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Translation of Jfu11iments.

[Seal of the stnte of Chihuahna.]

SEC'RET.ARY'S OFFICE.

'Transcript of the expediente forme<l concerning the adjuclicatiun made oj the lands of the place callecl Dolia Ana.

CIIIIIUAHUA, .llfarch 28, 1871. This tranflcript of expetliente, receh·etl through the mail express from

.Jolrn D. Bail, of Mesilla, agent of the claimant:;;, an«l filed in thi>1 the otliee of U 11ite1l States snrn~yor-general for N <.>w Mexico, this J nnuary 23, 1874.

MILI;EH, Chief Ciak.

Number GO, year of iS-!0-'4!!-'43-'H.

Pctpt'rs i11 the grant of land.~ 1chich sundry c-itizcns of the tmcn of El J>aso .~olicit to .~ettle at the place cailccl lJoiTa A11a, in the di1,.fn"<:t of El J>a110, ten leagues from said toic11. ·

A seal, secretaryship, number 2.

LL-;t of the iutli\·itluals who >olnntarily present thcmseh·cs to colonize the place of Doiia Ann, allll are the following: ·

Citizen Jose Mn. Costale;;. Lorenzo Provencio. Jose Mn. Sierra.

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1 Jose Garcia._-ja-:,.f-."'~'"'l'"'.r) '*"'\Kc~'~' Jose Antonio Orte~a.-,Jose·Ynes Corona. Cristobal Provencio. Cauo Lucero. Rafael Hael. l\Iignel Garcia. Gregorio DaYalos. Jose nla. Rotlrigucs. Julio Arbayo.

Citizt~n J o:o.e Bernal. Francisco \'arela.- /<:/,qo Guul_ Francisco Luccru. 1-tY( .Jose Blatwo. · :Maria uo Trnjillo. /'b00 f::'Ccl v;f0

Jose Montoya. rr I'',, Cesario Acnfor. [\ Manuel l\Iartiuez: Rafael Lncero. Enriquez Liao. Tomas Carillo. Eleuterio Perea. Marcelino Sema. Florencio Crn;tales. Jesus Varela.

Felix l\Iiraudn. ·sautos .A.halo;;.

:--.- Lucianll) l\Ieleuutlo.

Brigitlo Provencio. Greg·orio Herrera. J . ' 'I G· . ,\ .J~·1lM(.l_Cc \ (' m;e 11 n. ,irc1........ . ? yj1Jf-i1. ~\') , J'- "'" ~arciso Varelo. _4'>-\'bv ·i:: Nazario Herrera. l\Ianuel Padilla. Jose Delfin. l\lnrieno Tellez. Bautista. i\lo'\"a. Francisco Lfuo. Felipe Herrera.

Francisco Garcia, the black· smith.

Eustaquio Ht'n:era. Tomas Yri!!·oyeu. Pe<lro Gar~h\. ) J , R" ~a P re,.,\)~.,,,. '°• ose 1vera. - '

7 Jose Abalos. - u1.1>.-,,>, i:J_.,,1,. 1i0 ' 1

t! u~"'· Juan Yel_a_nle. ___ ~ . C""'~' 'Giierciin. the :3u11ii~ · Guadn lupe Vale11cb. .­Remig;io Saenz. Jose Autonio Provencio. E\·aristo Dias.

DOf\A ANA BE~D.

Rafael Herrera. Jesus Quilt>z. Franci::ico R~jai. ' Julian T1~1lez. Victor Avalos. }'ruucisco Tellez. Bernnue Dlanco. Apolenario Perea. Jose Tomas Sauches. Jesus CobM. Gregorio Martinez. Eligio Tellez. Ramon Martinez. Martin l\lartim-z. Juan Jose. Benavides. ·Ricardo Bena\'i1lcz. \Veuse:-ilao de la. 0. Santos Tm.iillo. Berna>e Moutorn. Timoteo ~loutoya. Jose l\Ia. Proveltcia. Jose .riia. Luccr"o. Jose ~fa. Velarde. Jose Lucero . Jose Diego Caneua. Reyes Vehmle. Norberto Zamora. Jose Antonio CcLlillo:::. Benito Rodela. Antonio Salazar. Teodoeio Zamora. :Marciano Ahlardc. Francisco Velarde. Juan Miguel Archuleta. Francisco Lucero. Guillermo Varda. J Cosme Lncl'ro. .. . ~ F~lipe Gonzall'z.-Jl7ff::;.~: Yrf.- "':-Jnan Agntou Hen·Pm.> 1ti.q'.J ,f11cJJ1"" Timoteo Apoda1·a. ( Francisco Sambrano. Ji'rancisco Urtega.-1~11 1 1 tk• 11 \'"''·

.Andres Maese. Ramon Al\'ilnr. Este,·au GouzalPz. Satnrniuo Campos. Ynoceute Rivera. Ensebio Caclena. Esmerg-il<lo Ua110. Yuoceute Herrera. Je.-ns :\lniioz. Jerrns Conlolm. .lose Lucero. Rafael Herrera. Yictoriauo Sanches. l\lnrtin Lira. Santos Jurado. Cesario Duran. Francisco Valn-nle. Jose Morales. J o::-;e Yel:mle. Felipe l\Iarti nez.

Total, llt>. Tmn1 of El Paso, 18th of' Septcml>er, 18.'3!).

JOSE MA. COST.ALES, [a ruuric.J

REVENUE OFFICE OF EL P~so, [seal 3d, t~o n·als.] . Hnbitated for the two ,vears of one thousa111l eight hiuulred aud thirty·

ei(!ht nntl eight hnullrt>tl nud thirty-nine. Paso, Angnst !H, 183U.

Ho11. Prefect uf this District:

HONQGILJ,O, [a rnhric.] l'ADILLA, [a ruhril'.i

The uu1le1·:-1ignetl pre!';euts himsdf i11 legal form ud'orc your houor, allll says that when the predecessor of ;your honor, Uayn.tauu .J usti.11iaui, go~·­erned this tlistrict, I presented myself to him verbally, showmg that Ill

' compann>ith acousiderable numberofresitlentsofthis town wen•qnested · that there be granted us to se.ttle the place of Doii:i Ana, ;;itnatetl up

J, the rh-er from this locality, and for this purpose we applied to the gen· tlemau mentioned with tl.ieobject that he wonld inform us what number of citizens were necessary to obtain the success of that app\i('ation. Ile replied to me that with a lmntlred men it \VUS sntlicient to obtain tbe f:n-01· we askc<l, ns:o.nring me that as soon as they were complct1•1l I shoultl make a. li;;t of their names, forwarding the latter throng-h a formal peti­tion, ;;o that lwiug placed in bis bands he mig·ht g·iye it tlie proper course

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erroneous in the urn tter; tlrn difficulty tl.iat pre sen tetl itself to mo whethei· or not this ordiuance sllould conform to the geucral laws of colouizatiou of the republic or the special ones of the state; tho donbt as to whether SOllle Of tlie latter UOt ha.Ying a rnauifest conflict witlt the present Sj'S­tom of the government might be iu force; the circumstance that the de. creeing i10"·er migllt not have lrntl legb~latirn autllority, and the having to prescribe tllereupon without e:s:ceetliug the faculties of the goYern. ment regulations tllat migllt provide well for the establishment of the settlelllent, prci,·entiug- at the same time some 1n-ils tliat might be apprehended, '\lerc moth·es that delnyetl my consideration, and de. prin:d me or the plen~ure of haYing forwnnled to your excellency this report as soon as you perhnps desired. It will afford me the greatest pleasure shoultl it conform to the desires of your excellency. ::5houhl tlw reverse be the ease, your excellency can correct it as well in

· tlie matter as iu tlie form, in manner according to your superior pleas. nre." (Hc>re the regulation written upon page et seq.)

Auel the foregoing regulation-depending upon tlle sanction of his ex­cellencr the governor, he has seen proper to approYe the same provis­ionally, anll in virtue whereof lie directs me to 13ay to you, us I do, that in pursuance of what tlic same provides, and of the bases prei::icl'ibe<l by the excellent junta in its included report, you proceed to the adjudi­cation of the lauds applied for, and to establish the settlement accord­ing to the rnles provided, reporting to this goYernmcnt \\'hat sliall be tlone in Yirtne of this determination.

God and Cllilmaliua, July :n, lSiO. [A rnbric. j Hon. Prefect of Bl Paso.

II011. Prefect of th is I>i:strict: Tht> nrnlersigne1l, all residents of thb town, appear before ;your honor

'llith tlue re!'!pect, represe11ting: that, npon the lStli of Septemocr last, we :ultlrcssed to your prefectul'e a petition asking that we might be gi\·en and grnutc1l the land known h~- the name of the Bend of Doiia Aua, sit· nated upon the marg'in of tllis riYcr, abon, in the nortllern part, llistaut from thi~ town a.bout ten leagues, somewhat more or lcs!,l, with the object of working its lands for tbe purpose of agriculture and pastures near by, for the rubing and maiutaining of domestic animals necessar;r :md indis· pensn.ble for this class of industr,Y, lea,·ing its gro\·1•s of trees, useful for bniltling- :unl other purposes, for the common use, togetller with those of this town: an<l inasmuch as up to thi:-; tlate we do not know the di:spo· sit ion it l1a:-1 recei\·ed, altbungh we are n ware tlia t the same was remitted to the ~o\·t>runwnt u(tlii:-; department aHt>r n. report that ;yom prcfoctnr<' <lct>metl pl'opl'l' to a11p1?uu to it. Im11ellc1l hy the scareity of laml8 whicl1 wt> hnrn t•xperieneed since tlle year lS:!S, from the fre,;hets or said rh·er carrying oil' and rendering useless more than half or tlie small 1pumtitJ "\Te predom;ly culth·atell, we fillll om·:•ehes obligeu, in cmler to su bsbt onrseln"" awl our f::unilies, to apply anew to yonr honor, reprcseutiu~ ''ith all eamei-tness that ~·oil be plt·ased to make of thii'i petition such 1liRposition as you shall deem opportune, to the end that with the utmost dispatch whut shall be tleemell proper fot• the relief of our cnlnmitou' necessit~· may be llet(•rminell for us; and in case that for the grant there arise any inability tlle gowrnment may at pre~ent have to afford tlle supplies that the law provides for new settlers. Harassed l>y the want that ntllicts ns, we consider the same as furnif;bPtl, being· eontent 'llith only the grant tllat we ask, mul that n. general benefit may re~mlt fro111 this new ~t-ttlement to the nation, employing ia this way the labor of iii citizens and e>;tablishing measurably a bulwark agaial'.lt the barbnrons

tribes that snrroun~l· us. on tl~iil frontier, focilitnting nt the sn111e time the most ca~y commumcatlou with the dcp,artmcut of X1:w l\fos.ico, atlll a. .sure. assistance to the traselers iu our trade with t!.lat pla<·e, as the ronte leatlrng there has to. pass through tlie Cllnter of the sl'ttlellll'Ut to l>e establislied. ·we belim·e that these facts are evitlent to"tue underst::md-

. iug of.your honor to stwli ti degree ti.int tuey are ~ot to be tloubtetl. Therefore, we linmbl.r pr~y that your houot· be pleasetl to report hereotL ns yon may d~em we.11, with the ln.uclable ol~jed of its 1·arly disposition, wllereby \\'e \nil rece1n grace null faYor. \Ve lleclarL· no11-llissimulation,/ anll as necessary, &c.

Town of El Paso, J nly 3, 18!0. Loreuso Pro\·Clwio. Jose DL•mal. Rn111on Dias cle la Scrue. Jose BalYertle. Yriuio Lujan. Jose Ma. Velnr<lc. Miguel Na,·arez. • J nan J\Iarq nez. Eligio Tellez Scrnriauo Ya.rein.

Frauci:-;co .:Uoi1Urago11. Bernabe :'llontorn. J use ::\Ia. Costales. Jose ::\Ia. Uonlon1. Tomas Yrigoyc·n. Homnahlo H1das. Pablo ?ilele111lre;; . Casildo del l'radu. Jose Carbnjal. Eleuterio Perea. Mauuel Martinl'z. Ramon Crnz.

Francisco Rqjns. · · Cruz )fortinez. ~Ii;(?,\,_. Mariano Trt\jillo. f,., Cesario Acuiia..

Franco Lucero. Gregoria Davalos. Jose Ynes Corona. .T ose Lucero. Eniristo Dias. Florencio Bena\itles. Jose Biaue~. Maune! Lucero. Heyes V clnnle. Luciano l\1ele11n<lo. Rafael Herrera. .Jose Auto. Gallegos. Feli1w l\Iartinez. Antonio Apodaea. Cesario Tellez. Carmen Lueero. Cristobal Pro,·endo. Julian Tellez.

'"'"" '\);le~- Felipe Gonzales. !V 1.sr-- .Jose 11inrn.

Francisco 1Iorcn;;itas. Vicente Mamiq llt'S. Jose )fa. Sit>rrn. Miguel Garcia. .Jose Garcia.,1ct'·~··1 1,\:\!?­E11ric1uez Lin•.l. Jesus JI11i1oz. Miguel l'allilla. Jose l\Ia. Pronnl'io. Jose Antonio l'ro,·eucio. Brigi1lo l'rnn•11eio. Bautista l\Ioya. :Manuel l'adilla. Balentin Gomez. Timoteo Montorn. Timoteo Danio·. Pedro Are<lo. Guadalupe :'IIae:-e. Antonio P~uli Ila. Santos Trt~1Nln. 7 .Tesus Cobo;.; Paulo )latlri1l. Bonifnc:io Annijo. Apolonio Rinra.

Nazmfo Herrera. Francisco Telles. Dionicio Hidalg-o. Narciso Varela:

Felipe HPrrcra. · .. , Jose .AYalos. _..µL r·'1'i- 1sc'\,,11.oi~,. Pedro Garcia. Jose )fa. Uureia.-1qq?~~;rrc(1111 '' .r\ Jose )ion toya. Victor Gomez.

Fra.nci8co ProYencio. Jesus Quiles. Juan Agatou Herrero. Juan Bantistn.. Norberto Zamora..

Florentino 'l'ellez. Francisro Lucero. N<'pom11ce110 llitlalgo. Guilll!rrno lr::n·ela. Esmerejildo Cano.

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Julio .Arbayo. Monico Benavi<les. Hafi.tel Luceto. Gregoria Herrera. . J esns Varela. Poncinno Velanle.

1f::,'· i·)tk - Pedro Gonzales. Panfilo Tnllez . ,Jose Antonio }fndri:l. Santos A Yalos. AiHlres ::\Inese. .Jose Lucero an<l Unbriel Gntierres. Geruuino Lujan.

Francisco Sambrano. Jose l\fa. Rodriguez. Eusebio Cadena. Jose l\fa. ::\Iorga. Timoteo Apotlaca . Cano Lucero. Jesus Duran. · Ramon Padilla. Feliciano Ramirez. ,Jose Hernigio Sa('nz. .Tuan Lucero. Jose Diego Cadena. l\faurico Acosta. Yicente Pro,·e1H:io.

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l\IOST ExcELLE:\'T GovE:R~OR: In a report of 18th of 8epte1~tbcr la:st of this prt'fcctnre it has been sta~e.tl to your cxc:ellen~y ,~-~at' is pro~)-~~ rt1lntfre to the hlllll thnt the pet1twners propose to cnltn at~. Th~s~, from the force or' the circumstances in whieh they now fi11d themsel\·es, hy reason of not lJa·dng- lalllls to cnltirnte, witll other rea:<ons of no le~s irnpoitauce, n111l thnt arc eYillrn.t to :yo~lf exc:el.leu~y, cause m~ to a~stam from particnhuiziug >e_ry ~11el.111~ detail t.he uusenes t~at atH'.c.t tlus. set. tlemcnt for the want of gram fol' its suus1steuce j :m<l. if a pol t1_oi~ ot the laborers of this to\\·11 do not derntc tllemseh·es to husbau_ll'.y, it rn. clen1· that they will always continue in th~ most ru~serable .c?IHht~ou, oWlUJ4 to the want, of lands tliey lnck. It be111g certmn t~at if the freshet of the riYer iu the approaching- year is equal to the one JUSt occ~n·ed, nmlonut­edly one· half nt' this jurisdiction would he lust, tog-etl~er mtli t~te town of Real autl part of the otiler towns tilat tile same rn:er lms isolate~, a rnoti\e that o111iges the said petitioners to look il.1 ti~e where to, hV:e· Notwitl1stamling tllc foregoing, your excellency m "\"tew thereof mil tlt>termine al'1·onling to your superior pleasure.

Town of El Pa:;o, J nly i, 1840. . JOSE MORALES, [a rnunc.j RAl\IO:N DlAS DE L.A SER:X.A, [a rnbrie,]

Secretary.

PREFECTURE OF EL p .A.so, :Xt;:1IBEI?. 100.

I h:we the honor to communicate to yon, with th~ r.eport t~rnt. I h:we believed just. tlle accompanying petition of i:;nndry cit1z_ens of tl11s town, in order that yon be pleased to i·eport the same to Ins ex~clle1~c~· ~he .,0 vernor that lie may 1lctermiue as he shall ueem.well, aga~n e11.101m11g' you very' particularly upon my part ~he p~ompt <lispateh ut tlle matt~1: 011 account of tlle ueed that these 10hab1tn11ts ha,~e to cany on then enterprise if tile superior gonrnment accedes to tlie1r request.

Uo11 arnl lilw1·t~·. Town of El Paso, July 8, 1840. .

SECRETARY .

JOSE MORALES, [a rubric., RA:MO:N DIAS DE LA SETI:N.A~ [a rubric,

Secretary.

of the S11pei-iol' Gul'crnnunt "f the Depal'tment of Cltilt1whua.

.AL'GUST 4. · That the pre;;ent governor wg,;; aware since he entereu upon the ad­mini:-;tratiun what an ttllvantage would ue to the welfare ot the people

of El Paso tlle establishment autl settlement of the place of Doii;1 .A.na, arnl tll at he llau the pleasure to issne on thp 31st ultimo the uecl•:,:,;ary orders to that end, with all the requisites the laws prescifoe.

[A rnbric.]

The present most excellent goYernor, Francisco Garcia Cn!11lt>, "\\US

aware siuce his entering tlle govemment how proper null beneficial would be for tllc welfare of the people of El Paso the establishment arnl sf'ttle­roent of the pince Doiia .A.ua, tlwt some irnlividuals hnd solicited b,Y petition on the 18tll of Scptembe1· of the last year, wilich was fuuu<l penuing in this secretaryship, and thPrefore hi.s excellency wa~ please1l to issue, upon the 31st ultimo, the necessary or1lers to J·om· prelecture to proceed to the granting of saiu lands and estahlisllment of the settle­ment -with all tlie requisites required uy the laws. All of wi1icli I cmn­rnunieate to your honor by his order, ttnd in reply to yonr ottidal note relath·e thereto of tile 8th of tile said mouth, witli which yon acco111pauy a new petition on the snbjeet from the citizenH intercstt•1l of ti1is tO'-'ll.

Go<l and liberty, Chilntallua, August •\ 1840.

His Honor Pr~(ect of El Paso: Untkr date of 18tll of September, 1830, one llnnured autl sixtc1·u cit­

izens of tlle to ... nof El Paso preseuted themseh·es to this superior g:oHl'll· meut, thronth the proper cha1~nel, pra,dug that ther~ mig~t ue :~u.i1;dge1l to them the cnltirnble lands situated upon tlie mnrgrns ot tlic n10 ]Jravo ·(distant ten or twelrn l~agues north _?f Bl Paso) :it tile place con~monly known uy thl' name of llend. of Dona ..'.~ua: . 'Ill1s gonrnme!1t, 1~ con­ai<l.eration of tile lauuablc ubwct these mdividuals propose, JU Y1ew of the proYisions UOW iu force, fl.S "ll"ell general ns special, that authorize tbis class of rrrauts. knowinrr tlin.t with this act is protected and encouraged the useft~l branch of ag~·iculture, one of the fonntaius most pr?ductiYe of -wealth and public prosperity, and finally persnndc<l tliat by tilts m.:·:rns many nrrus, wi1ich in conseq1;1e11ce ~four unfortunate circUllli'ita ~ce;.; of po,._ crty, being as tlley now arc, 1ule, will become busy and productn·e, agrt>eu to couccde to them, with the concurrence of the most excellent depart­mental junta, the favor tlley asked. For this P.nrpose thi~ sam? gonrn­ment undertook to establish tlie bases on which the smd a<lJLHlgrnent shonltl be proceedetl with, bearing in mind in doin~ so thnt. the same ouglit to yield a resnlt wllich -would .b~ the more satisfactory m propor­tion as the grant mul the duties by it 1mp~sed on the former should he united with his individual interest; for wllich reason there "ll":t.S concedt>1l to the petitioners for lantl to cultivate the exclusive title of a caballeria of laud to the head of families antl the half of that <}nautity to tllo:;e that arc not, adji11lofog to each the lot indispensable for a resi<lence in the commons of th~ new settlement to be established. Also it was not forrrotten to le[i>e unappropriated the necessary space for the prospe.rity of the colony, and with this inte~tion it was provi<led tllat all _uattYes within the term of one year. conntmg frolll the date of the estauhshment of tlle colony, might present themselve~ to ~he government through t.he proper channel asking tile sn.me favor, ~t might be con.ce~e~ them, rnth some sli rrlit modifications, the same bemg that these md1n<l.nals enter­ing in p~ssession of the piece of land assigned them shall have to pay for once only 5 per cent. calculated upon its value,. and also ha Ye t.o purchase at its full yalue the lot tlley may apply for 111 the settlement, witli the object that the former of these products n.s well as tile latter , . , be turned over to the fund of ways and means of the colony; and as . 'l '

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department, bis excellency the governor has directed that this notice be circulated for the purpose indicated, and with tha.t of inviting such hon­est and intlustrions poor citizens as may desire to settle in the new colony reminding them of that wise maxim ''that if permanent felicity wer~ compatible with human nature it shoultl be sought in the fields," and that otller none the less wise, and much more comprehensive, that ser>es as a. motto of one of our mo<lern enlightened periodicnls, to wit, ''Of all things that can be unJertnken or sought in the world nothing is better nothing more useful, nothing sweeter or more worthy the free man tha~ agriculture.:' "-hicll I hase the honor to communicate to your honor by direction of his excellency the goYernor for the proper purposes.

God a.ud liberty, August 13, 1840. (A rubric.] To tlle Prefeets.

PREFECTURE OF HIDALGO, NnmER 35G.

By the circular of your honor of the 13th inst., I am ad vised tllat one hundred a111l :;;ixteen resillents of the town of El Paso presented them· selves to your snpreme govemment asking tlrnt there might be acljndgetl to tliem the culti\·aule Janus situated on the margins of tlie Rio Bravo, at tlle point commonly known by the name of Bend of Doiia Ana. They ha.ve been granted tllem iu the manner tlle said circular mentions invit­ing sncll industrious men as may (lesire to settle in said colony to do so with the privileges conceded them, which I will communicate to the info. rior authorities of the <listrict, to the end that being publishe1l tlle same will come to tl:e knowledg·e of the public.

Go1l :m<l libNty, Hidalgo, .,August 18, 1840. JOSijj MA DE ECHA Y ARRIA, [a rubric.] J03B LEA~DRO )lUXOS, [a rubric,

· Secretary. SECRETARY

of the Goi·cn1111c11t of tlte Department.

PREFECTURE OF EL PA.SO, ~t::mmn 138.

For the pnrposes contemplated b.r the superior circular of his excel­lency the goYernor, of the 13th instant, relatirn to inviting such honest and industrious poor citizens as may ·desire to settle in tile new colouy of Doiia Ana, I Ila ve circulatetl a.utl ordered the same to be irnblished in all this district nn<ler my cllarge, whereof I ad vise your hono1· for your infonnatiou anti for tlrn superior knowledge of his excellency the governor.

God and liberty, Town of El Paso, Ang11st ~3, 18!0. JOSE MORALES, fa rubric.] RA:LIION DIAS DE LA SERXA, [a rul>ric.]

SECRETARY oltltc Supel'ior Government of the Departme11t of C'hihualt1w.

PREFECTl'RE OF TUE DISTRICT OF GU.AD.A.LUPE Y CALYO.

There is received in this office tlie circnlar 1latetl the 10th instant, rel· ative to the new settlement to be formed upou the margin of the Rio Brn.vo, ten leagues north of the town of Paso tlel Norte whicll will be published at this capital, and will be circulated in the district under my

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charge for the same purposes. Yon will be pleasetl to a<.l\·ise liis excel· Jency the governor thereof, and to receive my assurances of esteem.

·God a.nd liberty, Guadalupe y Calvo, August 23, 1840. JOSE S. PAREJA, Secretary, fa rubric.] ::\!ARIANO SAENZ, Secretary, [a rnbric.J

·SECRETARY OF STATE of Chihuahua.

rREFEcTt:RE oF Ei. F .M;o, Nu:\rnER 133.

I have the honor to address to your honor witll the rPport I Lia ve thought right the accompanying petition of citizen Pascual lle la 0. m~ll associates for tile pnrpose that yon be plenseu to report the same to l11s excellency the goveruor, for such action as he may cleern "'di.

Gou antl liberty. Town of El Paso, Octol>er HJ, 1840. J08E l\IORALES, fa rnbric.l RA:LIIO~ DIAS DE LA SERXA, Secretary, [a rubric.)

SECRETARY of the Superior Gorer11me11t of the De11art111e11t of Chili rwlma .

MOS'l' ExcELLEN'l' Sm: The nntlersi~ned residents of tlli,; pueblo of Cenecl1, corresponding to the capital El Pa:;o, come before the nprigllt and hi~h-tonell equity of your e:x:eelle11cy with due respect to ask the favor which, in consilleration of the force of tlle reasons which justly favor us, we procee(l to state; the rigor of the pcn·erty \\'hicli m1liappily afilicts us, the excessive scarcity of all kinds of resources wllicli liase failed us, antl tlie increase in our innocent families whieli in the course of time are increasing, and wlio are tlle ones who without fault ,-uffcr all these calamitous Yieissitudes, that iu fact we all undergo, constrain ns imperionsly to address our sad complaints to the only a111l benetieent source capaule of rclie>ing them. Yom excellency, then, with merciful hand, and for the sake of the noble sentiments of humanit.v charaC"te~is· tic of you, will plem;e to provide the only reme<ly there is, aml wl..11ch we wiil dcmou:::tra.te, to impede the rapid course borne on uy tlte crisis of ind.i•Yence which torments us. This remedy is none other than that you lie pleased to _g!rn tQ u.;; th~uigJ.11J..<LC..ultb:JJ.i!!, under title aml in 1:ou· formity with the law8

1 whetller by especial grant or at our prh-ate ex­

pense, that 1iortion Qf th~~~!e, abnn~onec!L!!nculth~a.ted lf!o~!§JQ1lQ..!L jn this pnciJlo. Perhaps onr .1u8Ereqnest may ca.use at fir:,;t s1glit sur­prise, bnt when it is cousidered ihat the extent of the lands of tlle qnal· ity mentioueu is <1utte large, so that tjw__s_mal.Lnmnbei: of nntires th~ Th_is_p_t\~Ql~!)rns ne\•er t•au cultirnte tlien.:z. whetlier o_IDng.lQ.Jli~!' _1!1.J!g .. nitUtle or wlleHie1· ci\Viiig fu Elie iilll<'ifioiis a}mtby o~ __ !H~fil!:i! .. LIJLtlie na· t~;--:\n.lrf\irtliei:ii1iii'e \yhen it is uosei;\:eil"Uiat.iittr lauded possmiiifls ·are s<teBtirelY reduee(l tliat their yielll i:-i incapable of atfonling us cnn in tt Rrnall degree the indispensal>le snpport of our said fawilies. aud owing to "·hich we lrnn~ to experience the ,;erions wants ri·ferretl to nt the beginning; it "'ill be. seen as a just consequence tllat thl' sup.ren~e law of necessity impels ns to anlil ourselves, by legal means, ot th1~ the right uf petition, for from its. succe,.;s results _uo less thnu a geueral and private 'benefit. Alth.ongh m regard to ~~1s m~y ~e a~gued the _covetousness. h.'.1-_~c, andr.~h?ell selJi~h11~r:;!'!,_<1~~li,t1~s-~h1ch 11~ th1~ elas~ o! -~l\rny,s_p~~~::u.led aa::w_ng. the (~~t1v~~ tb!'.ar_U,_t.!I~.n·_~f_tg!f· bors. It mav also be sa1d to us that we rrilgli:t ~umff ourselves among 't1lemrn1ber of settlers of the new colony which is going to be established n,t the place Doiia An:i. corresponding to the capital, the town ot' El Paso; but although we' llave al.nmcla.utly sneh desires, onr poor patri·

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mony, which does uot consist of anything but the ownership of some >ery small pieces of laud, as we ha>e shown, and our lrnw ble hut that ans,rers for a buwe, <leprins us absolutely of that favor, or the facilitie:i

· wllich tlle kiull goml will of your excellency has been pleased to offer us, at the same time being an obstacle to our goirig there the auandon. meut of the few effects we hold in our own rig·ht as resiclrnts of this pueblo, there not beiug· anybody wishing to purclrnse them, and from the product ofwllicll we might outlit ourselrns witll the inuispensable arti. cles for becowin~ settlers of the new colonial estnlllishment. · Therefore we lrnmbly pray that ~-our excellency be pleased to lieeu

our submis!:\in prayer whereby we will receiYe particular faYor, and for which we will al ways lh·e in perpetual remembrance.

Cenecu, October 10, 18-10, E. S. l)ascual cle la. 0. Candelario Gonzales. Juan Auto. Garcia. Saturnino Al \'illnu. :Marcelo Orosco. Calixtro Le1rn. / Encamaci01i Ho111ero·. Jo~e l\la. Gouzalez. · Paulo Ah·illar. J unn Pablo ~rCL' 1lP J\l:Hll'id. Jo.so Yil'ellte Lopl'Z. Cristobal Orosco. Nicolas r:u.:lu~co. Gabriel Cordero. JoRe Blas Duran./ Simon Gnerra.

Jose Blas Ri >era. / Teodoro Ilena>idez. / Anastacio Cando. Tomas Griego. Jose de los Angeles Curero. ,Jose J a vela. Jose v elanle: Jose Feliz Lopez. Gregorio l\Iontoya. Antonio Jaramillo. Bautista Griego. Silvestre Paso:>. Eugenio Lopez. Jose Soto. Cosme Rios. Yuleu tin :Maese.

MOST EXCELLE::-iT ::-3m: Your excellenc:r being aware of the colll· plaints whid1 the native,; of the pueblo of Senecu have repeatedly rnatle, 9J~jecting_!ilnUlleir hwds be occupie.1LJJ); citi~s.ns -~~ttJ~d. j_g_ ~~~! lH~~~~o.l prennts 111.r statillg minutely the powerful reasons that limiler ad:ieding to the prayer of the petitioners, who, although true they sutler hard· ships from the want of lands, can apply for them if ther desire to em· ploy themseln:os in the work of the new colonization of Doiia Ana, where there are sntticient affording the con rnnicnces that the industrious man shm1ld <lexire in human life-all these being reasons that prompted. tlie goodness of your excellency to make the concession of lands general of the sai<l colony to all the ..ua.ti~cltlz.e.11s who may wish to permanently settle therein. Yonr excellency notwithstanding the foregoing will <l.etermine according to your superior pleasure.

Town of El Paso, October 10, 1840. JOSE l\10RA.LES, RAMO~ DIAS DE

[a rubric.] LA. SERNA, [a rnbrie.J

Secretary.

December LJ. ·In conformity "ith what is reported Ly the prefecture this petition is

not granted, aud the same authority ma.r assure the parties interesred that the government will furnish them at. the plu,ce Doiia Ana all the n.llvnntages they ruay 11esire.

[A rubric.]

lJU:IA ANA Ht:NlJ, u1

· His excellency, tile go1·ernor, haYing examined the petition of :-;ome citizens.of Senecii,rcqt1~s~_i!!_gj;_lu.Llu»1b~o(_¥h~t_i ves, and ulw t lie. r~­port of your honor, showing tlie just. rig lits ·o~~el'atter and the dllh· culties that would result from grautmg the petition of the fonuPr, l.1:1'8 been pleased to decree in couformit.r witli your honor's report instruct· ing me that in commuuicnting this, I charge you in the name of the go\erument to assure the petitionern tltnt his ex.cellen_cy will fornisl1 them at the place Doiia Ana all the nch-autages they desire.

I reiterate, &c. Go1l mul liherty, December 15, 1840. His honor the Prefect of El Paso. [A rnhdc.]

NmrnER .l'iD.

The llav li:1.>iuo- an"iYe1l on which the settlers of the new cololly of Doiia Aua were to set out, a portion of them excused thernsel~es on account of fear of the enemy; those that remained and arc a11x10ns to commence the enterprise ::ire pren~ntetl by their poverty. The small number of men which is not snllicient to repel at that place any attack tllat might occur, compn·hending whic~ they ear~1e.c;tly rcqnL·s~ ~lrnt the time may ue extcUllell to them nnt1l the 1st of the mun.th ot I• c~i· ruary of the coming year, to stnrt for the said place, ns wcll m order Ill that time to settle some affairs of urgent necessity us to see whethl'r within the same time tin•,· enroll other illlli\"iduals to increase their foree; ·1skin" furthermore tllat tlto:;e who barn signe<l who without legal ex. ~~1sc ;~l.Jscnt themsekes um.v be co111pellL\d to comply with their ol>li~a­tions for they believe they have excuse1l themselves so as not to usstst in th~ work on the acc<1nia: all uf which I communicate to yon to the eud tlmt you be pleased to i1lform the most excellent governor thereof, so tlmt his excellency lrn pleased. if of his superior will to concc\lc to the petitioners the extensicn they ask; aml also whether I may compc_l tho~e who have excused themselves to go upon the work of tile :1ceqllla as is re11ue::;ted by those who np to \late are _steadfast i~t carr~·iug· o~tt tlleil' oblig"ation. I protest to you the most srncere consHlerat10ns ot rn.r es· teeui.

God and liberty, Paso, Xovernber 18, 18!0. Secretary of the Government of the Department.

A copy.-Town of El Paso, June V, 18·~'.!, J. DOLOUES MADRID, [a rnbril',]

Scm·eta ry.

The most excellent governor desires to know the. ren!lon:-; that ha re llelayeu the fulfillment of the order tlint was cox.mnnn.1cateu to yo~r pr_e· focturc on the 3 lst of July, 1840, for the gmutmg of the l~nus ot po11a Ana and the establishment of a new settlement at that pomt. H!s ex· cellency therefore expeets tile proper report which your hono~ will be pleased to make with the 11ispatcll the importance of tbe subject sug­gests.

God anu libt>rty, El Pnso, June S, lSe. [A. rubric.] Ilis honor Prefect of El Paso.

PREFECTURE OF TUE DISTRICT OF EL p A.so, Xo. 1~.

Tl.Jis office having beer. occupiellsearehin;JOUt aml brini?in_gto .light ;~uy relative anteceuents wllicb may have relat10n to the preluuwarwR which have hitherto embarrasse<l tile estal>lisllment of a new colony upon the

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interest to all its inhabitants; nml although I might <lo it after this as the snid justice of tho peace of Doiin,. Aun informs me otllcially that the resitlents dernnn<l their titles, it seems to me proper to do it, as I hn.ve stated. You will be please(l to mnke this known to your superior goy. ermuent for its dctermiun.tion.

God nntl liberty, El Paso,:J auunry ~3, 18-!G. . GU AD.A.LUPE l\IIRAND.A.,. [a ruhric.l

JOAQGDT ALYAlmz, [n. rullric,] Sec!'cfary.

Secretary of state of Chihnnhun.

The note of ;1·our honor, ~ o. 1.3, of ~3d of J nn unry last, hns informe<l his excellency the governor that that prnfeetnre had forwarded to the justice of tho pence of Doiia Ana the original e:s:petlieutc formed upon the colonization of tllat place, empowering him to make the due grant..~ for lunds, allll issue titles as well to the citizens now locatet.l as to those that may go within tlie term the regulation on the subject prescribes.

Goll, &c., 1\Inrch. 11, 1846. [A rnbric.]

Prefect of the lliiitrict of El Paso.

Roster of the members of the n.ua:ili<rry company of I11fantry of El I'aso who march to tlte colony of .Doil a Ana to render their services.

Sergeant ::lfonuel Prowncio. Corporal J oRe l\ln. Lujau . Soldiers Francisco Provencio.

Jose Tafoya./ ~.A.So, April 30, 18-13 •

Jose Vianes. / Jose !tfa. Perea. v Jose Dolores Apodaca.

PA.so, .ilug11st 12, 1843 . Of th.e two mnskl'ts which were gi•eu to Geronimo Lujan, he turned

owr one of tlwm, which was nssiglll·u to Jose Tafoya, there remaining in possessio~ of the latter th.c one which was gfren to him us a soldier.

E:rpecliente formerl rclutii•e to tire eolo11i::ation of the Ben<l of .Dolia An~ since J11ly, 1840.

:Xt.T)IJJER 3.

Iu the book for the year 18-10, in which this prl'fectnre hus registered the communications that nre t.lirected to the superior departmental goV"· emment~ tllere is one fonnll upon pnges 17 et ~·e']., of th.e following teuor:

~UJIDER 100.

I ha\·e the honor to communicate to yon. with the report I ha,·c be· lic\·ed just, the accompauyiug petition of smH!ry citizens of this to\n1, in order tllat you be pleased to report the same t.o his excellency the gov· ornor, that he may determine as he shall .deem.well, agai~ enjoining you, n•ry particular!~· on my part, the prompt· dispatch of the matter on account of the ueed th.at tllese iuhabitnnts ha•e to carry on their enter· prise if the superior government accedes to their request.

July 8, 1840.

A copy. Town of El Paso, April HJ, 1843. J. DOLORES :\IADRlD, [a rubric.)

· Iu book third of tleerees, circulars, nnll 1>rocla.matiouH, which ti.le pre. fecture of this <listrict lm'ps for retained copies, at pages '.!:) ct .~CIJ .. i;; found en tL'red a report of tllc following tenor:'

Hcport upon ti.le petition of BlllHlry citizens of this town who apply to possess tho lantl :it DoHa Ana, was placed the following:

EXCELLENT Sm: In n report of the 18th of Septembt·1· last of thi:; prefecture; it has beeu stn.te(l to yonr es:celleuey what is proper relatin. to the lauds the petitioners propose to culti•ate. These, from the for<"o of the circumstnuccs they now find tllemsclV"ei:; iu, by rea8on of not b:I\· ing l:rnlls to culth·ate, with other reasons of no less importance, and that are evident to your excellency, cause me to abstain from particn· lariziug· very much in detail the miseries that aftlict this settle1.11e11t fro111 the want of grain for its snusistencc, nud if n portion of the residents of this town do not cleYote themsehres to lmsbauury it is clear that tliey will always continue iu the most miserable condition, owing to the w:mr of the lands they lack, it being certain that if the freshet of the riwr in the npproachin~ yC'ar is equal to the one just occnned, undoubtedly half of this jnrislliction wonl1l be lost, tog·ethcr with the town of llcal null part of tile other towns whicll the snme riyer has isolated, a moti>e that obliges the said petitioners to look in time for where to li\·l' awl not become witnesses of the fiunl ruin.

Notwithstamling the foregoing, your excellency, in Yicw tltercof, will <letermiue according to ~-0111· superior pleasure.

Paso, July 7, lS!U.

.A copy. Tom1 of El Paso, Hlth of April, 184:3. J. DOLOHES MADRID, [a rnbrie,]

Scc-rctary.

Iu the book for the year 1839, in n-hich this prefecture has registered the communicatious it has :uluressed to the superior departmental go\·· emment, is founll n. report to tlte follon-ing effect:

Report placed upon the petition of .Jose l\fn. Uostnles, its llntn 18th of September, 1830.

E:s:CELLE?IT Sm: The pince Doiin. Ana, dist.ant from this town teu len.,.ues, a little 1.11tH'C or les8, possessc::i uunudant nml fertile la1uls to cultintte, nllll for other pnrposes. It facilitates with small labor the takin~ of water to cultirnte them by irrigation; null altogether has all the a1lrnutages that a new ;;ettler ueells to obtain tile o~kct he 1lt~sires. For these reasons, and the many otbc1·s·of more weight that lU'C within the ouscrrntiou of ~·our excellency, I 'rill uot stop to show yo11 that I Hull no obstacle sntlieient for tleuyiug to the petitioners thei1· npplira­tion whicll has fo1· its o~jeet the inm·p:isiug of the popnlation so ncecss:n·y fo1· the "·pl fare of u l'ouutrY iu all t.i111es autl circumstnuces. This i;o; ll'h,1t I l':iu say to .)Olll' e.s:celleucy on tile su~ject, in oruer tllat in Yiew then·uf son nm~· lleddc according to your superior pleaure.

Octoher 18, 1830.

A copy. Towu of El l'aso, April rn, 18!3. J. DOLOHES l\IADRID~ [a rulJl'ie.j

.Becretn.1·y.

SECllE'J'_\.RY 01" STA.TE'cl OFFICE OF CIIIIIUAill!A..

The excellent department junta, to wllose judgment was sul11nitte(l l1y tliis gonrnment for advice tlle exveuientc formed by \irtue or the peti·

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in consillemtion of the lau<lable object these i1111iYi<lnals propose in Yiew of the provisions uow in force, as well general as special, tlrnt authorize this clnss of grants, k'nowing that with tllis net is protected anu encour­aged the nsefnl l>rnnch of agriculture one of the fountains most produc ti \"e of wealth antl pnl>lic prosperity, and fiually persuaded thnt by this means many arms which in co11se1p1ence of our unfortunate circum­stan?es of po,·erty l>eing as tlley now .nre idle, "'ill lJecome busy aud pro­<luctn-e, agreed to concede to them "'Ith the concurrence of the excellent departmental jnutn. the f:vrnr they asked. For this purpose this same gonrnrnent. llllllertook to establi::1ll tlie bases on wllicll the said a1ljudg­ment shonl<l be proceeded "'ith, bearing in mind, in doing so, tllat the same ong;llt to y1ehl a result which "'onl1l be tlle more satisfactory iu pro­portion as tlle grnnt aml tlle duties by it impnsetl on the farrntrslloultl be united with his inclivi<lual interest; for ~hieh reason there was coucetletl to the petitionern for lantl to cnlth·are the es.cln:;i'l"e title of n. caballeria of lnutl to tlle heatls ot' families, aml the half of tllat quantity to those tllat are not, a1ljntlging to each the lot imlispeu~t\ble for a residence in the commons of tlle 11ew settlement to be estaulishecl; also it was not for­gotten to lcaYe uunppropriated the neces;:m'\ space for the prosperity of' tile COl011y, UUCl With tJ1iS intention it Was prO\i1led that all natiYCS who witllin the term of one year, counting from the tlate of the establi::;lunent of the colo11y, 111ig-ltt pre:-:ent themseh·es to the government through the propL'r clrn11uel :1ski11g the sarne fayor. it migllt lie co11ct11c1l tllem witll some slight motlitications, the same being tfiat thtse indiYitluals enter­ing iu posses,;io11 of the pi('t'e of lan1l a;;:-;igu('cl tllem shnll have to pay for once only th-e per cent. calculated upon its Yalne, and abo haYe to purchase at its fnll Yalue the lot they may appJ~- for in the settlement, with tlleoliject that the former of these products as well as the latter be turned oYer to the fond of ways aml meaus of the colony ; and as this arra11g-erne11t sllonld be witl1iu reach of all the inhauitants of the de· partrnt>nt, the must excell<:'nt i:ron•rnor llai; clirtc.:te1l that, thi:; 11otice he circnlatetl for the purpose i111!icatctl. nntl witll that of in\'itiug- such honest a111l intlnstrions poor citizens as mny desire to setth~ iu the uew colony, reminding them of that wise ma:s:im "that if permanent felicit> ,fere cornpatible witll llmnnn nature it shoul1l be song-lit in the tlel1ls;" aml tltat other nonr the less wi~c aml mnch more comprrhensh·e, that sen·es ns n motto of oue of our motkrn enlightened 1Wri01licn1", to wit, "Of nll thin.~s that can ue.mulert:~ken or ~ong-ht in the world, nothing is better, nothmi; nrnre nsl'inL nothmg- ""·eetl'r or more 'l\ortltY the free man than agl'ienltnre.'' \Yhkh I lian tlw llonor to romu;nuieatc to your llonor l.Jy 1lirection of his excellc.:1wy tlle gon'rnor for the proper pnrpMeS.

God nnd liberty, Chihnahnn., An:;!'n:<t 13. lSH. A~L\.DO DE LA. YEG . .\, [a rn11rir.1

Ilis honor rrefeet of El Paso. .

Ou tht ~-1th of ..:\ngn:;t, lSH, this "'a" circnlattd thron .. ·hont tlie dis· trier nuder my authority. "'

OFFICE OF SECRET..\.RY OF STATE OF CIIIIIUAHl.".L

His excellency, the gon~rnor, baYiug Pxarnined the petition of some citizen:; of Seuecn re1p1l'sting the la111b ot' tht• itntiYe:'l, and also tlte report of your llonor ;;!towing tlte jn;;t rights of the lattt>r, and the <lillicultie::i that wonltl l'l'SHl t from µTan tinµ: the peti tiou of tl.w funner, has bl' en pleased to decree in couforlllity with your honor·s report im;trueting me that iu

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commnnicatin~·. this I charge you in the name of tlle go,ernrnent to 11ss~1rc the pet1t10ners that his excellency will furnish them at the place Do11a. Ana all the ad 'l"nntnges they desire.

I reiterate. to your hottu1· my cousiclerntion and esteem. God and hberty, Chilmahun, December 15, 18-10.

JU.A.~ X. DE URQUlDE. His honor tlle Prefect of El Paso.

To his honor the Prefect of this (1istl'ict:

·we, tlte citizens, wllo at the dose llereof sirru, residents of tl..ti::i to\rn befi?re your llou?r, witll dne submission a1Hl ;espect, present onrsel \es' saymg·-~hat uemg ready to proceed to the l)Oint Doi1a Aun. the first of· the. e,llsmng month to .eu.gag·~ in coustrnctiug the ncequia to furnish s~1tlic1eut 'l\ater for tlJ~ irngat10n of the lautls nt saitl point wllich the k1.utlness of th; superior goY~mmeut saw proper to coucede under uute ot 31st Jn~y, 1~40, tllat we nught colonize tile same, in "'hich enterprise the m1r of the surnges and other. causes of not less wei rrht h~l"l"e de la \etl us,. t~ere remniu~ to us to ask ?f your llouor thnt you grant us the per­m1ss10n to carry it out. For tll1s pnrpose 'iYe llerebr petition belie,in rr c~ntitlentl.r tll_a~ onr reqnes~ will be accctlcd to, aud that au 'entcrpri:;~ ot s? much t~t1hty to the nat10u :rntl general prosperity of the colonists-

\\ e theretore llnmbly ask nntl pray yonr honor with the utmost ear­nestness to \.Je pleasetl to 1lefer to onr prn\er, wllereby we 'iYill rtcei,·e the fo.rnr, grace, aml justice we seek. •

Town of El Paso, J autuu·y ~G, 1843.

Dernaue ::.Iontoyn. Jose )fa. Costales. Cristobnl ProYencio. Brigitlo Pro\cucio. Xasaro llerrera.

1'. Sau tos A rnlos. Felipe Herrera. '•"·, ·F· ·,

')(.Perfecto .Arn los. \44u"i.i 1"~ ''·'

Ontarino Trujillo. -f.._ Jn. Trujillo. 1iLJt\ Cf~i ,,,,', 1)1 r v •

Jose l\la. Rodrigtu'z. Pablo .l\Ielendres. Jose l\Ia. Bernal. Jose :\Ia. Cordoba. Jose Antonio Gallegos. Teotloso Zamora.

, B:smeregildo l\Iontaya.

Tiarnon Dias de In Srrnn. Elenterio Perea. Yrineo Lujau. Rafael ProYeucio. Francisco Tellez. Jose Ynes Coroun. Gregorio Herrera. Adauto Trujillo. Esmeregildo Cano. Jose Gnrcia.-11 1,·,,1,Jr 1'

Jose Bianes. Gregorio Darnlos. .Jesus Alivares. Jesns Cordoba. J nlio Madrid. 13ouifacio. Armijo.

Instrnctions by which Bemahe l\Iontoya mil be rro\erue<l as ao·ent for this pre.frctnre to command tlle persons "'ho tllis <lay proceetl to the place of tlrn new settlemrnt of Doiia Ana for tile purpose of takinrr out the main acet1uia. wllich instrnctions lie will obserYe while they may be at "'ork nt the sai<l place in the manuer following:

1st. From the moment in which he shall commence his march from this town for Doiht Ana he will take care that tlle party tra'l"cl with order :mtticie11t to protect it from any 11isastrons surprise fl'.om enemies.

'.!tl. ~ei~tg nt tlte said place Dolin. Aun., he will also take care that in apport10rnng the ln.1.>01: lie has to commence, he do so iu such way thnt they can be protected in case they are attacked by euemies. .

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3d. He will cxnmine with grent cnre the poiut where the main acequia will be takeu out, to the end thnt upon commencing his work, ho will endenYor to obtnin nil the laud possible, iunsmud1 as thereby depends the welfare of tl1e lnrge populntiou which in time may be formed.

4th. Snill mnlu nccquin will ltaYe for the present the width of two Yarns, or two nnd a half, it remaining: nt the will of the mnker thereof to gfre it the 1lepth the gronnil may nllow, al 1rn.ys endeiworing to obtain thnt the most ele·niteil of the lands nrny be irrignte11. ·

5th. He will take special earc that tlle course of tlie said nceqnia lead to tlie uenrest part of wlJcre ou account of the elevation or solidity of the g-ronnu the to\\'u sh(mltl be fonnecl. . Gth. He will take care that the laborers accompanying him lll't'form their tusks in e11nal proportion, he being by this prefecture authorized to impose snch penalties as may be practil'able, in Yiew of the eircnm. st~nce of being in camp, upon tllose thnt di~obey or do not comply with this precept.

7th. As the e,·ents of the cnmp it is absolntel~- impossible to foresee with certainty, unless in tlle presence of the circumstances null ens. nnlties occurring, tlie prefectme leans it to the judgment of the said :i\Ioutoyn. to 1lictate ull measnres lie mnr deem proper, for the just o~jcct of defending ns well him::;elf as nt tile same time his snbordinn tes, and to n1lrnnce ns fast a~ possible as his best jrnlgment runy dictate to him the beneficent enterprise placed in his charge, and no one whoeYer it be will 1iolnte in any way the orders and determinations of the s:.id Montoya nniler penalty of the lial>ility 'l>hich according to the nature of the offense or crime will he made ett'ecii1e ngninst the party by tllis prefecture upou the report Le mny make to sniu prefecture on his return or from that point. .

8th. If, nfter nrridng at the point Doiia .Ana, any citizens of this town or of nny other town, whether of this or aur other tlepnrtment of our republic, shall present tllemselns for the purpose of joining the new settlement, Ile will admit them, noting, in a roll he will keep, the name!'!, day of their nrrh·al, and lauds they are assigned to.

El Paso, Febrnnry 2, 18..13.

J[oi;t excellent Gorcnto1·: The undersigned. citizens of this town and at present settlers of the .new colony of Doiia Ana, by the grace nllll fa1or of your superior gonrnmeut appear before your excelleucy with dne submission nud respect, representing that in consequence ot' the nmnber of meu being small with Yillom we ham gone to begin the taking ont of the 'l>ater nt the said. point, owing to not following us all who signetl the petition in which we asked that we might be perrnitteil to colonize the aforesaid place, innumerahle in· juries of consitleral>le magnitude bnrn resultctl to us, of which not tlle least is the beiug untinishetl of the taking of wnter to the place tllnt ''e ha1e selecte1l ns suitable to mnke the settlement nnd to locnte our cnlth·aule lauds, iu Yirtue of "·hich null belieYing- confidently that your excellency hns to protect us ns fn,r ns your ample powers mny permit, so that we may carry out an enterprise of the greatest utility to the nation ant.I to onrselns in1lividually, we can 110 no less thnu apply to your excellt~uc~-, praying witll tlJe greatest earnestness that yon be pleased to concede us tllat which we nsk upon the following points:

1st. Thnt we be furnisliell with a. tletuehmeut of troops for the safety of our persons a nil in terl'sts.

:?d. That we be fttrnisl.11:tl with n. resupply of arms and amm nnition. 3d. That there be wnind military service to whicli some of our com·

imuions nre obligate11.

DONA ANA BEND.

4th. That we be exempted from the tnxes we suffer. 5th. Tl.int we be promptly furnished ten men from each dist1-kt for

the tern1 of eig·ht days so as in this wny to tiuish the acec1nia, or thnt n.11 who signed be compelled to repair thereto until its conclusion.

utll. Tl.i~1t we be furnished the regulation br which we mu:;t g-onru om·sel\·es m our new colony ns wns otleretl us by the pretleccssor of ~·our excellency.

'ith. Thnt,shonltl ~-ourliig-h and increased engagements permit it, ~our excelleucy do us thl• farnr to ~o :tllll beco111e accprninte1l with our lauds, so tbat you may be 1wr:in:ickd of the u1ln.u1tnges that. wonl1l re:;nlt to 0111· 1h-part11w11t by colouiziug tlaem.

8th. That if 'l>e 1·a11119t, owiug- to the shortness of the time, fini=-11 the nceqnia, 'l>e be permitteil to go allll culth·:ite this,rearthe lands \\'e la;1n~ cleared, wit.bout prejnclice to .ronr ort.lerit1;.!' that the distributiou of the lauds \Je urn1lt:'. nml tlrnt we take tliose w ldch may i;uit us to ]lilt our property on. This is what we ask: and therefore we huruuly ~u;k that your excellency be plensetl to 1lefer thereto, whereby we will rect>i ,.e the farnr, grace, and jnstice we seek, being pleased to receirn this 1wtitiou upon this com11111n paper, tlwre being noue of the proper stamp i11 the rHeuue office nt this time, witllout prt.>jntlice to reposition.

Town of El Paso, April rn, lS-!:J. .Jose l\fa Costales. Uamon Dias 1le la Serua. .Tesns Cordoba. Jose ~fa H0tlriguez. Eleuterio Perera. Jesns Olirnres. Jose Biane~. Gregorio Da>nlos. Timoteo )fantorn. Petlro Trniillo. • Jose :\Ia. \-alencia. Teotlocio Znmora. Felipe ::\fatlrid.

Bernabe ::\Iontoya. Pablo ::\Ielernlres. Jose Ynes Corona. Geronimo Lujan. .Tose Antonio Gnllego. Jose )fa. Derunl. ,Jose :\fa. Sierra. Jose )fa. Lujan. Pe<lro Aguirre. .To"e Tafo,·a. Julio ~Ia<il'id. Jose :\In. Cor<lohn. l\Iiguel ~ernrez.

:\IosT EXCELLE~T Srn: Those who sign nnd are the priucipal 1111·11 in this pt-titiou presented thern"elns, in 8epternuer, 183!}, together \dth other residents of this town, to your snperior gornrnment, thro11;..:h the proper chan11el. prnyi11g that there might he atljntlgecl tllem the enlti· Yable lands fo111Hl on the mnrgins of the.H.io nrn,·o, known by tlif' 11ame of Deml of Doiia Aun. The ::;ame goYernmeut grante1l thl'111, with the eonenrrence of the excellent tlepartmental junta, the fa\·or the.r a:<kP1l in .TnJ,,·: lS..lO; :1w.1 nlthougli after this 11ate the colonists might li;n·e pnt in opera ti on tlH·il' labo1·s fo1· the purpose intlicate1l, it wns pren-n tl·1l uy the cousta11t null 1fo;astrons wnr, in which were e11gnge1l the sarnge lntliuus, atHl otht'r 1·nnsPS of 110 less weight whil'h theil' po\·erty ca11;,:e1l them, nutil a11imated by a 1letcrniiuntio11, a11tl tnkiu::r ntlYnntng«~ of the pence that was lnst,~·ear co11dwletl "·ith tltose llostile to us, :iildrc . .-,.:etl to this pl'efec!nre 011. the :!Gth of .January of the present year a 11e1v petition, in wllich they nsk, n111l it wns gra11te1l tliem, upon the 2tl Feb· rnar~· last, permi=-sion to eug-age in con::;tructing the main aceqnia to furnish suflicient wnwr for tl1e irrigation of tbe lamls of said place~. It is true all thr. 1wtitio1H•rs lm'°e not assi::itecl in tl.Je coustl'tlction 11t' the aceqnia. a11d 0111.' to the number of eightee11 li:n·c 1lone so; for \\'liieh reason l proceed to express 111.r opinion upon the eig:ht points tliat this petition 1:011 ta ins, i 11 t lie man 11er following· :

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Hi.~ lw1101· tlte I'r~(ect of El Paso : The mH.ler11igned, ns new settlers of this colony, by a gTnnt which' the

supreme government mndc to ns tllerefor, appear before your honor with <lue submission nnd respect, representing that fiulliug onrseh·es upon the ground with e\·erything necessary to commence to work. we ask of ~·our nuthoritr, with the grehtest. earnestness, that you be i:teasetl to have the gootlne~s to come to distrilrnte to us the lauds winch eorre. spontl to encll ill view of the damages that result to ns from letting· pass the proper time for tue sowing of wlient; for .althongh we 111-n-e 1tot com­plett•tl tite ace1lllia to the poiHt 'l'l"here it shonhl he, we jntlge tunt within ti\"e or six days we ought to accomplish it aecording to tht' uumher of workmen we haYe 011 the work. Tlierefore we humbly ask and pray your honor to be pleased to defer tu onr prnyer. being couvincell that tue necessity of hnYiug nt the .~nrne time at this settle111eut ti.Jc oxen necess;try, autl peous sntlicieHt to work with, compels ns to \listnrb the occupied attention of yonr honor with tile justice that we ask. \Ye <leclare this is not in tlissimulatiou, and as necessary, &c.

Santa :'Ilaria <l<~ Dofia Ana, January lJ, 18-!-1. ,Jose ::Ila. Castales. Cornelio Dias. Jnan ::lln<>:;;;e. Timoteo ::\Iontn~·:l. Victor 3lin.iares. Jost\ ::lfa. Perea.

:., Jose .Antonio Provern:io. ::\Iercc<l Reil. .(\)- Luciano Red. Jose :\Ia. Flores.

c>-,' \_'i fTreg-orio l\lontoya. Jesus rron.'ncio. -) .- .. ( Mmlnel ProYem;io. Gabriel .A.rnlos.

,, u ·;;· Esmerijiltlo Muntora. .Tose :\fa. Bnr~em. Reyes Perea. Bins Provencio. :\Immel Padilla. Gn'~orio Davnlo~. (Jristohnl Pro,·encio. ::\Iatihlc B1·trnnt'las. Jose Apo<lacn. Jose Diaut's. Vicente Unrein. Geronimo Lnjnn. Fernando Provencio. Juan Lncero. Felipe l\I1ulritl. · Julio ::lfa!lrid. Lorenzo Baliseno. Gregorio Brnsnelas. l\Ion ico Beun Yi<les. Hamon c Hos de la Sema. Jose )[aria Bernal. Jose Perez. Jose Lnis :Jladricl. Jose ::Ila. R0tlri11 nez. Elentel'io PerPa. J esns Uilcs. Diouicio Alrnrnclo. Ysitloro Lujan. Antonio Galle,.ros. Ag-npito Yarg-ns. Dionieio Alnm1tlo, for my son Frnucisco Ho1lrigttl'Z,

Caunto. Poliunrio l'l·ren. Cornelio Dinsl in the nuseuce of Jo,;e A..utoHio Perea.

,Jesns Olirns. Aunstacio ~'1i11jares. l~nmon Dias tle la Serun, iu the Tentloro Zamoi·a. • It· ahseuce of Casil<lo tlel Prado. Jnan Jo,;e Denn \'ides.

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Tow::-1 OF EL PA.so. ,Tan 1w1·y 10, lSH. Thi;.: 1wtitinn will he attached to the t-"S:petli<·nte rebth·e to the coloni·

zation of Da. ~\..na, nnil uotices \fill he posted for the iuformatiou of the pnhlil' and of ti.Jose iuterestetl, a1111ounciug that upon the l.'.ith or HJtll

lJU~A A.NA lH:::W. I 10 ,_,/ instant I shall comnwncc my mnrch to es:ecut.e the distribution .of lantls confonnably to '\'\"hat is ordered by tlle snper1oc government of tile de­partment.

HEY, fa mbric.I ' J. DOLOltES ~!ADRID, [a. rubric,]

Secretary.

TowN OF Et. P .a.so, Jcm1u11·y lG, 18-14. Tht're being alre:uly at the Bend of Doiin Ann. some ~itize11s of tho . ..:e

who have applit·d to settle the same, and. they reqnestmg that tho, nll· j1Hlg111cut concetll'd them of the lmHls be executed as soon as po,;s1uh', what is pro\"hlell for hy the superior go>-ernme_nt of t.he tlepnrt_ment !n the foregniug rcgnlatiou annexed to the e.xped1eute on the sub,1et:t 1':111 be e:s:ecntell in all it;; parts by me, .A.utou10 Rey, prefect of tlie u1stnct of El PasQ.

.. REY, fa rnl>ric.] J. DO'LOllES :\I.ADRID, [a ru\Jric~J

Secretary.

BE~D OP Do?{A Axa, January rn, 18-1-1. Urnler the ol'der of the snpel'ior go\"crnmeut to make the .tlistrihntiou

of lauds wuich hns been conceded to the new settlers at tins plal'e, th_e parties interested will be cited to nppear as ailjoiniug settlers on th1:> tlaY wht'U the measurements shonl<l be <'Olllmeuceu.

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Plan slw1ri11[J the e.rtcnt of tlte area embracing the lots ?f la~1cl 1rhich hare been cli11trib11tcil to the 11c1r settlers of the Bend of Douet ..:111<1.

A. ::;ea!, sen! J, half a real, years one thonsand eight h_undr~ll a11d forty. four, and one thonsaml eight hun<li·ed antl forty·ti\-e.

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Li.~t of the lots of lancl distributed to the settlas of the Bend of Doiia Ana by tlte 111·51ect Antonio Rey, 1cith the number of lots that each one has.

No. I Xnme. 'lio. !:-;o., Nnrue. 'No'.

1 .To.~ )fo. Cn•tolr•... .......... .......... 0 135 .Apolhmrio Peren...... ...... •.••.• ...... 20 2 P:.hlo )ilrlt•n1lrl:'~........ ............. .... . . . .. . 1'.? i :JG ..:\.J!nton Sd10...... ... . ... .. . . ... . ... ... . ... . . .. 17 3 G~ronilnn l .. n,lnn .. .......................... 1.3 I 3i Juau I ... uccro... .. . .. .. ... .. . . ..... .. . .. .. .. .. .. 30 4 An to. O:\llt"!!O~ .................................. ld I 38 J~!iUR ProT"endo.... .... . .. ...... .. . . .... .. 8

~ i:l:~1~~~~ 1i;:~:.~:~'.1 ~~-::::::::::::::::::::: Jg I ~g ~~~h~,\':t~:i;-i,c::::::::::::::::::::: 2~ 7 Jnllo )l~i\ri•l ............................... td I 41 Gmulalnpft ~Ih-amln . .'................... 33 !! i:re~orio Do<oio< ....................... l!l I 4~ Dolon>• ~[ntiri1\. ..... . ... ............... 41 fl R:\mun ~1·rn!\. ....... ....................... ~ , 4:J Esmert:"iih\o :'iiontn,·n........... ......... .. 61

10 ·fr•n• Oii·rnn·• .... . • .... .. ••• .... . .. .. .. l 1' 4~ ,Jo,e ~tn. nnnio ... " .................... "I 62 11 tTn~t.· ~fa. llnunl . .. . . .. . ....... .. . .. . ... ... .. fi9 ·t.> E~t.nml'llno B~rt1nl . ..... .. .. . • • . ... . . .. . . ... .. •. GO H Cmz PHI':\ .............................. tid : 46 Dolo11•s l'erez. ............. ... .. .. ...... 40 1:l Yne.~ G:l.rci:\ ......................................... IH 141 Jn~e l,crcr.. ........ .. . .. ... ..... . .. ... . .. ....... 40

15 Bcrnnbt, ~[11utnya .... .............................. 21 49 Jos~ Heye~ Pt~reo. . ..... .. •. . .. •. . . ... . . ........ ... BJ 1-.1 C:l~ililo rrn1lo .. .................................... G:; 4~ Fernando Pro~rncio . ..........................

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lG Jt'!'Hl!i Conlohr\ . .................................... ~'..! 50 \icento Gnrcin.. .......... ... . . .... ....... .. . . .. 36 17 Lon'alo Bnlisnuo ........................ ~:; 151 Juan :\fa. Flnrc'' ... ~ ....... ..... .... . .. 24 1B .Jnan ~fat.·~t.~ ....... .......................... !H !;:.? Ho\facl Pro\·('udo . .'. .. .. . ... . . . . ... . .. . . .. 56 Ht .J1rnn ,Ju~1' n .. nn.,·iite~ ........................ 5 ;,3 LonuiuoA,-rllu~ .......................... 59,..... ~O ~[nnil·o B1·11i\\"\,\t1~ ..• ..................... 54 1 54 1''1orrndo l31•nnYi1lcs.. .. ...... ............ 37 ~l ..into. J . ...\..prnlaca .. ...................... .i:; I 5.3 J[nm1rl Prnt"Pltrio.. ... .. ...... .... .... . .. 49 !?:! Yl'd1ho Anni.in ........................... ~:i ! riG Blas Pror<'ttrio. ..... ....... ........ ... . .. 38 2J Cornl'lio Dia•........................... , ; 5i .rn .. ; Antonio Pro•cncio ...... ... .. ... .. . 52 21 Yictor ~li11i:in·~ .............. ........... ~j I 5:3 Gnhrit!l ..lYnlo~ ..... ...................... 1· 3.Y' ~-~ <Trrzorin :\[011t:\ya .• ........................ ~~.Ii i 5!) Guillermo Ynr~ln.... ........ .. . .. . . . . . .. . 53

u c., .. nte 7.a111u1·~ ............................ 1 l)O ,Jtl~O Rn1·l .. ............••......•..••.. ··I 42 27 'froclot'io 7.:t111or:\ ......................... !).I lit Umnou t.:or1li111a............... .. .. . . .. . . . 51 2~ Urr!?ntin B1·H~1wl:H .... ................... t'>:i f.2 Cn::iimiro .. .:\ L'1tirro ................ _ ........ I 6

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Doiia Aun, Jnnnnry 24, lSH. ANTOXIO REY, fa ru'bric.l J. DOLOH.ES ~L\..DTIID, a rnl>ric,

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.Appoi11tme11t of justice of the peace.

Exercising the pow·er which the law of ~0th of )farch, 183i, nnd the snperior go,·ermnent in the reg·ulation by it app:ov-etl Jnly 31, 184-0, for colonizing this point, confers upon me. I ha,"e nppointed yon jnstice of the pence of tl1is new settlement, to the entl that yon immetlintel.r take po:-1session of tlrnt otllce. You will present yourself nt once to take the proper oath.

Go1l aml libert,\', Doiia .A.nn, Ja1111nry ~5, lSH. .A.NTO~IO REY.

l\Iessrs. l' ADLO :.\IELE:'iDRES nntl ,JOSE l\L\.. COSTALE:"l, '

A copy. El Pnso, Jnnnnt·;'I- 25, lSH. J11Stic:cs of the I'cace.

J0:5E DOLORES ::\L\..DTIID, (a rnuric,J Secrctm·y.

To the justices of the peace and peopli: of this place: Chnrged 'by the most excellent gov-emor of tue llepartment with the

estal>lislnnent nntl regulation of tllis new settlement, I clo nrnlrn known to you that h:n-iug- lh'termiued thnt the tlistril>ntiou of lantls be made to the new f.:ettlers of this ex:tensh-e hentl-a place Yery fertile, and front its size n1lrnntngeons for agricnltnre-I haYe laid off therein GO lots of ln1H1. 47 of 780.'r ·rnrns long nnd tlie snme in width. for those who nre the beau.-; of families; aml f()):- tJiose <;>ho are uot, 2~ of tile same length and

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the corresponding landmarks whicll the laws prescribe for tlle sawe, mil be tllis day distributed in conformity with what I am directed to do~ atl­verting that the former commence on the north si<le from a short distance this side of a brnnchr cottonwood distant 700 varns from where the houses uo'il are in the space between them nml the month of the aceqnia, antl on the south they extend from the fnrtlter side of Lns Uruces, a!Jont thirty varas tllis sitle of the little cottonwood. It is impossible that these mensnres be perfectly exnct, as well owing to the mountains nml ele\a­tions of so great extent ns to the want of instruments ; but I belie,·e sntliciently so as that the number of \aras corresponding to each oue autl the point whence the measures commence mn;r be known. At tlte mouth of the aceqnia, although up to this time llanger lloes not threatt>n, a sntlicient palisade is nccc:>sar;r for the greater protection which cnu be made opportunely, and from there the ncequia should be opened with the width orthree sqnare varns, so that sutlicient \rnter may enter to irrignte the fh>ltls upon the right, arnl those upon the left, without pn:jndit'e to that 'ilhieh :,;honhl go to the town, for which pnrpose the O\erseer for the main nceqnin will be in the. intenne1liate l'lpace from the barracks to the mouth of the aceqnia at the point most suitaule thnt he may <lirc·l't the water n1lrnntngeonsly. To forn\ the settlement I hn\e selected an l'le· rntion which, nlthoug·It it does not qnite nwet my wisll, from its circum­stance;; seems at presrnt to be tlte pince most suitnble. It posst'Sse;: a fair \ie", on•rlooks a lnrge portion of tltc fiehls, nnd I promi:;c my~elf thnt it:-1 inha'bitnuts will alwnys et~joy the uest henlth. EYery l'llterpri,:e nt the llC'girmin:r, howenl' small, presents grrnt ditlicultil's, but energetic and industrious men oYerrome them all with time antl perse,ernlll't~, when the~· nrn persnatkd that. in the end they will ;;ee realizc(l the fruits of their dforts enteriug into the enjoy1uent of those comforts which ren· der lifl' hnppy, nntl which tliose wlto hn.,ing no goods or pro1wrt,\' !'-t>e thcm,:eke.; 1•11sh1"ecl in or<ler to earn the susten:rnce ueec;;snry to lini, c:11111ot en,ioy. The lands tlistribnted nre fertilr in their natnn·~ arnl s11:;-1·pptible of great atl\autnges in agriculture. The supreme go,·errnnent has granted them 'IYith a, li!Jcrality which yon yonrselns ha'ie n1lmittetl, alk~iug that owing to po,·erty it will be impossible to cnltirnte them. nud it is for ~"OU to re-nuimnte yourselYes and a\ail yourseh-es of them. scorning that hydra from which tlle ;;nme sacrifices have been m:ule in all tlwse colonic:-; which are cities to-tlay.

'Xt·\\· settlement of Doiia Ann, January 2i3, 1844. AXTOXIO REY'. J. DOLORES :\l.ADUID,

8l'Cl'Ctal'y . I. Citizen Antonio ney, prcfoct of the <li,-trict of El P:1so, in the Dend

of Doiin ~\.nn, on the '.:!Jth uf .raunnry, 1844, lrnving rccei1·1·1l the replies of the principal nut! nltemate j11:-1ti<:es of the lwace nnnexe1l to the~e pro-1·t>e1lin!,::;;, the 1le;;ignation of jnri:-1tlietion mny be proeeetlCll witll hy me. wherefore exercising tile anthurity which the most excellent go\ernor ha,; ('Ollferre<l npou me, I de,;ignatc ns ,inristliction to tLis nel\ settlement of Doiia Ana, ~,GUO Ynrns townnl tile north, nucl the f.:ame tmYntd the south: l,'.:!.'iO toward the east, and an equal nmuLer townrd the 'l'l'esr. c·oimti11g from the center of the main plnza nssigne<l to :;nill settlement: aud in testimony whereof I :;ign with m.v sceretar,\'.

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In the Bend of Doirn Ann, upon the 25th of Jnnnary, lSH, I, Antonio Rey prefect of the district of El Paso, agreeably to what is provided iu nrtl~lc 3 of tile regulntiou issued for the g0Ye1·11ment of this. new settle· ment., 110 tle:-;ignate for lts commons nn nrea of 2,500 '"nrus in length n~tl 1,250 Ynras in willtll, men.sured from the. cente.r of the plaza. to the pnn. cipnl one· nnu iu testimony whereof I sign with my secretary.

' ANTO~IO REY, [a rubric.] ·. J. DOLOHES l\IADRID, [n rubric,]

Secretary.

At Dofia Ana Jaunary 2:>, 1844, I, Antollio Rey, prefect of tlle di.'l­trict of El Paso', in pnrsuauce of the c'?mtnissiou I have f~01n_ the. most excellent gon'rnor ot tlie department, will proceed to the 1ltst.nbut10u of lands aml lots of the i:;ettler11 who upply to locate aml settle nt this new settlemeut b~· issning to them the proper titles; tlrns I proYillell, orrleretl, nntl signed "ith mY secretary.

. ANTO~IO REY, ra m1>ri1•.] J. DOLORES :\IADlUD, [:t mbric,]

&crctw·y. .At the pl~we Do ii a .Ann, .January 2.i, 184-1, I, .Antonio lley, pre feet of

the tli:-;trict of El Paso, com111issione1l by the mo,;;t excellent go,ernor of the 1lepart11wut for the formation of tilis uew to\\11, ~llll llistri~ntion of lamls aiul lots to all those \>ho 111ny settle thereon, lrnnng to de:-;1gnate a :-;ite 11po11 whieh to lmi11l a church, house "liere tlie pnrit;h prirst may resi1lP, aml the p11hlic hnilui11g-s, llo designate, -in neconla111·.e !'ith article u of the n•n·nlation of Jnl.r 31, 1840, a ti•1nare of 100 Yams m-lc11gth and uO in willth npon which sniil edificeR mny hl~ ert·dell, ~hich sqnare is situnte1l iu the plaza ou the Hille looking to the ,;onth, it~ hollllllaries b1•i111-!' towar1l the cnnlinnl points, the public streets uf this t1m11. Iu testi1111111Y whl'l'l'of I sign "ith my se<•rptnr~·.

. ANTO~ 10 REY. [n rnhri<·.] J. DOLOHE::) :\L\..DltlD, ra rnbrie.]

&cretal'y. JusncE's OFFICE OF Do~A. .A:NA.

Dy tho note ot' your bo11or tlate1l ycstertln~-, I am inf1~rmetl of the appointment of jnstice of ~he peace that ~-0~1 h:n·e matle 11!- Ill,\· per~oll for tliis plaee; !lllll respectmg t!rn precept ot th~ L1."·, notmtlista!11hug my notorious mn1lt•quncy, I will emk•aYor to Jllsttfy tlie 1•0111plt111eut. 'fhis oceasiou affords me the opportuuity to as:-;nre ~·onr honor of tile considemtions of 111~- <'Stcem.

Goll n11d lil>CI't\·, Doiia Ana, Jaunnr.\· 26, lSH. • PABLO :\IELE~DHES~ [n rnhrie.]

Ili,; honor the prefect of the 1listrid of the town of El Pa,;o.

OFFICE oF ALTERXA.TE JesncE OF Do~.\. A::iA.

DY the uotP of nmr honor dated yestenlaY, I nm iuform1·d of the_ appointment that ~:ou !rn\'e ma~le in ru'~: perso1;; nml respeeti11g the pre· l'ept of the law, 1~orn·1thstan~111g·m~· mal~e<}1rnc.Y, I ~ball eucll'aY.ot' to jnstit:,- your i:ompl1111ent. Tli1s occ~s1on atlorcls me tile plcai;nre ot pro· testitw to y1111r honor assumnccs ot my esteem.

Go1l and lil>e1tY, Doiia Ana, January :w, lSH. . JOSE :JIA.. COSL\.LES.

Ilis honor the prefect of the district at the tow11 of El Pn:;o.

At Dolin. .Ana, ~tith Janunry, 1844, I, Autouio Iley, prefect of the uis· tril't of El P:u,o·, ltn\ing- 1lischarged tlie commission conferre1l npon mo ll\" tli1• ~m1wrior l!o\·ernment of the ll<'1ir1rtme11t for the erection of tile

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new settlement of Doiia Ana, formation of tlte municipal goYel'nment, desig-nntiou of its es.tent or jurisclictiou, nntl dhitributiou of its lands nnd lots nwong the settlers tllnt might desire them null to settle nud live upon theu1, <lirectetl thnt the same be appended to the recortl of in· habitants which has been formed, and that a duplicate being ma<le of all tlie proceedings I have• executed in sn.itl establishment the same be otlicially transmitted to the proper justice, to the end tllnt he filing the same, the <lesignntion of sites, jnris<liction, lands, nutl lots w!Jich I ha H' made may appenr in all time. This expediente being trnnsmittetl origi­nal to the most excellent gO\·ernor for his st1perior iuformatiou. Thu,; I providetl, ordered, and sigued with my secretary ..

ANTONIO REY. J. DOLORES l\IADTIID, [A rubric,]

Secrewry. DEr.A.nT~rEN1' OF CHIHt:'AHt·A,

Xc1c Settlemeut of Du1ia A11cr. Uecortl of the preseut rc8i1lents au(l inhabitants iu this ue'" settle­

ment:

Number. conuition, ages·: 1. Jo1;e Marin Costales, alternnte justice • marrie1l, 48 years. His wite: ~icole:;a Ledcsnra, 1litto; chilllren, :\fa. Ysabel Costales. sing;le, l!l; Yrineo. tlitto, clittn, 15: Lanp;ino, ditto. ditto, l:.?: '.\la. <lei Carmen. tlittn, tlitto~ ~l. 2. Pablo .:\lele111lres. priuei­pal jnsticP, marrie<l. -li. His wifo: Gautlalnpc Horcasitns, ditto. 30. llis ehi11h'P11: Tri11i1l:ul '.\Ideudre:;, single, 11; Jesus l\ll'letalrcs, ditto, !J; Pahlo, 1litto, ditto, 8; Jo,;efa, ditto, clittn, G; Autonio, ditto, ditto. 4; Liuerato, ditto, 1litto. :.?. 3. Gerouimo Lujan, marrietl, 4.i. Ilis ,rift•: Gnatlalupe Yah,11cia, ditto, 40. His C'hihlreu: Jose )la. Lnja11. si11i;rle. 21; Ysitloro, ditto, ditto, 18; Rnmaldo. ditto, ditto, 1J; J111iaua, ditto, ditto, 17: i\la. 1le .Jesns, 1litto. ditto,.;; ,JnJi:tllitn, clitto. 1litto. !l; <~11ir­i11n1 1litto, ditto, 14: Sern1lo, llitto. <litto, !.?. 4. LPntcrio· Pt>rea'. married. ii:!. His ~ife: Hnmona Arnlnfl, tlitto, 40. His chil1lre11: Jose ~\utouio Perea, sing-le, 1!); Jo~e l\Ia., ditto, tlitto, 17. 5. Antonio Gallego:;, mar­ried, 40. llis "ife: Leogar<la Colmenero, ditto, 30. Bis children: Jesns Ma. Gallegos, sing1e, 16; Jose Y guacio, ditto, 1litto, 14; Unrcelino Gnl· !egos, siugle, !J; Jose 1le la Luz. <litto, 7: Jose Lnis. tlitto, i'i; Jo;;.e Pnl>ln, ditto, ditfo, 4: :\In. del Refugio, ditto, ditto, 12; Ma. Lni~n. ditto, ditto: 10: Hosa :\!aria. llitto. tlitto, :!. G. Bei:nn.be l\loutoya. wi<lo\rer, Go. His cliiltlren: Dnuti;-;tn. :\Iontoyn, single, :Jo; i\liguel, ditto, llitto, 2i; Gttil· lel'll10, <litto, ditto, ~±. 7. Jose ilia. Ro<lrignez, marrietl, 35. His wife: l\In. Jo8efa Perea. ditto, 20. His children: Fraucisco llourignez, single. 18; Jose ..:\..ngPI, 11itto, ditto, 10; Refugio, ditto, ditto, 8; Cipriano, ditto. ditto,.). S. ,Jt1se Ynes Corona. witlo\\'er, -lO. tl. Jt>su;-; Olirnreg. will­ower, 3.3. 10. Hamon Serna, !liugte, .'3.3. 11. Cnsihlo l'rnilo. llitto, 20. 12. Urnz :Jiauriqnez. siugte, lG. 13. Julio .Madri<l, married, 50. Ili:-; wife: ?llag1lal1•ua Aldllnr. married, :.?5. His cltiltlren: Andres :Jindritl. single, li-; ".\lanuel ".\Iatlritl, 1litto. D; ~icolns, ditto, ditto, l'.!; Felix. ditto, ditto, <J; Jose. ditto, tlitto, ,3: Floreucio, ditto, ditto, 2. 14. Jo~e Ma. Bernal, marriecl. :Jt. His wife: Bnrbar:t Aguirre, llitto, ~3. l:i. Gt·egorio Da nllos, married, 45. His wife: Gnmlalnpe Trujillo, ditto. 30. Hb; childreu: Lueiauo Df\\"nlos, single, rn; Josefa, 1litto. tlitto, 7: Rafaela Trujillo, ~itlow, 48; }fa. Josefa Yalencin., single, G. lG. ,J nmi Jose l3enn,·ides, wilhmer, -lll; '.\I:rrinuo, ditto, single, 14; Ysabel, ditto. ditto, lU: l\I::tmicio. llitto, ditto, G; Lazaro, <lit.to, ditto, 5. li. :IIanuei Pro,·eucio, married. ::!'3. His wife: :Ma. Josefa Aguiar, ditto, 2'.!. Hi~ child: Felicia.nu Henteria, single, 1.4. 18. Illas Pro,·eucio, 111arriP•l, 30. l=Tico ,p;,·.\. l\.f" .. 1\.r ............ 1. .. 1\t" ..... ~ .. : •• " ... 1: .... _ nc...,, m1. -=-- -1-!1, • , ...

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yencio si11 "'ll' !.i; Cntnrino, ditto, 11itto, 1; ::\Iarceln, ditto, ditto, 30; roloni~ Ya~elit, ditto, rn; l\InrcoR, ditto, ditto, 15 j Jesu~, tlltto, ditto, 11; Lni:'I, 11itto, tlitt~, O. ~!). Jo~e Antonio Pro\·~ne10, single, 30 ;, Jesus, ditto llitto 15; Felipe, ditto, ditto, 10. 20. Cr1stobn.l Pronne10, mar. ricd '3u. Bis wife: :Nicolasa BenaYi<lez, ditto, 23. His children: Juan l..,nbio ProvC'nl'io, single, 8; Severin.no Garci<t, tlitto, 0; Jo;;:efa. Garcia, ditto 4 · Jo::;efn. ditto, ditto, 3. 21. Gabriel AYalos, ruarrie1l, 27. His wifo :' .J~cintn. Dlnnco, 1litto, 20. 22. Jnnn Lucero, widower, i>i. His 11on: J e:'ln;;, ditto, single, lG. 23. Gregorio .Jionto~·n, married, 30. His wifP: Josl'fa Ynrg-n:~, ditto, 25. His daughters: ~lnrgnrita :.\Iontoya, sin de 8; ltefu! .. dt1. ditto, ditto, 2; Esmereihlo, ditto, ditto, 25. 24. Lu;:ini'io Hn1~1, lnnrric>d, 25. His wifo: Dnmiaun. Aldllnr, 1lir.to, 20. Hi~ tluurrhter: :.\la. Encarnacion Rael, single, 1. 25. :Manuel Padilla, married ";JO. llis wife: ::\licnela Yrig-oyen, 1litto, 2G. His children: .Josefa l~ntlilln, siugle, IO; Ag·u~tin, ditto, t~itto1 _G; Sni;it.os, ditto, .ditto, 4. 2U. :\lonieo Be11n'"ides, mnrned, 2:3. Hts wife: Qnmun .Jlounquez~ 11itto Hi. llis cbi11h·c·n: Agustina BenaYides, si1igle, 3; Lngiuo Avalos, ditto: Ill. '..!7 .. ,Tos~ Ap0tlnca, married, 30. H_is wife: Jo:;e_fa Znmorn~ 11itto :.!5. ll1,; dul1lrcu: Cnunto Apodaca, smµ-le. 4; Jose .Apodaca, tlitto'. 0: C:11111to. t!itto, ditto, :3; }'elix, ditto, 1litto, 1. ::!S . .Apolonio !.'Pren mnnit•ll :..!;). Bis wite: Floreucin. .Jiouto~·a, 1litto, lli. :!D. Jose l'ron~l'io, llHll~l'i,,ll. 3:!. Hi;; wife: Francisca ~lartilll'Z, ditto, rn. His 1.·hihl: Teo1\11cio Pron•ucio, single, G. 30. Francisco Lnt:cro. manietl, 3G. Ilis wifl': ::iimona Hi1lalgo, ditto, !:!fl. llis dangltter: Clam Lucero.· Hill•"it' l:.l. :n . .Tnse :\la. Barrio, singl0, rn. 3:!. Gregario Brneselns. mn~ri~11. .)'..!. His "·ife: .AlYinn. UnrlH\jal, ditto, 3J. His sou: .Jlatilde Drnesnla~, Rin~le. :!3; Crisanto Carbajal, ditto, 10. 33. Estaui.-;lno Iler· nal sin~IC' IS. J1. Vicente Garcia, siugle, 25. His son: .Jcsns Gareia, . ditto ;·;, 35. ~\"'aton Si!Ya, married, :.W. His wife: Felipa l\Iatlridr 11itto: 23. llis 1htng-hter: Gregoria Sih·a, ;;iugh', 3. 36. Teodoro Sam­orn, 111:11·1'ic1l. :33. His wifr: Juana. .A.h·illnr, 11itto, 24; .Tnau Lnccro, Hingl1·, lli. ::;, .To!'e :\Ia. Flori's, single, 2-i. 38 .• Jesus Guil~i, flingler '.!·i :· ,frsus l'l'l'P:I, ditto i. a!J. Feruaullo PrOYl'tlcio, 1-\illglt·, ~o: ::'fa Yorn Yelanle, WillO\'i, ;Jo. 40. ,Jo:,;e nia. Varela, siu~le, 23. 41.. Gni~lcrmo, ilitto. 111arrit·d .:iO. Ilis wife: Tomasa. Herrera., chtto, :JO. Hts elnltlren :. Loreuw YnreJa. single, :.!O; Sil\'"nuo, 1litto, ditto, lG ;, Car111e11, 1l!tto, ~~; J:o.-:n, tlitto, ditto. ~. J2. Timoteo .Jio11t@~·n, m:1n1cd, 13. ll1::; wife: .J11lia11n. Znnso, 1litto, :JS. Ilis 1latt;..:liter: Eulogi:i ::\Iu11t11yn, $ingle, l!l. 4:.;, .fose H:1el, 111arrie11. '.:!(). .His wit'P: ?1Ia11uela Ilitlalgo. 1litto, :::w. II is dtil1lrcn: .To:>e l'11uei:mo Tind, single. ~; Frn11dsco Hae!, ditto, 1. 44. .Jose Luis Jln1ll'i1l. mnnied, JJ. Eis wife: }fa. Caudeleria Sancllt·i'\, 1litto, 3.1. IIi~ chiltlreu: }fn. tle los Angeles :\la1lritl, single. i.:;; .J o"e Y sitloro,. ditto. 1litto 13: }lnria. Xicolnsa, <litto, •litto, 10; :.\!aria Petra. ditto, ilitto j • :.\I~. Frnudst>n, 1litto. ditto, 4. 40. ,fo,;e Dolon's .Jiatlri1l, mnr· ricd. '.Hi.' 11 is ,\"if1': Ha foe la ::\Ioreno. ditto, 30. Ilis chihlrc11: Bartolo .J[: 1111'i11. r;;iuµ;le :.!:..! : DoloreR, ditto, ditto, IS; .Agapito. ditto, ditto~ 15 .. . w. ,Jose llt>~-,.; l'eren, single, :.i;;, .Ji. Guadalupe :\Jiramlo. urnrricd, 33 .. His wife: Francisc:t Hnscou, 1litto. 32. His chihheu: l'al>lo }lirnnua, sin:..:lt•. 1'.!: Carnwn, ditto, ditto, 10; Octadano~ ditto, 1litto, fl; Ynes, ditto 1\ittn. i · ltefndo, ditto, ditto, 5; l'etra, ditto, ditto, 3: Elena,

' ' ~ 0 . l ''O '8 J . l' . 1 1· 1litto. 1litto. 1: Yiceuta. rtegn, w11 u"·,.., . '± • • ose erea. srng- e, o .. .!!). D1•,.;i1l\•reo .Armijo, married, 26. llis "·ifc: Cntnrinn. ~Io11to~·n, ditto, 1!}. uO. Vktnr }liuinres, married, 30. Ilis wife: .Jm;efo, Herrera, 1litto, :.!:.!. IIi:> childrm: ·.To,;1.\ }Iinjares, ;;ingle, 8; Polouia, ditto, ditto, 0; Xcstorn llitto ditto. 3. iH. ,Je15ns Cortloha, married, 30. His wife: .fos1'fo J~scontrles, 11itto, 33. Hii:! children: .Antonio Cordoba! single, 13 ;. 1'nlnr•'" ,Jitt11 ilittn. 1'.~~ ,fp;ms. 1litto. HI~ 'F'Plix. 11it.to. ilitto. !I~ f1rP.S·

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cencio, 1litto, ditto, 7; Braulio, ditto, 1litto, 1; :Ne}lonmceuo, ditto, ditto, 3. 52 . .Antonio Jose .A.podnen, mnrried, 25. Els wifo: lfamora .Armen·

. dariz, <lltta, 21. His children: Jesus Apodaca, sinnfo 3 · Cristobal ditto, ditto, 1. 53. Jesus Provencio, married, 25. His' 1'1it'c: Ilefu .... i~ Morales1 ditto, 23. His chil1lren: Ventura. Provencio sinrrle 3: Gu~1e­cindo, cti~to,~ dit~o, 1: M. Rnmo.n C~rdoba, runrrie~, 23. 'H'is -wife: .A.ltagracm Garcrn, ditto, ::!4. His children: Jose Cordoba siugle ,i • Juana, ditto, ditto, 3. 55. Casimiro Aguirro, married, 38.' Hi:-i wife; l'ctm Gonzales, ditto, 2(). Bis children: Marin. L11cin. Agnirro sintrle 12; Josefa, ditto, ditto, 10; .Jesirn, ditto, ditto, 8; l'etlro ditto 'tlitto. n'. i:io: Ju~n J\Inese, rnnrrietl, 10. ~is wife: Trinhln_<l Cordoba, ;litto

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His ch1l~lrcn: ~orenza ~Ines;, sm~le, .21; Frm~crnco, ditto. ditto, J;J; .Josefa, ditto, ditto~ 11. o7. Cornelio Drns, married, 36. His wife: Iln;.a c.ontrer.as, ditto, 33. ~is C~tildren.: Miguel Dins, single, Hi Lorrnzn, 1l.1tto, 1l~tto, 1?; Greg~r10, d1t.to, d1~to, 10; q.uatlnlupe, ditto, 8; Frnn­mscn, ditto, <l1tto, 6; E\nugehstn., ditto, 4; ·S1lYestrc, ditto, 1litto, :!. ;:;s. Dolores Perea, single, 18; Gnndalnpe Peren, ditto, 33. ii!J. Yictoriauo Sa~1chez, married, :2G. Ilis wife: 1\fa, Petra .Apodaca, 1litto, '.:!-!. Ilis cl~1l<l: P~b.lo Sanches, sin.gle, 4. GO .. Anofrc V~rela., married: 21. Ilis ~1fc: Q~unnu. AJ?odn_ca, ditto, 18. His son: .Anst~o Ynreln, ,;lugle, :!ti. hl. Fehpe l\fndml, smgle, 21. G2. Rafael Provencio sin .,.1<'. :!O. U3. Ln­rcnzo Ilaliznu, married, 50. Eis wife: ,Josefa Via~es ~litto 4:1. Hi~ c!Jiltlren: Doi arcs Dnlizan, sinp;lc, rn; ,Jose :Ma., ditto, ditto, li· Jn$1! D<lrio ditto, ditto, li>. GJ. l\Inrcos Ilena\illes. siuglc, 18. tiu. Co~llle Zamora: marric1l, GO. Ilis wife: )farcelinn. del Villar, 1litto 30. llis cltihln:u: Ventnra Zn.morn, single, !!.1; )fa. Eusebia Snlnzm·,

1tlitto l .1. GG •. A ~a­

Jii\o Yargns, mn1:riet~, !.!S. ~is wife: Fn.u1;ti11a. Lopez. 1ditto. ~O. lli,.;

c!J1klren: Teotlos10 v argns, s111gk, 2; l\In. Gnarda, ditto, ditto. L tii. ..Apolouio Varela, single, 18. · · Beml of Doiia Ana, .lnnnnrr !};}, 18JJ.

. AXTONIO HEY. (:t rnln'ie.~ ,J. DOLOHES .JL~~DHID, [a rnbric,~

Necretary. DErART:lrE::'>T OF CIIIIIUAilu.A,

Jurisdiction of the to1cn of 1Ju1ia Aua. Statement sh1J1ci11r1 fltv 11um1JCI' of inhabitants in this 11e10 settlement ot' Dr11/a

Ana, ·1rith c1istrib11tion of cfosses an<l conditions of both se.r:es hielwling chilcl1·en. '

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::'few settlement of Doiia ~\.na, 1late as above. A~TO:NIO HEY, fa rnhric.1 ,J. DOLOTIES l\L\.DJHD, Jn. ruhrk.

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