Juan de Oñate, 1595 
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Let his offer be accepted if it 
appears by certified written proof 
that he is taking it [the above]. It 
is seen that he has fulfilled it, but he 
must be entirely ready by January, 
1596. 
Let him be given five priests and 
one lay-brother, four bells, and all 
else necessary for them, in con¬ 
formity with what they have peti¬ 
tioned and is contained in article 26 
of the ordinances of new settle¬ 
ments and discoveries. 
Let him be given the powder and 
ammunition that seem to him to be 
necessary for this occasion; three 
fieldpieces, which he should have 
through his Majesty, as they are 
his; thirty quintals of powder; and 
one hundred quintals of lead. 
Let him be given one dozen coats 
of mail under obligation to pay the 
expense to his Majesty. Of har¬ 
quebuses there are none at present. 
Let him be given ten quintals of 
quicksilver under the obligation 
All of which I will have at the 
pueblo of Santa Bárbara, which is 
the last in the conquered territory, 
as soon as I possibly can, and will 
try to make it by the end of the 
month of March, 1596. 
Besides all this your lordship will 
have to give me for the said expe¬ 
dition, at his Majesty’s expense, the 
following: Six friars, with all the 
supplies necessary for them and 
their servants for the entire jour¬ 
ney, and their vestments, orna¬ 
ments, and means for celebrating 
and administering the sacraments— 
books and the like that for this pur¬ 
pose may seem to be necessary; and 
at the same time six bells of the 
usual size and some trumpets or 
church musical instruments, as his 
Majesty orders in article 26 of his 
ordinances; and [your lordship] 
should order that between the bishop 
to whom, as being the nearest, the 
discovery falls, and the said religi¬ 
ous, there shall be no contention or 
dispute, so that there shall be no 
disturbance in the conversion and 
pacification of the natives. 
Item: In view of the large num¬ 
ber of men who are to go and the 
many leagues between them and as¬ 
sistance if it were lacking, I must 
be given the powder and ammuni¬ 
tion that may be necessary for this 
expedition and six pieces of artil¬ 
lery. 
Item: I must be given two dozen 
coats of mail and as many harque¬ 
buses from the armory of his Maj¬ 
esty; these must be in addition to 
what each one will take for the de¬ 
fense of his person. 
Item: Ten or twelve quintals of 
quicksilver from the treasuries of 
