History and government of New Mexico . e Lone Star To pro-vide for such an event the President sent along threecommissioners to learn the sentiment of the people andoffer them the protection of the Republic if they desiredthe change. Otherwise the commissioners were to confinetheir efforts to promoting plans for the overland tradebetween New Mexico and Texas. 1 Perhaps the story of Gonzaless threat to call in the Texans to save him from Armijohad reached Texas. THE MEXICAN PERIOD 115 The expedition of fifty traders with their cargoes ofmerchandise, accompanied by a number of scientis
History and government of New Mexico . e Lone Star To pro-vide for such an event the President sent along threecommissioners to learn the sentiment of the people andoffer them the protection of the Republic if they desiredthe change. Otherwise the commissioners were to confinetheir efforts to promoting plans for the overland tradebetween New Mexico and Texas. 1 Perhaps the story of Gonzaless threat to call in the Texans to save him from Armijohad reached Texas. THE MEXICAN PERIOD 115 The expedition of fifty traders with their cargoes ofmerchandise, accompanied by a number of scientists andsight-seers, left Austin in June, 1841, under an escort oftwo hundred and seventy volunteer cavalry commandedby General Hugh McLeod. Through the Indian countrynorth to the Red River and west toward Santa Fe, overthe forgotten trail of Vial (sec. 103), they came in throughAnton Chico (an-ton cheko) and the Pecos country. 140. Capture and Imprisonment. — Meanwhile wildstories of the ruthless and bloodthirsty character of the jM!. A Caravan Entering Santa Fe Texans were being circulated, and Governor Armijostationed Captain Damasio Salazar (da-masyo sa-la-sar)with a hundred troops on the east side of the mountainsto watch for their approach. In September and Octoberthey arrived and were captured by Salazar and advance party of rive men, going ahead toward SantaFe to confer with the Governor, was captured by Salazarat La Cuesta (kwasta) and lined up at once to be shot, Il6 THE HISTORY OF NEW MEXICO but was saved from immediate death by the protest ofGregorio Vigil (ve-hel), a high-minded New Mexicanwith considerable influence in the Pecos country. Two oftheir less fortunate companions were shot for trying toescape. One of them, Samuel Howland, of New Bedford,Massachusetts, had come along as interpreter and sight-seer. When General Armijo had gathered in all the prisonerson the east side of the mountains and confiscated theirgoods, he returned to Santa Fe and sent
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