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.

2. Hewett and Fisher, Mission Monuments , p. 187.

3. Simmons, New Mexico , p. 39.

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.

5. Hewett and Fisher, Mission Monuments , p. 84.

6. Hodge, Hammond, and Rey, Fray Alonso de Benavides , p. 48.

7. Scholes, "Documents for the History of the New Mexican Missions," p. 47.

8. Walter, "Mission Churches," p. 123.

9. Domínguez, The Missions , p. 189. Adams's and Chavez's note 1 on that page outlines the building chronology.

10. Riley, "Repairs to the Old Mission," p. 8.

11. Domínguez, The Missions , p. 190.

12. Adams, Bishop Tamarón's Visitation , p. 69.

13. Ibid., pp. 69-70.

12. Adams, Bishop Tamarón's Visitation , p. 69.

13. Ibid., pp. 69-70.

14. Domínguez, The Missions , p. 189.

15. Ibid., p. 190.

16. Ibid., p. 192.

14. Domínguez, The Missions , p. 189.

15. Ibid., p. 190.

16. Ibid., p. 192.

14. Domínguez, The Missions , p. 189.

15. Ibid., p. 190.

16. Ibid., p. 192.

17. Bloom, "Bourke on the Southwest XII," p. 361.

18. Ibid.

19. Ibid., p. 364.

17. Bloom, "Bourke on the Southwest XII," p. 361.

18. Ibid.

19. Ibid., p. 364.

17. Bloom, "Bourke on the Southwest XII," p. 361.

18. Ibid.

19. Ibid., p. 364.

20. See Chauvenet, John Gaw Meem , pp. 27-42.

21. Riley, "Repairs to the Old Mission," p. 6.

22. Ibid., p. 9.

21. Riley, "Repairs to the Old Mission," p. 6.

22. Ibid., p. 9.

23. Reuter, "Restoration of Acoma Mission," p. 83.

24. Kessell, The Missions of New Mexico , p. 201.