Acoma Pueblo: San Esteban
1. Lummis, The Land of Poco Tiempo , p. 42. Lummis was convinced that the Acoma myths were accurate, although a complete vindication of his assertions came only after an 1897 expedition to the top of Enchanted Mesa found evidence of early inhabitation. See Houlihan and Houlihan, Lummis in the Pueblos , pp. 62-64, for a more complete telling of the incidents. [BACK]
2. Hewett and Fisher, Mission Monuments , p. 187. [BACK]
3. Simmons, New Mexico , p. 39. [BACK]
4. Given that the pueblo regained its strength in several years, some scholars believe that the reports of Benavides, the battle, and the retributions have been exaggerated. [BACK]
5. Hewett and Fisher, Mission Monuments , p. 84. [BACK]
6. Hodge, Hammond, and Rey, Fray Alonso de Benavides , p. 48. [BACK]
7. Scholes, "Documents for the History of the New Mexican Missions," p. 47. [BACK]
8. Walter, "Mission Churches," p. 123. [BACK]
9. Domínguez, The Missions , p. 189. Adams's and Chavez's note 1 on that page outlines the building chronology. [BACK]
10. Riley, "Repairs to the Old Mission," p. 8. [BACK]
11. Domínguez, The Missions , p. 190. [BACK]
12. Adams, Bishop Tamarón's Visitation , p. 69.
13. Ibid., pp. 69-70. [BACK]
12. Adams, Bishop Tamarón's Visitation , p. 69.
13. Ibid., pp. 69-70. [BACK]
20. See Chauvenet, John Gaw Meem , pp. 27-42. [BACK]
21. Riley, "Repairs to the Old Mission," p. 6.
22. Ibid., p. 9. [BACK]
21. Riley, "Repairs to the Old Mission," p. 6.
22. Ibid., p. 9. [BACK]
23. Reuter, "Restoration of Acoma Mission," p. 83. [BACK]
24. Kessell, The Missions of New Mexico , p. 201. [BACK]