DISCOVERY OF NEW MEXICO a.d. 



1581-83. 



of S. Bartholomew the tenth of November 1582 ; taking Antonio de 



with him (for whatsoever should happen) 1 1 5 horses and ^{/^^> his set- 



mules, with great store of weapons, munition, and victuals, ^llf^^ji f^ 



and some Indians to serve him in his journey. S.Bartholo- 



Directing his course toward the North, after two dayes mew the tenth 



journey he met with great store of the foresayd Indians of 'November 



called Conchos, which dwell in villages or hamlets of \^ j^' ,, , 

 ' . ^ Indians called 



cottages covered with straw. Wno, so soone as they Conchos. 



understood of his approch, having newes thereof long 

 before, came foorth to receive him with shewes of great 

 joy. The food of this people and of all the rest of that 

 province, which is great, are conies, hares, and deere 

 which they kill, of all which they have great abundance. 

 Also they have great store of Maiz or Indian wheat, 

 gourds, and melons very good and plentifull : and there 

 are many rivers full of excellent fish of divers sorts. Many rivers. 

 They goe almost naked, and the weapons that they use 

 are bowes & arrowes, and live under the government 

 and lordship of Caciques like those of Mexico : they 

 found no idols among them, neither could they under- 

 stand that they worshipped any thing, whereupon they 

 easily consented that the Spanyards should set up crosses, [III. 391.] 

 and were very well content therewith, after they were 

 informed by our friers of the signification thereof, which 

 was done by the interpreters that they caried with them ; 

 by whose meanes they understood of other townes, 

 whither the sayd Conchos did conduct them, and bare 

 them company above foure & twenty leagues, all which 

 way was inhabited with people of their owne nation : 

 and at all places where they came they were peaceably 

 received by advice that was sent by the Caciques from 

 one towne to another. 



Having passed the foure and twenty leagues afore- 

 sayd, they came unto another nation of Indians called 

 Passaguates, who live after the maner of the foresayd Passaguates. 

 Conchos their borderers, and did unto them as the others 

 had done, conducting them forward other foure dayes 

 journey, with advice of the Caciques as before. The 



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