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24 • Proceeding west toward the Río del Norte, which we had left previously , the Tewa nation begins. This province goes on for some eleven or twelve leagues, through eight pueblos, in which there are now six thousand souls. This nation was the first in this kingdom to be baptized, which is something the people put a lot of stock in. They are great friends of the Spaniards, whom they serve with more than ordinary attention, and they accompany the Spaniards in all their wars. The province has three friaries and churches of singular distinction —particularly the church of San Ildefonso, into which its founding friar put a lot of care. All the pueblos have their churches, where they say mass, and the people are well instructed in all the trades. It is a very fertile land because a priest has set up irrigation works to water the planted fields. There is also a great deal of fish in the Río del Norte, which passes through it. 12. TheTewaNation ...

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