the viceroy of Spain, p
raising the high q

uality, richness, and fertility of
the provinces of New Mexico, when the o

pposite is true, as it is a steri
le and poor land" (D/O 1116).' Vill

agra's writing is found guilty, in oth
er words, of lacking truth and offerin

g far too much imag

ination. Onate,

in turn, is also tried and found guilty of

brutality in New Mexico at the

the end, th

e law exiles both men from t

he New Mexico they "conquered,"
and both die s
tripped of their desired