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was afraid to ftir out of it, and the enemy had even killed four of his 

 men in the town. De Oli however before he departed reduced both 

 thefe diftrids to fubmiHion. I do not know what became of Captain 

 Juan Alvarez, but I believe he was killed in fome of the adions with 

 the natives at this time. De Oli returned to Mexico, but had hardly- 

 got there when intelligence arrived of three provinces being again in re- 

 bellion. Sandoval had at this time arrived at Mexico with the ladies. 

 Cortes fent him with a fmall party of our veterans to take thefe diftri(5ls 

 into his hands, which he did, and punifhed, and regulated them in 

 fuch a manner, that we heard no more of their being refracftory. 



Several of the diftridls fubjedl to Guacacualco rebelled on the de- 

 parture of Sandoval, killing the Spaniards employed in the manage- 

 ment of the tribute; amongft others were the Xaltepeque Zapotecas, 

 Cimatan, and Copilco; the firft of which is difficult of acccfs on ac- 

 count of its mountains, the two others on account of lakes and marfhes, 

 and they were not brought to fubjed:ion but with the greateft diffi- 

 culty. 



At this time, and while Captain Luis Marin was employed in 

 fubjugating thefe diftridts, arrived at our fettlement in a fmall veffel 

 which came up to the town, Juan Buono the Bifcayan. He immedi- 

 ately fummoned us all to a meeting, where, after fome compliments on 

 both fides, he opened his bufinefs to us, which was, to induce us to 

 accept as governor Chriftoval de Tapia, of whofe return to St. Domin- 

 go Buono was ignorant. Large offers were made by the Bifhop of Bur- 

 gos in unaddreffed letters, which Buono had a difcretionary power of 

 diredting to fuch as would fupport his views. Thefe he accordingly 

 fent to fuch as he found to hold offices ; I was offered a regidor's place. 

 When Buono heard that Tapia was no longer in the country he was very 

 much difappointed. We referred him to Cortes at Mexico, whither he 

 went J I do not know what paffed between them, but I believe Cortes 

 fent him back to Caftille with fome money in his pocket. , 



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