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he was one of the leaders in establishing order in the city and in 

 furthering its development. He was of the nobility, a native of Bara- 

 caldo, Vizcaya, of the Lezama family of Iraurigui, one of the oldest 

 and noblest of that seigniory. Thanks to his excellent conduct and his 

 cautious procedure, the Governors often named him Lieutenant Gover- 

 nor and Captain General of those provinces, until he left those parts 

 and went over into Gviiana, where he died ; and Juan de Lezama con- 

 tinues his services. 



267. Capt. Lazaro Vazquez was no less successful in deeds of valor 

 in his campaigns, but I omit them, for brevity's sake and because they 

 are well known ; he left two sons, Capt. Domingo Vazquez, and Capt. 

 Juan Vazquez, in all respects the pattern of their father's prowess. 

 Capt. Baltasar Muhoz likewise distinguished himself among the others 

 in those expeditions, and left sons who copied his valor — Capt. Melchor 

 Muiioz, Francisco Munoz, and Baltasar Munoz, all of whom died in 

 the course of subjecting those regions to the service of their king. 

 And Capt. Josef Muhoz, after serving in those provinces, left them 

 for service in the galleons of the trade route to Spain, and in the 

 garrisons, where he spent many years ; and in the year 1625 he hap- 

 pened to be in Puerto Rico on the occasion of the Dutch corsair's 

 attack, when Juan de Haro was Governor of the island and city, and 

 so distinguished hiriiself among the others by his exploits, intelligence, 

 and prowess, that the Governor took note of it and entrusted and 

 charged him with business and military commissions of importance for 

 which occasion arose, and he always gave a good account of himself, 

 as would be expected from such confidence placed in him ; such are 

 the sons that that country raises and breeds, and they have supported 

 and are supporting it with the valor they acquired and inherited from 

 their fathers ; and Capt. Diego de Henares Lezama likewise distin- 

 guished himself in these expeditions. And all the other pioneers were 

 of no less worth, for thanks to their prowess and that which they 

 bequeathed to their sons so that they should not fall behind them, they 

 have maintained their country, exploring and conquering all that they 

 could. And since such persons are deserving and worthy of being 

 remembered, it seemed worth while to me to make this little diversion 

 so that in the future they may receive the reward of their labors. 



268. Capt. Pedro Alonso Galeas (the man responsible for the total 

 annihilation of the traitor Aguirre) who belonged to the cavalry, was 

 in all respects valiant, and of service in conquering those provinces. 

 He was the leading settler of Caracas, and married Dona Ines de 

 Mendoza, sister of Marshal Gutierre Lopez de la Peha, by whom he 

 had doughty sons, of whom there have survived Gabriel de Mendoza, 



