The Witches of Abiquiu : The Governor, the Priest, the Genizaro Indians, and the Devil

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS vii PARTIES TO WITCHCRAFT PROCEEDINGS ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii A NOTE ON STYLE xvi INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER ONE Abiquiu, the Middle Ground: The Cross and the Petroglyph 11 CHAPTER TWO The Genizaros 27 CHAPTER THREE The Priest: Fray Juan Jose Toledo 49 CHAPTER FOUR The Governor: Tomas Velez Cachupin 65 CHAPTER FIVE The Abiquiu Genizaro Land Grant: Its Settlement and Early History 89 CHAPTER SIX Witchcraft Trials in Colonial New Mexico and on the Northern Frontier 107 CHAPTER SEVEN The Witchcraft Proceedings: Phase One: El Cojo 119 CHAPTER EIGHT The Witchcraft Proceedings: Phase Two: Joaquinillo, El Descubridor 135 CHAPTER NINE The Devil CHAPTER TEN The Witchcraft Proceedings: Phase Three: The Exorcisms 179 CHAPTER ELEVEN The Witchcraft Proceedings: Phase Four: The Inquisition's Response and Punishment of the Genizaros 221 CHAPTER TWELVE Conclusion: Abiquiu Witchcraft: Resistance, Revitalization, and a Clash of Beliefs 235 EPILOGUE New Identities at Abiquiu 251 APPENDIX A List of Accused Sorcerers 262 APPENDIX B Abiquiu Genizaro Land Grant, 1754 269 NOTES 273 GLOSSARY 321 WORKS CITED 323 INDEX 334