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foldiers. ponzalo de Umbria a pilot. Francifco de Orozco; had been 

 a foldier in Italy, and acfled as captain during the fiege of Mexico; I 

 know nothing more of him. Mefa had been a canonier in Italy; was 

 drowned in croffing a river, after the conqueft. Luis Velafquez, and 

 Martin Valenciano, died in the expedition to Higueras. Alonzo de 

 Barrientos, Juan del Puerto a good foldier, died of difeafe. Pedro dc 

 Guzman, a brave foldier; it is laid that on his journey to Peru, he and 

 his whole family, fervants and hopfes, were frozen to death. Carde- 

 nas ; this Was he who talked of the two kings ; he was very trouble- 

 fome to Cortes. The Emperor made him a grant of lands worth a 

 thoufand crowns a year, with which he returned to Mexico, but fhortly 

 after, died. Los Villanuevas ; two brothers; Portugueze; I do not 

 know what became of them. Villocinda, a brave foldier, put on the 

 Francifcan habit. Alonzo de Herrera, a good foldier, he fought with 

 Captain Figuero, and to avoid the vengeance of the treafurer, fled to the 

 Indians of Maronon, by whom he was killed. Figuero was drowned 

 going to Caftille. Maldonado de Medellin, I do not know what be- 

 came of him. 



Lencero, a good foldier, had an inn on the road to Vera Cruz, 

 turned friar. Sindos de Portillo, poffeffed large eftates, which he fold, 

 giving the money to the poor, and taking orders, led a holy life. 

 Quintero a good foldier, attained great wealth, which he renounced for 

 God's fake, and taking the Francifcan habit, led a holy life. Alonzo 

 de Aguilar owned the inn between Vera Cruz and La Puebla; a rich 

 man; he fold all his property for the ferviceof God, and putting on the 

 Dominican habit, led a holy life. Burguillos, a rich man, renounced 

 his property, and entered the order of St. Francis, which he afterwards 

 quitted. Efcalante, a good foldier, of a gay difpofition ; he put on the 

 Francifcan habit, but afterwards quitted the monaftery, and entered 

 again into the military fervice; but, in the courfe of a month, refumed 

 his friar's habit, .and led a holy life. Gafpar Diaz, a wealthy man, 

 renounced all for God's fake, and retired to the pine ivoods of Guaxo- 

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