Juan Domínguez de Mendoza: Soldier and Frontiersman of the Spanish Southwest, 1627–1693

Supplemental Document 1: The State of the Conversions, Churches and Conventos of the Custodia de San Pablo in New Mexico in the Matter of Granting Forty Friars, Circa 1641

Supplemental Documents 291 Supplemental Document 1 The State of the Conversions, Churches and Conventos of the Custodia de San Pablo in New Mexico in the Matter of Granting Forty Friars Circa 16411 Certification of the notices that exist for the Custodia of the New Mexico, part of the Province of the Santo Evangelio of Mexico [City]; the state of the conversions, churches, conventos, and divine worship, which are noted above by [the] relation and notices that were given of that custody by the father predicador fray Gerónimo de Zarate Salmerón, exemplary minister in that custody, remitted to the very reverend father fray Francisco de Apodaca, Father of the Province of Cantabria and Comisario General of the [Provinces] of New Spain, from the year 1538 until the year 1626. [1] The Villa de Santa Fe, the head of the said Custodia, where the governor and the Spaniards are assisted, [which] has a very good church in which is kept the Blessed Sacrament. Everything pertaining to divine worship is very complete and well arranged. It has a reasonable convento and 200 Indians under its administration capable of receiving sacraments. 200 The said Villa also has one visita at the pueblo of Tesuque with a church and 170 Indians under its administration. 170 [2] The pueblo of San Ildefonso has a very good church in which is kept the Blessed Sacrament, that which is necessary for divine worship, a music chapel and an organ, with two pueblos that are visitas and 400 Indians under its administration. 400 [3] The pueblo of Santa Clara has a very good church, that which is necessary for divine worship, a music chapel and an organ, a reasonable convento with one visita at the pueblo of San Juan. In addition it also has eight estancias and farms [labores] and their service people, and it has 553 souls under its administration. 553 [4] The pueblo of Nambé with a very good church and convento and everything for divine worship, music chapel and organ, with one pueblo as a visita that is called Cuyamungue, and 300 Indians under its administration. 300 [subtotal at bottom of page 85] 1,623 292 Part Two [5] The pueblo of Santo Domingo has a very good church in which is kept the Blessed Sacrament, a music chapel, an organ, and many musical instruments; everything for divine worship is very complete. [It has] a good convento and this pueblo has one visita called Cochiti, with a church; and there are 850 souls under its administration. 850 [6] The pueblo of San Felipe has a good church and is well adorned for divine worship; with a chapel, an organ, and other musical instruments. It has 350 souls under its administration. 350 [7] The pueblo of Pecos has a very good church, [provisions for] divine worship, an organ and music chapel; there are 1,189 souls under its administration. Distinct nation [note in margin]. 1,189 [8] The pueblo of Galisteo has a church with good [provisions for] divine worship, an organ and a music chapel, and a good convento . In addition it has one visita called San Cristóbal with a good church and living quarters. There are 1,000 souls under its administration. 1,000 [9] The pueblo of San Marcos has an ordinary church and things for divine worship are poor. The convento is not finished. It has two visitas called San Lázaro and La Cienega, each poor. There are 777 souls under its administration. 777 [10] The pueblo of Chilili has a very excellent church and convento, chapel and organ. In this pueblo there have been assembled many people from other pueblos. It has 250 souls under its administration. 250 [11] The pueblo of Taxique has a very good church and convento, a music chapel and an organ, with 484 souls under its administration. 484 [12] The pueblo of Cuarác has a very good church, an organ and chapel, very good [provisions for] divine worship, with 698 souls under its administration. 698 [13] The pueblo of Abó with a church and convento, an organ, chapel and [provisions for] divine worship, with two visitas, one at Las Humanas, the other at Tabirá. It has 1,580 souls under its administration. 1,580 [subtotal at bottom of page 86] 8,961 Supplemental Documents 293 [14] The pueblo of Jemez has a very attractive church, a good convento, chapel and...