CHAPTER VIII. 



1624—1642. 



THE AUDIENCIA RULES IN THE INTERREGNUM. CARILLO VISI- 



TADOR. INQUISITORIAL EXAMINATION. ACAPULCO TAKEN. 



ATTACKS BY THE DUTCH. REMOVAL OF THE CAPITAL PRO- 

 POSED. ARMENDARIZ VICEROY. ESCALONA VICEROY. PALA- 



FOx's CONDUCT TO THE VICEROY. PALAFOX VICEROY HIS 



GOOD AND EVIL. 



Don Roderigo Pacheco Osorio, Marques de Cerralvo, 

 XV. Viceroy of New Spain. 



1624 — 1635. 



Upon the violent expulsion of the viceroy Gelves by the popular 

 outbreak, narrated in the last chapter, the government of New 

 Spain fell once more into the hands of the Audiencia during the 

 interregnum. This body immediately adopted suitable measures 

 to terminate the disaffection. The people were calmed by the 

 deposition of one they deemed an unjust ruler ; but for a long time 

 it was found necessary to keep on foot in the capital, large bands 

 of armed men, in order to restain those troublesome persons who 

 are always ready to avail themselves of any pretext for tumultuary 

 attacks either against property or upon people who are disposed to 

 maintain the supremacy of law and order. 



As soon as Philip IV. was apprised of the disturbances in his 

 transatlantic colony, he trembled for the security of Spanish power 

 in that distant realm, and immediately despatched Don Martin 

 Carillo, Inquisitor of Valladolid, with unlimited power to examine 

 into the riots of the capital and to punish the guilty participants in 

 a signal and summary manner. It is not our purpose, at present, 

 to discuss the propriety of sending from Spain special judges, in 

 the character of Visitadores or Inquisitors, whenever crimes were 

 committed by eminent individuals in the colony, or by large bodies 

 of people, which required the infliction of decided punishment. 



