SANTE FE & THE TRAIL

Format: 16mm

Description: This film focuses on the Santa Fe Trail; a 19th century route through central North America which connected Missouri and Santa Fe. A span of the area along this route opens the film which Native American tribes had inhabited in 1830 (:19). A herd of Buffalo grazes through the pasture and Native Americans had hunted them for their hides and their meat (:25). A character named Jessup Greg steers a wagon as he was making his third trip across the plane with his brother Adam (:44) to sell goods in Santa Fe. A map follows depicting the United States and Mexican territories in 1830 showing that Santa Fe at the time was still Mexican territory (:59). The Santa Fe trail began at Independence on the Missouri River (1:11) and the wagon route is zoomed in on which spanned 800 miles. Along the trail, there were few landmarks (2:20) or water sources and Native American tribes could be hostile (2:35). Jessup’s wagon gets stuck in a river while attempting to cross. Pockets of quicksand could cost the caravan horses and supplies (2:52). The Mexican flag flies in Santa Fe; (3:19) an isolated outpost in 1830. Santa Fe was founded by Spanish explorers and missionaries in 1610 (3:24). The area was controlled by the Royal Government in Madrid (3:30) while under Spanish rule and while under Mexican rule it was still considerable distance from the capitol of Mexico City (3:35). Characters Diego Montoya, his father and grandfather are introduced (3:52). His father is an Alcalde; a Mexican judge, and he asks the boy to bring his staff of justice (4:25) to Don Luis who was being summoned to the Alcalde. As Diego heads to fetch the man, he stops upon seeing the arrival of Jessup’s caravan and promptly turns to inform his father (5:23). As Adam pulls Diego inside of the wagon to show him their supplies of soap and cloth (7:51) Jessup heads to pay a tax on the goods with Diego’s father. The Mexican government issued a tax on any goods entering their country and the Americans were able to do whatever they pleased with it after the tax was paid (8:24). Some took their goods farther south, others sold them in wholesale in Santa Fe and some like Jessup set up shops to sell the goods as retail (8:47). Jessup bargains with a man on price for the cloth (9:21) and Diego grabs Adam to watch a traditional Pueblo Indian dance (10:04). The early Spanish priests had attempted to convert the Pueblo Indians to Christianity forbidding them to conduct these ritual dances however many continued to do so in spite of this (10:38). Around the dinner table, Diego’s father tells Jessup the Pueblo Indians had revolted against the Spanish in 1680, sending many of them into retreat until de Vargas returned to the area in 1692 (10:55). Much of the family’s goods had come from Mexico, though the trade was difficult as it was very far (12:02) and Jessup informs them that more and more US goods were to be travelling through to the area. The house set up resembles that of a fortress as the Montoya’s lived far from civilization (13:11). In autumn, fur trappers moved down from the mountains to sell to the Santa Fe traders (13:24). One is seen leading a mule covered with furs and Mexican silver (13:36) which he takes to Jessup to be sold (14:16). A dancing scene ensues at night with participants conducting the lively fandango (15:20). The caravan prepares to head back to Missouri (16:55) though Jessup and Adam would continue to return the following summers (17:49) and eventually remain as merchants in Santa Fe. Diego was to eventually become an Official of the American Government in Santa Fe when it was incorporated into the US territory (17:56). Credits follow (18:20) and the film concludes.

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in 1830 there was this open country was rain tribes of the plan Indians the pawnees the Comanches herds of Buffalo lived off the grass of the plains and were hunted by the Indians for their meat and hides this grass covered ocean headed ships and its sailors no Jessup Greg is making his third trip across the plains brother Adam betrayal for the first time train traveled the trail in 1822 each summer since then more and more wagons heavily loaded with Freight had crossed the Prairie ocean in those early days of the trail the northern border of Mexico reached far into north and of Santa Fe lay well within Mexican territory the Santa Fe Trail began at Independence on the Missouri River the wagons traveled south west across nearly 800 miles until they reach Santa Fe at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in between lay a wild and desolate region strange solitary unexplored what are you doing away I thought I heard something you don't hear now do you no not now it's just that old cow now you lay down get some sleep we got a long haul in the morning you sure wasn't Indians yeah i'm sure it wasn't in New Jessa how much longer is at the Santa Fe oh we've been out 21 days we got another 25 to go and Jessa what do you think Mars doing back home now I was sleeping just by qrt they can I lay down and stay there on the trail there were few landmarks by which to navigate water was scarce the Indians were hostile a pocket of quicksand at a stream crossing could be treacherous a wagon or animals might be lost or at least the day's travel would be lost while the traders worked to get their valuable cargos back on the trail again there was a whole series of obstacles to be met and overcome before the wagon man would finally make port at Trails End the Mexican town of Santa Fe Santa Fe was an isolated Mexican outpost in 1830 it was founded in 1610 by Spanish explorers and missionaries under the Spanish it had been controlled by the Royal Government in Madrid about 8,000 miles away even now under Mexican rule Santa Fe was over 1,500 miles from the capital in Mexico City the Spanish people who live there were true pioneers Diego Montoya has lived in Santa Fe all his life so his his father and his grandfather llego to avoid aki nomas mannequins released his own Rosario sado de contestar das notification entered alcalde quiero que llevas el bastón de justicia to Abuelo's toe muy bonito para hacerlo en ok to lara's see papa con mucho gusto sabe usted owned a vivid on Louise si Senor Viva el sur de la sequía madre en la calle de agua fria bueno llevar el bas Tony on de nuestra des bastinado Louisa yay vendre Diego's father is an alcalde a judge the cane is a symbol of his office anyone who has shown the cane in order to come before the alcalde must come get done many friendly Indians live near Santa Fe and small villages called pueblos these Pueblo Indians lived here long before the Spanish came von las cajas la caravana ya viene esta seguro SI papa y las be consider misawa dito llega No Oh which is gashes on your even in yet your brake cleaner montoya Cowen's now is there how was the trip on or worse than usual I brought my kid brother with me this time very good how many wagons that you bring this time to your prick we got 40 in the train them for in the lead is mine are you ready to pay your costume duties in you're as ready as I'll ever be bueno vamos Adam take care of the team gonna start huh oh hello want to come up on the wagon move it you can get a better look up there it is on nothing dinner come on look watch have somebody fun things here oh I see this is soap have on so so that's right this is cloth villa la Naaman on villa bella movie n the mexican government taxed all goods brought into their country from the United States once the tax was paid the Americans could do what they wished with their goods some of the traders took their wagons farther south into Mexico and sold their wares in Chihuahua others sold their goods wholesale in Santa Fe some like Jessup Greg set up stores in Santa Fe and spent the summer selling their goods retail well as they said jordan commons how's that when the all to stay again we will need that here not here nozaki muchas gracias which one do is conduct Ella estas la cara de mejor que dar in Santa Fe pues no lo dudo pero esta muy cara para en plata naturalmente see pago en guate te doy una rabasa get on to ravu el Cinco por ciento no es por ciento no no solamente Cinco Adam I'm sorry I go how are you fine vamos a ver las bolas de los indios I don't understand no entiendo my guess dances yessuh oh I'll be back in a while we're blue Indian dance was a kind of prayer to their ancient gods a prayer for rain or for good crops or for success in battle the early Spanish priests had converted most of the Pueblo Indians to Christianity and for bad them to dance way despite their conversions the Indians continued to practice their own customs and sacred rituals in 1680 the Pueblo Indian revolted against the Spanish rule many of the Spaniards were killed and many were forced to flee for their lives we came back when in 1692 with the Vargas didn't you yes in 1692 with a general how about the Indians now do they give you much trouble with the Pueblo Indians no very seldom and the Apaches and Comanches all the Apaches and the Comanche that's something else gracias Fujita bendiga no Senor por el alimento que vamos are a seaweed I mean salutes on your dresser senior that's very goods on your own my great grandfather brought the first vine cuttings from Spain about a hundred years ago he was a wise man your grandfather and then you bring the candles like also no Senor it came from Spain it's been in my family for over 200 years the silverware we have comes with us without a vehicle most of the fine things we have here come from there we have had trade with us with either make or for over a hundred years but the trade had been hard this distance far the rose very difficult what about the hardware and your farm implements do you get them there also most of what we have we make ourselves as best as we can all that's going to change Sonia on one toilet because more and more American manufactured goods are going to be coming over that side of a trail every year ah or the fine dinners on your Montoya well I'm glad you enjoyed it you know Greg cigarro gracias your weapons I like the house do you build it yourself nothing else when I was a little boy my father building materials the biggest Adobe's come from here in Santa Fe it's a lot different than the houses we got back in reserve oh very much so thin your you notice all the rooms to lead to the patio we have only one door and not seen that wall to the street over there yeah you know it's it's built a little bit like a Ford your if you live as far from civilization as we do your house must be a fort when the trees began to turn yellow a few American trappers came down from the mountains to sell their first to the Santa Fe traders it was almost time for the wagon caravans to head back to Missouri for neither men nor animals could travel the planes during the bitter cold of the winter months on the return trip the traders would lead back mexican mules and carry mexican silver buffalo rogers blankets and some furs my name is ours and gaunt and i'm the roughest toughest fight this mountain man that ever spent days you use battle in the grizzly bear wrestling the mountain lion and fencing with rattlesnakes and now I've frozen wilderness of the Rocky Mountains howdy howdy done those your first yes sir nobody else are you selling you buying no but my brother is he's inside come on come on come on girl my name is Harrison God Jessup Greg glad to meet you please meet you sir yes our beauties ain't there not bad what do you want for them well I'm an easy man to deal with Jessup Greg and manie's are few of course I'll need a little silver dove buy me some sugar and some coffee and maybe some soul back pork for the winter say what you gettin all duded up / Fandango tonight I so slow Oh Oh you're going maybe you should stay here is Hunter play I'd like to maybe next year you next year you'll see me without a fork you will be welcomed in your tray astalavista when I Adam bison your gig the Greg's in the moon tuyos did meet again Adam and Jessup returned the following summer and eventually settled down as merchants in Santa Fe Diego was to become an official of the American government there when new mexico became a part of the united states from such meetings of the Spanish and Americans in Santa Fe there grew a way of life in the American Southwest that adopted from both cultures and made them one

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