[11] Acoma, one of the seven cities of Cibola; forty-five miles south of old Fort Wingate.
[12] Irrigation. Without it, it would hardly be possible to raise crops in New Mexico to-day.
[13] Valley of Pecos. East of, and parallel with that of the Rio Grande.
[14] Bison. Cabeça de Vaca is the first to mention this animal. One is said to have been kept as a show in Montezuma's garden, where the Spaniards saw it for the first time. See [note 3].
[15] Juan de Oñate. Hopeless confusion exists concerning the proper date of this invasion.
[16] Pimeria essentially corresponds with Arizona. It took this name from the Pimos Indians of the Gulf.
[17] Arizona, or Arizuma, a name given by the Spaniards to denote the mineral wealth of Pimeria, where silver and gold were said to exist in virgin masses. Silver ores were, in fact, discovered by the Spaniards at an early day. Originally part of Senora (Sonora), Old Mexico.
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