A.D. 

 1581-83. 



THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



A briefe relation of two notable voyages, the 

 first made by frier Augustin Ruyz a Fran- 

 ciscan, in the yeere 1581: the second by 

 Antonio de Espejo in the yeere 1583: who 

 together with his company discovered a land 

 wherin they found fifteene provinces all full 

 of townes, conteining houses of foure and 

 five stories high, which they named New 

 Mexico ; for that in many respects it 

 resembleth the province of olde Mexico. 

 This land is situate to the North of Nueva 

 Espanna, and stretcheth from 24 to 34 

 degrees and better : by the which & by 

 other inhabited lands it is thought that men 

 may travell even to Terra de Labrador. 

 Taken out of the history of China written 

 by Frier Juan Gonzales de Mendo9a, and 

 printed in Madrid 1 586. 



Have now declared in the title of this 

 present discourse, that in the yeere 1583 

 there were discovered fifteene provinces, 

 which the discoverers called New Mexico, 

 situate on the firme land of Nueva 

 Espanna, and I promised to give notice 

 of the sayd discovery, which I will do 



with, as much brevity as is possible : for if I should 

 record at large all particulars which they saw and came 

 to the knowledge of, it would require a full history. 

 The first zm- The substance thereof is as followeth. 

 age made by In the yere of our Lord 1581 a certaine Franciscan 



FrierAngustin frier called Augustin Ruiz which dwelt in the valley of 

 Ruix^ to the g^ Bartholomew, being informed by the report of certaine 

 ^Tigiias^. ^ ^^ Indians called Conchos, which had dealings and con- 

 [III. 390.] versation with other of their neighbours called Pas- 



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