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wealthy) alfo by a lad named Santa Clara, two brothers named Los 

 Martinez de Frexenal, and Juan dc Najara, (not the deaf man of the 

 tennis court in Mexico,) all perfons of quality, befides many other 

 ibldiers, whofe names I do not recollect . 



Cortes judged it neceflary to fend Diego de Ordas to the eftate of 

 the governor at Guaniguanico, for more proviiions of bread and bacon, 

 and with dirc<3:ions to wait there for further orders. This he did^, 

 knowing that during his abfence De Ordas had fhewn himfelf by no 

 means attached to his intcreft. Cortes mow brought his artillery which 

 confifted of ten brafs guns and fome falconets, on Ihore, and gave them 

 in charge to four cannoniers named Mefa, Arbenga, Juan Catalan, and 

 Bartholome de Ufagre. He alfo ordered the crofs-bows to be infped:ed, 

 the cords, nuts, and arrows, to be put in proper repair, and their range 

 to be afcertained by trial at a mark ; and as the country about the Ha- 

 vannah produces much cotton, the foldiers provided themfelves with 

 good jquilted jackets of that material, 



Cortes now began to afTume ftatc in his eflablifhment, and to ap- 

 pear in a high characSler. His fleward of the houfehold was one Guz- 

 man, (not he who took Guatimot;ein prifoner,) his chamberlain was 

 one Rodrigo Range!, and his Major domo Juan de Caceres. He ordered 

 mangers to be fitted up in all the fliips, and flores of maize and hay to 

 be put on board for the.horfes, of which I will now defcribe fuch as 

 pafled over with us. . 



Captain General Cortes, had a chefnut horfe which died in Sto 

 Juan de Ulua : Pedro de Alvarado, and H. Lopez de Avila, (in part- 

 nerfhip) an excellent chefnut mare, for exercife, or fervice; after our 

 arrival in new Spain Alvarado took her entirely to himfelf, either by 

 purchafe or by force : Alonzo Hernandez Puertocarrero, a grey mare of 

 good fpeed, bought for him by Cortes : J. Velafquez de Leon, a very 

 powerful grey mare called La Rabona, (docked tail) well dreffed, and 

 of great fpeed: Chriftoval de Oli, a dark chefnut horfe, tolerably good: 



/ ' Frandfco 



