The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 60, July 1956 - April, 1957 Page: 278
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
much as possible to reach [the place where the enemy had gone].
At the campsite that they had already abandoned, we found fifteen
animals, horses and mules, which I ordered fastened and left in
charge of six men. I continued the chase on horseback as far as
the roughness [of the terrain] would permit; and dismounting
there, we advanced afoot to the peak where, with their usual
clamor and with arms in hand, about thirty men awaited us.
They fought against our ascent about two hours, not only with a
great number of arrows which they discharged at us, but also with
many large boulders which they caused to roll down on us. In the
battle we divested ourselves of our leather [armor] because of
the nuisance of its weight, and abandoned our lances because they
impeded us (both of which items together with the saddled
horses I left entrusted to the care of ten men); armed only with
leather shields, swords, and shotguns, which we fired continu-
ously, we conquered the height. In doing so we killed eleven of
the enemy and forced the remainder to flee quickly, the greater
part of them wounded. We took possession and mastered the
height at cost of immense hardship. When the [height] had been
scouted, I ordered gathered and seized all the women and chil-
dren and, ordering that our people cease the pursuit of the
fugitives (because I realized that they were very tired as much
because of thirst as fatigue which the roughness of the terrain
caused them), we came down from the height. In doing so it was
necessary many times to make use of our hands to avoid falling,
which we feared repeatedly because the difficult passage was
almost perpendicular. Having arrived at the place where the
enemy had previously been camped, I inspected our people and
I found that none was missing and only two were slightly
wounded, a militiaman and an Indian auxiliary; and examining
the horses, I found that fifteen of them were injured, some more
dangerously, others less. I also examined the enemy captives and
counted seventeen persons, including women and children, which
number together with the three women [previously] captured
totalled twenty. I ordered them put under the necessary guard,
ordering at the same time that they be given good treatment and
the food necessary for their sustenance. When these affairs were
completed at about nine in the morning, I mounted on horseback
with forty men, regulars and militia, and with them went to scout278
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 60, July 1956 - April, 1957, periodical, 1957; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101163/m1/303/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.