258 ETHNOGEOGRAPHY OF THE TEWA INDIANS Ieth. axn. 29 



Arriba Co., N. Mex.'" ' Indian and Mexican informants state that 

 the place is called Puebla, never Pueblito. The settlement consists 

 of a string of Mexican houses and farms between the arid hills on 

 the south and the bed of Santa Cruz Creek on the north. See 

 [15:23], [15:24]. 

 [15:2<i] (1) Huiahttit ' Avy arroyo', probably translating the Span, 

 name. Cf. Eng. (2), Span. (3). 



(2) Eng. Seco Arroyo, Arroyo Seco Arroyo. (< Span.). 

 = Span. (3). Cf. Tewa(l). 



(3) Span. Arroyo Seco ' dry arroyo '. = Eng. (2). Cf . Tewa (1). 

 This is a large, deep, and usually dry arroyo. It was at this 



arroyo that a "battle" was fought between Mexicans and Tewa 

 Indians about a century ago, according to a San Juan informant. 

 "The governor of San Juan Pueblo was at that time Baltazar and 

 the name of the captain of the Mexicans was Armijo. They had 

 a battle in the Hutahuhi, or Arroyo Seco, south of Santa Cruz 

 Creek. It was a big battle. There were five wagonloads of dead 

 Mexicans. One wagon which the Indians captured contained 

 ammunition. At evening of the day of the battle the Mexican 

 leader wanted to confer with the Indian leader. The latter agreed 

 to come unarmed to the former. Peace was made. But when 

 the Mexicans and Indians were returning together to Santa Cruz, 

 suddenly' the Indians were seized and were locked up in Santa 

 Cruz church. Just a little bread was thrown in to the Indians, 

 but they refused to eat such food. They were Tewa Indians, and 

 some of them were from San Juan." This informant was an old 

 man and he stated that his father took part in this " battle." The 

 writer is unable to explain this account. It can hardly refer to 

 the engagement which Bandelier- mentions: "TheArrojo Seco 

 was the scene of the engagement in August, 1S37, in which Gov- 

 ernor Perez was routed by the insurgents from Taos and north- 

 ern New Mexico". 



It is said that there is a deposit of good guayave stone [see 

 Minerals] somewhere near Seco Arroyo. 

 [15:27] (1) Eng. Polvadera settlement. (<Span.). = Span. (2). 



(2) New Mexican Span. Polvadera for Span, polvareda 'dust 

 storm' 'dust wind'. =Eng. (1). 



The settlement consists of a few jMexican farms scattered along 

 near the river. There appears to be no Tewa name. The Span, 

 name is well applied; it is a very dust-windy place. 

 [15:28] (1) San Ildefonso T v,njo}mvge 'hf^yond Black Mesa [18:19]' 

 {T'y,njo, see [18:19]; pseyfje 'l^eyond'). 



' Hodge in Handbook Inds., pt. 2, p. 822, 1910. = Bandelier, Final Report, pt. ii, p. 83, note, 1892. 



