Serial Number
041-02808
Title
Letters between Mendinuta and Croix concerning Indian hostilities and unrest.
Author(s)
Fermin de Mendinueta, Pedro
Croix, Marques de
Date
08-04-1770
Date
07-02-1771
Documentation
Santa Fee. November 30, 1770 - April 3, 1771. 29p. Letter. Original, signed.
Summary
Mendinueta recounts numerous Indian hostilities of 1770 over large area. Mentions that Apaches fight with guns taken from victims. Relates restlessness of vecinos; describes Spanish -vecino relation as one of hatred in peace as well as war. Reports Cumanche offer of peace but admits suspicions of sincerity of Cumanche proposal. (S. Gibbs, August 1987)
Persons
Croix, Marques de
Fermin de Mendinueta, Pedro
Places
Nuebo Mexico
Texas
Canada
San Antonio (Zerro)
Abiguiu
Chama (Partido)
Ojo Caliente
Santa Chara
Taos (Pueblo)
Picuris (Pueblo)
Tesuque (Pueblo)
Ojo Caliente (Rio)
Albuquerque (Jurisdiccion)
Carnue (Partido)
Puerco (Rio)
Velen
Carruel (Frontera)
Laguna
Acoma (Pueblo)
Taos (Bosque del Rio)
Pecos (Pueblo)
Ysleta (Pueblo)
Nutrias (Partido)
Ethnic Groups
Cumanches
Apaches
Yutas
Apaches Jilenos
Faraones
First Location
AZTM, AGN, Vol. 103 ff. 123-136
Original Location
AGN, Mexico City, Provincias Internas Vol. 103 ff. 123-136
Language
Spanish
Notes
Three short letters in reponse to mendinueta interspersed through text.
Reference Number
10300032
Rights
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Keywords
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