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190 Part One Given in this pueblo of El Paso on the twenty-ninth day of the month of November of the year 1683. (Seal) Don Domingo Jironza Petríz y Cruzate (rubric). By the order of the governor and captain general, don Pedro Ladrón de Guevara (rubric). His lordship appointed Maestre de Campo Juan Domínguez [de Mendoza] as captain, commander and chief. Notes 1. BNE, Madrid, MSS 19258, photos 8–11. 2. See Doc. 41, supra, Statement of Juan Sabeata before Governor Jironza Petríz de Cruzate, El Paso, October 20, 1683. 3. See Doc. 43, infra, Instruction for the Expedition to Texas, El Paso, November 29, 1683. Document 43 Instruction for the Expedition to Texas El Paso, November 29, 16831 Instruction to be observed by Maestre de Campo Juan Domínguez de Mendoza, whom I have appointed as captain, commander, and chief of all the volunteer force going to the new discovery of the Jumano nation and all the other nations friendly to them. 1. First, he will go marching forth with the Spanish soldiers and Christian Indians under his command in the order usual in this country, taking his route toward the east, which is the destination of the said discovery. The day before he is to march he will make all his soldiers and Christian Indians pass general muster so that he may know the provisions they are taking on beasts of burden as well as offensive and defensive arms and all the other supplies of war which are ordinarily used for the said purpose according to the custom of the country. And when this has been done, he will give sufficient ammunition to them, carrying in reserve for occasions of greater need the powder and balls left over after the distribution of a sufficient amount. 2. He will see to it that the priests who go on the said journey to win souls for God are treated with all respect, politeness, and good courtesy in such a way that both infidels and Christians acknowledge Military Service Records 191 them, and so that it may serve as an example to the [infidels] and they may do the same in imitation. Whenever the holy sacrifice of the Mass is celebrated, all the soldiers and Christian Indians who attend it are to hear it on their knees and without turning their glance away in any direction. And when the Mass is over, after the priest has made a prayer, all are to draw near and ask his benediction with a profound obedience, kissing the sleeve of his habit, in order that the infidels may see the respect which is due the [ministers]. 3. From the day he leaves the plaza de armas he will take great care that each stopping place he reaches is set down in writing, with the distances in leagues there is from one to another, and the route he takes, giving names of saints to the said stopping places and to the rivers, springs, lakes, and other watering places, making an itinerary and good demarcation of the lands and roads for the better knowledge of all of it.2 4. Whenever he is to advance, with the information he has he will take expert and discriminating guides; and whenever he reaches any settlement of infidels he will take note of the nation, setting it down in writing, with all the distinguishing characteristics they may have and their way of life, and how they are governed. He will try to treat them kindly in such a way that, feeling love for the Spanish nation, they may give obedience to His Majesty and receive our Holy Faith. 5. Whenever he halts and makes camp, he will have it placed upon an eminence in military form, in order that, if the occasion arise (may God not permit it) that it is assaulted by the infidels, they may not be able to injure it, and our forces may be masters of the field and able to defend themselves in such a manner that the Spanish arms win good repute. 6. He will take great care that the Spanish soldiers and Christian Indians live righteously, and he will not allow anyone to cohabit with infidel women, giving this order under penalty of their lives; and in order to prevent so grave an offense against the Majesty of God, he will order under the same penalty that no one dare to remain outside his camp nor enter the...

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