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"S. Estevau de Acama".' "St. Estevan".^ "San Ent^ban de 

 Acoma".3 "San Esteban de Asoma".* 



(21) Span. San Pedro 'Saint Peter'. "San Pedro".^ Span. 

 Penol 'big rock', so named from the mesa. 



An attempt was made to reconquer the village by Governor Vargas in August, 

 1696, but he succeeded only in destroying their crops and. in capturing five 

 warriors. The villagers held out until July 6, 1699, when they submitted to 

 Governor Cubero, who changed the name of the pueblo from San Estevan de 

 Acoma to San Pedro; Ijut the former name was subsequently restored and is 

 still retained.^ 



"Peiloles".'' '• Penol ".» 



For a description of Acoma see Hodge, in ITandhook Tnds., pt. 

 1, pp. 10-11, 1907, with bi])Iiography. The Acoma language is 

 almost identical witli tliat of Laguua [29:117]. See [29:liyj and 

 Keresan (Names of Tribes and Peoples, page 574). 

 [29:111)] (1) Acoma "Katzimo".» "Katzim-a'".i° "Katzimo"." 

 "Ka-tzi-mo".i2 



(2) Eng. Enchanted Mesa. (<Span.). = Span. (:3), French (4). 

 "Enchanted Mesa'\" 



(3) Span. Mesa Encantada 'enchanted mesa'. =Eng. (3), 

 French (4). "Mesa Encantada"." 



(4) French" Plateau enchante"."^ This means 'enchanted mesa'. 

 = Eng. (2), Span. (3). 



This remarkable mesa was first ascended in modern times by 

 Prof. William Libby, of Princeton University, and shortly after- 

 ward by a party representing the Bureau of American Eth- 

 nology, under the direction of Mr. Hodge, in 1897. P^videiices 

 of former occupancy by Pueblo Indians were observed on the 

 top by thQ latter party."" 



The mesa lies a few miles from the pueblo of Acoma, and its 

 summit is said traditionally to have been inhabited by the ances- 

 tors of the Acoma previous to tlieir moving to the present site 

 [29:118]. 



1 Brion de la Tour, map 1' Aiik't., 1779 (misprint). 



"- Kitchin, map N. A. (1783) in Kaynal, Indies, vi, 1788. 



3 Vetancurt, Teatro Mex., in, p. 319, 1871. 



< Orozco y Berra in Analcs MinU. Fom. Mex., vr, p. 255, 1882 (misprint s for c). 



6 Bancroft, Ariz, and N. Mex., p. 221, 1889; Hodge iu Handbook Inds., pt. 1, p. 10, 190'i. 



"Hodge, ibid. , 



' Perea, Verdadera Eel., p. 3, 1632. 



« Alcedo, Diet. Geog., iv, p. 149, 1788. 



9 Lummis, New Mexico David, p. 40, 1891; Hodge, op. cit., p. 665. 

 i" Bandelier, Final Report, pt. ii, p. 314, 1892. 

 " Hodge in Century Mag., LVI, p. 28, May, 1898. 

 " Hodge in Handbook Inds., op. cit. 



■a Lummis, op. cit., p. 39; Hodge in Century Mag., op. cit., p. 15. 



" Pullen in Harper's Weekly, p. 694, Aug. 2, 1890; Bandelier, op. oil.; Hodge, or. cit.; Hewett, Com- 

 munautfe, p. 49. 1908. 

 '-' Ibid.. 

 " See Hodge, op. cit. 



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