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cuftom was buried with them. In this majnner he collecfted to the 

 value of above one hundred thoufand crowns, and with this wealth,, 

 which was increafed by prefents, he fet off for Mexico,, leaving the 

 provinces in a worfe ftate than he found them. From Mexico he went 

 to Vera Cruz, and embarking for Caftille, the veffel in which he failed 

 was loft in a gale of wind, and he and all his wealth went to the bot- 

 ton. The bufinefs of fubjeding thefe Indians was finally left to us, the 

 conquerors of Guacacualco, who at length brought them to peace, for 

 their cuftom was to fubmit during the fummcr, and to break into rebel- 

 lion as foon as the torrents made their country inacceflible. I was on 

 three expeditions againft them. The town of St. Alfonfo is now built 

 there, to keep them in fubjed:ion. 



When the governor heard how his friend had been maltreated by 

 Figuero, he fent the officers of juftice to apprehend him; he however 

 cfcaped to the rocks and woods, but they took a foldier who ufed to 

 accompany him, and brought him prifoner to Mexico, where, without 

 a hearing, the governor ordered his right hand to be ftruck off. His 

 name was Cortejo, and by birth he was a gentleman. 



A fervant of Sandoval alio at this time wounded a fervant of the 

 treafurer, in a quarrel. The treafurer had him arreted, and command- 

 ed his right hand to be cut oft- Cortes and Sandoval were at this time 

 at a place called Quernavaca, partly from motives of prudence. On 

 hearing of this infult they pofted off" to Mexico, and it is faid that Cor- 

 tes ufed fuch.expreflions to the treafurer upon the fubjedt, as to put the 

 latter in fear of . his life. He called his friends about him to form a 

 guard for his perfon, and immediately releafed the veedor and fadlor 

 from jail. By their advice the governor was then induced to iffue an 

 order, for the inftant expulfion of Cortes from Mexico. This being 

 reprefented to Cortes, he declared his readinefs to obey, fince it was the 

 will of God, that he who had gained that city, at the expence of his 

 beft blood, by day and by night, ftiould be barJihcd from it,, by the 



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