winship] TRANSLATION OF CASTANEDA 537 



Chapter 5, of how the army left the settlements and marcned to Culiacan, 

 and of what happened on the way. 



Leaving astern, as we might say, the settlements that had been dis- 

 covered in the new land, of which, as I have said, the seven villages of 

 Cibola were the first to be seen and the last that were left, the army 

 started off, marching across the wilderness. The natives kept following 

 the rear of the army for two or three days, to pick up any baggage or 

 servants, for although they were still at peace and had always been 

 loyal friends, when they saw that we were going to leave the country 

 entirely, they were glad to get some of our people in their power, 

 although I do not think that they wanted to injure them, from what I 

 was told by some who were not willing to go back with them when they 

 teased and asked them to. Altogether, they carried off several people 

 besides those who had remained of their own accord, among whom good 

 interpreters could be found today. The wilderness was crossed without 

 opposition, and on the second day before reaching Chichilticalli Juan 

 Gallego met the army, as he was coming from New Spain with reenforce- 

 ments of men and necessary supplies for the army, expecting that he 

 would find the army in the country of the Indian called Turk. When 

 Juan Gallego saw that the army was returning, the first thing he said 

 was not, "I am glad you are coming back," and he did not like it any 

 better after he had talked with the general. After he had reached the 

 army, or rather the quarters, there was quite a little movement among 

 the gentlemen toward going back with the new force which had made 

 no slight exertions in coming thus far, having encounters every day 

 with the Indians of these regions who had risen in revolt, as will be 

 related. There was talk of making a settlement somewhere in that 

 region until the viceroy could receive an account of what had occurred. 

 Those soldiers who had come from the new lauds would not agree to 

 anything except the return to New Spain, so that nothing came of the 

 proposals made at the consultations, and although there was some 

 opposition, they were finally quieted. Several of the mutineers who 

 had deserted the town of Corazones came with Juan Gallego, who had 

 given them his word as surety for their safety, and even if the general 

 had wanted to punish them, his power was slight, for he had been dis- 

 obeyed already and was not much respected. He began to be afraid 

 again after this, and made himself sick, and kept a guard. In several 

 places yells were heard and Indians seen, and some of the horses were 

 wounded and killed, before Bativo 1 was reached, where the friendly 

 Indians from Corazones came to meet the army and see the general. 

 They were always friendly and had treated all the Spaniards who passed 

 through their country well, furnishing them with what food they needed, 

 and men, if they needed these. Our men had always treated them well 

 and repaid them for these things. During this journey the juice of the 

 quince was proved to be a good protection against the poison of the 



■There were two settlements in Sonera bearing this name, one occupied by the Endeve and the 

 other by the Tegui division of the Opata. The former village is the one referred to by Castaueda. 



