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Fred also stated Spanish families were here in 1715.
neither of these statements is proven hy positive record (that I know of) while the records available are vague and negative; too much so for history declaration. I have said these are not matters of primary importance. I cannot see, however, how we can get rid of the constant confusions if we must either silently accept thrnm or be forever combating them, and combating misinformation is tedious and deadly.
The word Yanaguana appears but once (p55 Teran diary)—it was the village of the Payaya nation. The word Fayaya the.efore must be sought for further enlightenment. Espinosa (1709 p4 and 5) clearly places the payayas on the Medina, and recites minor details which suggest hs was courteously establishing a correction of hanzanet. Espinosa also says the San Antonio Fiver not having been named we called it San Antonio de Padua. Lanzane»:/tj, himself, (p55) says a Payaya captain wished to guide them to the village of the Chomanes, and Espinosa places the Chomanes (Chaulaames) definitely at San Antonio. Msgb Espinosa is clear and unquestioned in his descriptions of the San Antonio site; Eanzanet's descriptions fit Aedina better than San Antonio...Aanzanet does not mention the springs, so important a landmark as they. There is much more; this is enough.
As for families here in 1715. Eumon camped here two	„
days in 1716. Obviously his horsemen were exploring, mapping and hunting. Uo white people are reported. lloreover, Spanish families, if here, would have known of such a body encamped, and surely have hunted them up. 2'Tote records, both of Kamon and Espinosa.
4. The other significance of last night was the spirit of levity that prevailed.
v.'e have conscientious history-minded people here. We must find a way	to get them together. There	is much written history to be	disproved and	thrown over. I	can	disprove import-
ant beliefs right here in this "workshop" but I cannot yet clearly 6ve the truth as I know it; tliis is why I think of this place	as a research	library. If we	can	substitute the
thought of	"research for	basic facts" for	the	pastime of Writ-
ing "history" we nay get somewhere. I assure you there are wonderful mines here for exploration.