| Spanish Transcription
March 12, 1803 Relación del merito contrahido por cada uno de los yndividuos que abajo se expresaran en la accion del dia 10 de Febrero del corriente año en virtud de la que fueron particularmente recomendado por el Teniente Don Juan Ygnacio Arrambide Compañía de San Carlos de Parras El Sargento vicente Tarín ; consta por 7 testigos de vista y uno de oidas que mato aun Yndio y derribo otros dos heridos a punta de lanza El Cabo Maximo Moreno segun declaraciones de dos testigos de vista detuvo a los nueve Yndios separando los de los de a caballo El de igual clase Josef Nava mato aun Yndio y lo comprueban dos testigos de vista y uno de oidas El Soldado Josef Flores hirio a otro; justifican lo dos testigos de vista y dos de oidas Francisco Torres hirio a otro; se acredito por tres testigos de vista y uno de oidas Compañía de San Antonio de Béjar El Sargento Juan Antonio Urrutia alertaba a la tropa y lo confirman quatro testigos de vista El Cabo Juan Josef Calderon cumplio con su obligacion como uno de tantos; declarado por quatro testigos de vista El Soldado Josef Ruiz mato a un Yndio de un balazo; justificado por tres testigos de vista y tres de oidas Martin Ramon mato a otro de la misma suerte tiene a su favor quatro testigos de vista y dos de oidas Miguel Menchaca mato a un Yndio de un machetazo y lo califican quatro testigos de vista y uno de oidas Antonio Menchaca acabo de matar a otro que iba huyendo herido; consta por un testigo. San Antonio de Bexar 12 de Marzo de 1803 |
English Translation [brackets mine]
March 12, 1803 Account of the merit acquired by each one of the individuals expressed below in the action of the 1st day of February of the current year by virtue of which they were singularly reccommended by the Lieutenant Don Juan Ygnacio Arrambide. Company of San Carlos de Parras Sergeant vicente Tarín [as] evidenced by seven eyewitnesses and one by hearsay, killed one Indian and felled two others by lance point. Corporal Maximo Moreno, according to two eyewitness accounts, detained nine Indians separating them from those on horseback. He of equal rank, Josef Nava, killed an Indian. [this was] verified by two eyewitnesses and one by hearsay. The Soldier, Josef Flores, wounded another; justified by two eyewitnesses and two by hearsay. Francisco Torres wounded another; affirmed by three eyewitnesses and one by hearsay. Company of San Antonio de Béjar Four eyewitnesses confirmed [that] Sergeant Juan Antonio Urrutia alerted the troops. Corporal Juan Josef Calderon nobly performed his duty. [This was] declared by four eyewitnesses. The Soldier, Josef Ruiz, killed an Indian with one shot. [This was] supported by three eyewitnesses and three by hearsay.Martin Ramon killed another with the same luck, he has to his favor four eyewitnesses and two by hearsay. Miguel Menchaca killed an Indian by a blow with a machete and four eyewitnesses qualified it and one by hearsay. Antonio Menchaca finished killing another that was going to flee wounded; evidenced by one witness. San Antonio de Bexar 12th of March 1803. |