 17-19; Auto of GarcIa, in Ibid.,
21-22.
'Auto of Otermfn, in Auttos tocantes, 86-87.106
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