The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 15, July 1911 - April, 1912 Page: 144
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the people in leaving the province. The value of all these things
which Otermin gave, free of charge, was according to the estimate
of Xavier, 8,000 pesos.1 These supplies having been distributed
it was decided to set out the same day and march one league from
the villa.2
Thus, turning their backs on the charred remains of what had
once been the houses and the church of the villa of Santa F6,3
this body of refugees, with their faces toward the south, started
out through the ruined districts to join their countrymen and fel-
low sufferers, who, as they thought, were at Isleta, but who, as will
be seen, had already left that pueblo in defense of their own lives
a week before.
2. Defensive Efforts in Rio Abajo
(1) Efforts of Garcia to Communicate with the Northern
Refugees.-On Sunday, August 11, having collected as many of
the settlers of his jurisdiction as possible in Isleta, Garcia deter-
mined before turning his back for good on the devastated country
that stretched before him to the north, to make a last stand at
his house, three and one-half leagues below Sandia,4 in order to
try to learn something definite and reliable of the fate of the
Governor and the inhabitants of the other jurisdictions. Here
for two whole days, "as loyal vassals of his majesty," he and his
six sons attempted to fortify themselves, being completely cut off
from all outside aid by the besieging Indians who surrounded
their house in mounted squads. Nevertheless, three different mes-
sages were despatched to the Governor, but none of them came
into his hands, because the whole thirty leagues to the villa was
completely infested by the enemy."
At the same time, it will be remembered, Otermin in Santa F4
was trying to get in communication with the Rio Abajo people.
1"Testimonio Avisa pa salir," in Auttos tocantes, 8.
2"Autto (de Otermin) : Salieron el dia 22," in Auttos tocantes, 8. From
the title of this auto it appears that they started from the villa on the
22nd, but the auto is dated in the text the 21st, and states definitely
that it was determined to march a league that same day. (se determino
marchar oy dho dia hasta vna legua desta va.)
8Ibid.
'Auto of Otermin, in Auttos tocantes, 12.
6"Notificasion y Prision," in Auttos tocantes, 14.144
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