Guests at September's Gran Baile are giving conflicting accounts of a fight that occurred there involving members of the 2009 Santa Fe Fiesta royal court and their families.

Both sides filed police reports and the mother of a Fiesta princess says she intends to seek a restraining order against the parents of the queen.

The future responsibilities of the 2009 court are in some doubt. Some members say they were dismissed from further duties although the Fiesta Council, which produces the annual community celebration, has not made a definitive statement about the issue.

Fiesta Council president Gabby Montoya has declined to respond to questions, but said he was preparing a statement on the matter.

This year's La Reina, Victoria Mora, says she went to the hospital the night of the Gran Baile to seek treatment for bump on her chin inflicted by a relative of Spanish Princess Christina Chacon.

According to a police report, she told officers she was struck in the chin by a "female she only knows as Christina" during a pushing match at the dance.

Throughout her reign, she told a reporter, "I have carried myself with dignity. I did not work very hard to earn my title for somebody to be envious of it."

Mike Mora said that the princess was "jealous of my daughter since day one. My daughter won fair and square. (The title) wasn't given to her."

He denied participating in pushing and shoving or name-calling.

"We did nothing wrong. My daughter didn't do anything wrong. She's getting blamed. She's just trying to carry herself out properly."

In her own police report, Gloria Trujillo, mother of the princess, claims the melee began after the mother of the queen, Viola Mora, told Christina not to talk to Victoria during the dance. According to Trujillo, Viola Mora then placed both her hands on Trujillo's chest, pushed her and used abusive language. Trujillo says that Viola Mora also pushed her 74-year-old mother and later took a swing at Christina, which was blocked by another person.

She says that Mike Mora "shook his fist at her and also flipped off his finger at her."

Victoria Mora said she wanted to make her own statement about the events on Friday afternoon, but did not show up for a scheduled meeting.

The Sunday after the dance, Christina arrived dressed and expecting to join the court for the final day of Fiesta, Trujillo said, but was told to go home "because of threats made against her." Instead of participating in the Masses, a parade and a procession, she was at home crying. "It was one of the worst days or her life," Trujillo said.

Trujillo, who is also a member of the Fiesta Council, claims that the queen was "not ever nice to her court." According to Christina, she declined to introduce the princesses at public functions while Don Diego de Vargas always presented his cuadrilla by name.

"It was always about her," Trujillo said.

Christina was an Indian princess for two years before she was chosen one of the Spanish princesses this year. Trujillo denied her daughter felt envy for Victoria Mora. "It's every girl's dream to be queen or on her court," Trujillo said, but she "had no jealousy because she didn't win."

Montoya, the Fiesta Council president, said that as far as he knew, members of the court were not stripped of their titles, but that functions normally end after the Sunday evening candlelight procession that marks the end of Fiesta. This year, however, the queen and court were scheduled to participate in some events marking the 400th anniversary of Santa Fe's founding, including a visit of Spain's crown prince and his wife.

The Fiesta Council is a volunteer organization of 100 regular members and 20 representatives of civic organizations and businesses. Its annual budget is generated through arts and crafts shows and food booths, along with financial assistance from local businesses, grants from the Santa Fe Fiesta Foundation and the city of Santa Fe. According to its 2006 tax filing, the Fiesta Council had expenses of $111,888 and revenues of $148,384 that year.

Contact Anne Constable at 986-3022 or aconstable@sfnewmexican.com.