Show GEN SEN CHAVEZ OLDEST I Ii i OF PIONEERS DEAD SA SANTA TA FE N. N M. M I. I Nov NO The 23 20 The The most notable character of or the whole Southwest since the days dars- of Kit Carson lies dead at lu thirty miles south of or Santa Fe Fe Gen JoseMaria Chavez aged years ars 1 month and 21 days das He Hewa wa was the pioneer of all 1111 New Mexico pioneers and notwithstanding his re remarkable remarkable remarkable re- re age he was wa hale and hearty hearty and of or the clearest mind having lost of oC his faculties acul tics His family has been active in New Mexico for more than OO years His ancestors were Illustrious men His great grandfather was Don Fernando Duran y Chavez Chaez who came from Crom Spain to Mexico ami and was a n. cap captain cap cad tamn tain under Don Diego de Vargas who In 1 1632 New Mexico The father of or Gen Chavez ez Francisco Antonio Antonio Antonio An An- tonio Chavez was born at nt New Mexico but hut moved to the Indian pueblo of Santa Clara When the boy was 1 4 years cars of ot age he moved to lo Abiquiu on the Chama Churna river thirty miles awn away From his earliest days Chavez developed developed de de- de- de clop d a strong military genius tug and was fas recognized among his hiA people as a leader Before the success of or the Mexican Mexican can revolution re In 1822 he held three offices of- of offices offices of of- under the Spanish King Ferdinand Ferdinand Ferdinand Ferdi Ferdi- nand VII and saw salt active service both bothIn In defensive and warfare DUrIn During During Dur DUr- In ing the quarter of a century of or Mexican control he was rapidly promoted until he became a n Colonel then military In Inspector Inspector Inspector In- In of or the frontiers of ot Abiquiu Callert and El EI Rita and finally was made Brigadier In the course of his life he took part partIn In eleven regular campaigns against the Indians and In at least five fl of them was commander In These campaigns campaigns campaigns cam cam- were Invasions In of or the Indian country to punish to recapture prisoners prison prison- ers and to recover animals and other booty that the they had carried away The expeditions penetrated Into Arizona Colorado lo and Utah Ulah The last of or these the campaigns under Mexican authority was against the Utes In 1815 1515 For his services on this as aswell aswell aswell well as on other othel occasions he was presented presented pre pre- by the Mexican Government with a handsome sword After the American occupation b by Gen Kearney he became a citizen of the United States Stales and served ed the new government so In Inmany inmany n many capacities From the beginning beginning beginning be be- ginning of the Territorial government he was a General Brigadier of or militia In 1851 he was appointed by Gov GO James S. S Calhoun prefect of oC the Rio Arriba count county Gov commissioned commissioned commis commis- stoned him probate Judge of the same count county On the outbreak of the Rebellion he like nearly all of or the New Mexicans was ready to serve sel under the Stars and Stripes and on August 9 9 1861 he was I commissioned Lieuten Lieutenant Colonel Colonel nt-Colonel of a a. volunteer mounted r regiment by Gov GO Hencher Gen Chavez lived for ninety eight years yenn In the house In which he died It Il Is a flue fine old fashioned Mexican hacienda hacienda ha ha- clenda with walls wall and moats built In Inthe Inthe inthe the early carly days as aa protection against In In- His home for the past few years has been the pilgrimage of or many who wanted to learn from him the secret of his long life liCe or to hear from his lips J the stories of the tho early da days s His wonderful memory made him a n. valuable valuable valuable able witness In cases of or private land grants trants His sons atc are already patriarchs patriarchs patri- patri archs and his grandsons gl have passed middle life lite On July 22 2 1901 when he lacked two months of or a century of or aC- aC age Gen Chavez Chavez Cha Cha- vez who had been feeling weak for some days apparently died All AU arrangements arrangements ar ar- ar- ar were made for the funeral and then the supposed dead man came back to life liCe In a few ew days das recovering his time old-time vigor |