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it was at his order and command that the captain went through all the land 
in company with this witness to pacify and explore it and to learn its 
secrets. In this work the captain, during all the twelve years mentioned 
in the question, underwent many hardships, all because he was a careful 
person and worthy of having his Majesty’s service confided to him. This 
is his response, and there is nothing to say to the contrary. 
To the fifth question this witness said that he knows all the contents 
thereof, because the captain went with this witness on the two expeditions 
mentioned, that they were distant one from the other the 450 leagues as 
stated, and that while on them the captain suffered great hardships, naked¬ 
ness, and hunger, under all of which he showed great valor and spirit; 
that he never deserted this witness nor the army; this he knows, etc. 
To the sixth question this witness said that he as such general, adelan¬ 
tado , and governor of New Mexico was present at the fray mentioned, in 
which he saw that the captain fought valorously and acquired a name as 
a good soldier of renown, and as such this witness always held and 
esteemed him. This he responds, etc. 
To the seventh question he said that he knows and saw what is con¬ 
tained in it, for the captain was always esteemed and beloved by this 
witness and by the entire army; he did hold the offices mentioned in the 
question, as well as others of responsibility, in all of which he always gave 
a very good and praiseworthy account of himself/ This he responds, etc. 
To the eighth question this witness said that he knows the contents 
thereof to be true because he saw it; besides, at the end of the twelve years 
of hardships and expenditure of treasure on the part of the captain in the 
provinces of New Mexico, he was sent by this witness to this province 
of Mexico for a relief expedition, 102 and the Marquis of Salinas, 103 vice¬ 
roy of this New Spain, entrusted it to the captain, and he went as com¬ 
missary thereof, conducting it with great care, labor, and solicitude, 
travelling more than one thousand leagues in going and coming, and 
meeting excessive expenses with his own funds until he was left, as he is, 
very poor and in necessity. This he responds. 
To the ninth question this witness said that he has seen all the titles 
which the captain has presented, and since he knows him he knows also 
that he is the person mentioned in the said titles; and this witness knows 
and saw that the captain, upon all occasions when service was needed in 
those provinces, by his Majesty was present with arms, horses, and men, 
always furnished at his own expense and maintenance, without his having 
received until now for such services in New Mexico any favor whatever. 
This he responds, etc., to all that is said in this question, and there is 
nothing concerning it or the other questions to be said to the contrary, for 
if there were, this witness would have known it as governor and general 
of the said provinces. This is his response. All of which is the truth 
and all that he knows under the oath which he has made. This he affirmed 
and approved, re-read, and signed with his name, together with the oidor 
Juan Quesada de Figueroa. 
Doctor Quesada. 
Don Juan de Oñate. 
Before me, Bartolomé Rodríguez Torquemada. 
Notary and secretary (receptor). 
