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auction. From his father in Cajftille he was informed, of the death of 

 the Bifhop of Burgos, that Albornoz had been laborioully undermining 

 us at court, and alfo of what I have before related, in regard to his Ma- 

 jefty's orders to the admiral, and the interference of the duke of Bejar; 

 alfo that Narvaez had been appointed to the government of the river 

 Palmas, and that the government of Panuco had been given to one Nu- 

 nc de Guzman. 



In regard to the afJairs of New Spain thefe letters further added, 

 that in confequence of the powers which Cortes had given to the factor 

 Gonzalo de Salazar, and the veedor Pedro Almindes Chirinos, to Super- 

 cede the deputies he had left in Mexico, viz. the treafurer Alonzo de 

 Eftrada, and the contador Albornoz, and to take the adminiftration up- 

 on themfelves in cafe of mifcondu<5l on the part of the deputies, thefe 

 two officers having on their return to Mexico formed a ftrong party, 

 amongfl: whom was the licentiate Zuazo alcalde major, Rodrigo de Paz 

 alguazil major, A. de Tapia, Jorge de Alvarado, and the reft of the 

 ancient conquerors, attempted to take the government into their 

 hands by main force, and the confequence of the llruggle of the two 

 parties was, much difturbance, and bloodfhed. The fadlor and veedor 

 however carried their point, and had made prifoners the twoform-er de» 

 puties and many of their friends. Still however there was fighting eve- 

 ry day, the predominating party confifcating the property of their oppon- 

 ents, to diftribule it among their own adherents. They had, we 

 learned, completely fuperceded' Zuazo in his office, and had impri- 

 foned Rodrigo de Paz the alguazil major, but that the licentiate Zuazo 

 had effeded a temporary reconciliation between the parties. During 

 thefe difturbances, three diftrid:s, viz. the Zapotecans, Minxes, and 

 thofe in the vicinity of a fortified rock named Coatlan had rebelled, and: 

 a, force going againft. them under; the veedor Chirinos, inftead of attend- 

 ing to their bufinefs, the troops thought of nothing but card playing, 

 in confequence of which the natives furprifed them in their camp, and 

 did them much mifchief. The fador had then fent a veteran captain 

 named Andrez de Monjaraz, to affift the veedor, and advife him; but 



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