History and stories of Nebraska . lly reaching the French forts. Afterwards, says one of the French chroniclers, theMissouri River Indians came to the French forts with thesacred vestments and chalices of the church which they hadtaken from the friar. Other accounts tell about the plunder of the Spanish camp,the rich garments, the books, and a mapwhich was seen in the camps of the Ne-braska Indians in the years that , a noted Jesuit father who trav-eled in this region and wrote an account ofit, tells the story of the Spanish Caravanand says that he bought the spurs whichthe
History and stories of Nebraska . lly reaching the French forts. Afterwards, says one of the French chroniclers, theMissouri River Indians came to the French forts with thesacred vestments and chalices of the church which they hadtaken from the friar. Other accounts tell about the plunder of the Spanish camp,the rich garments, the books, and a mapwhich was seen in the camps of the Ne-braska Indians in the years that , a noted Jesuit father who trav-eled in this region and wrote an account ofit, tells the story of the Spanish Caravanand says that he bought the spurs whichthe Spanish monk wore when he escapedfrom the Indians to the French. At a great council held by the Frenchcommander Bourgmont with the Indiansof this region in 1724 one of the chiefsboasted how the Missourias, Otoes andPawnees had entirely destroyed the greatSpanish army which had come to con-quer the Missouri River country. These are some of the stories of the Spanish Caravan,wrapped partly in mystery and dispute, but with a core of. A Spanish SwordAND A BasketHiLTED CavalrySaber Found inNebraska. {Fromphotograph collec-tion of A. E. Shel-don.) 14 STORIES OF NEBRASKA agreement and truth. The truth is that an attempt wasmade by the Spaniards at Santa Fe to conquer and settle therich land of Nebraska and Kansas, which had been discov-ered by Coronado nearly two centuries before; and that theirexpedition was defeated by the Nebraska Indians. We know that the Indians of the Nebraska country keptthe Spanish settlements in New Mexico in fear for manyyears. And in the year 1824, a hundred years after the timeof the Spanish Caravan, the city of Santa Fe sent an em-bassy to Fort Atkinson, in our state, to make peace with thePawnees and bring to an end the raiding of the Rio Grandevalley by their war parties. QUESTIONS 1. What reasons are there for thinking this story of the Spanish Caravan not wholly a myth? 2. Is a tale apt to grow larger or smaller when retold a number of times? Why? THE
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