History and government of New Mexico . the houses of the American residents of Taos, many ofwhom fled for their lives. 173. The Revolt Spreads. — The same day that theGovernor was murdered seven men were killed and one waswounded at Turleys Mill, twelve miles northwest of Taos,and two others were killed a little farther north. Thenext day at Mora a band under Manuel Cortes, who hadfled from Taos, robbed and shot a company of eight ornine traders on their way to the Missouri frontier. The north, particularly the Taos Valley, began organiz-ing a revolutionary army to march on Santa Fe. Mes-senge
History and government of New Mexico . the houses of the American residents of Taos, many ofwhom fled for their lives. 173. The Revolt Spreads. — The same day that theGovernor was murdered seven men were killed and one waswounded at Turleys Mill, twelve miles northwest of Taos,and two others were killed a little farther north. Thenext day at Mora a band under Manuel Cortes, who hadfled from Taos, robbed and shot a company of eight ornine traders on their way to the Missouri frontier. The north, particularly the Taos Valley, began organiz-ing a revolutionary army to march on Santa Fe. Mes-sengers rushed away to the settlements down the RioGrande, urging the people to rise in revolt. 174. Colonel Price Marches on Taos. — But quicknessof action was not all on one side. Swift couriers carriedthe news over the snow-covered mountains to Santa Fe;and on January 23 Colonel Price started for Taos withthree hundred and fifty-three men, including St. Vrainscompany of Santa Fe volunteers. Among them were PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT 147. Colonel Sterling Price Manuel Chaves and Nicolas Pino, both prominent NewMexicans who had been arrested the month before fortaking part in the earlier plots at Santa Fe, but who nowset themselves sternly against the ~murderous movement at Taos. At La Canada and again atEmbudo on the way northwardColonel Price met the insurgentsin hot skirmishes and put themto rout. He reached Taos onFebruary 3 and on the followingmorning surrounded the pueblo,in which the insurgents had takenrefuge, and began a steady can-nonade. By the middle of theafternoon they were in flighttoward the mountains. Next morning the Indians deliveredTomasito Romero to Colonel Price and begged for peace. 175. The Revolt Crushed. — Tomasito was shot by asoldier in the guard house ; Pablo Montoya, the ringleader,was court-martialed and shot; Pablo Chaves had beenkilled in battle ; fourteen other conspirators were convictedand executed for the murder of Governor Bent. Manuel Cortes
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