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seventeen years since he came to this New Spain and went to Jalisco with 
Don Luís de Castilla 11 with his arms and horses. Later he was with 
Diego Hurtado in his discoveries on the South Sea, and went also with 
the Marquis to California, 12 where he lost all that he had. He is married, 
and never has received any favor. 
Anton Pérez Buscavida. 
He says that he is a resident of Compostela, native of the villa de 
Conyl on the estate of the Duke of Medina Sidonia, legitimate son of 
Alonso Pérez Recio and Juana González, and came to this New Spain 
twelve years ago, during ten of which he has resided in Nueva Galicia. 
He went to Cibola with Francisco Vázquez; he holds Compostela, a small 
town of some fifty very poor persons who do not suffice to provide him 
with subsistence. He is poor, is married, and has a wife; he also has a 
home established. 
Pedro de Ledesma. 
He says that he is a resident of Guadalajara; does not declare his 
nativity nor parentage; he came to this New Spain in the same ship as 
your illustrious lordship, and went to the new land of Cibola, where he 
spent a great deal and got deeply in debt; he is married to a daughter of 
Melchior Pérez; she holds in encomienda the town of Cuyupuztlan, 
which is a very small holding as your illustrious lordship may learn from 
the report of the visitation performed by the [bishop-] elect of Jalisco. 
Juan de Arce. 
He says that he is a resident of Compostela, a native of the Valle de 
Buelna in the mountains of Santander, legitimate son of Hernando de 
Arce and Doña Juana de Bustamante; his father and his grandfathers 
served the royal crown in the wars of Granada. 13 Ten years ago he came 
to this New Spain and took part in the final pacification of Nueva Galicia 
with his arms and horse. He holds in encomienda from Francisco Váz¬ 
quez Coronado a few unconquered mountain Indians, who yield him no 
income, wherefore he suffers want. 
Francisco de Estrada. 
He says that he is a resident of Guadalajara, a native of Santo Domingo 
de la Calzada, legitimate son of Antonio de Estrada and Doña Maria de 
Vallejo. He came to this New Spain twenty-three years ago and went 
with Captain Juan Ruiz de Villafuerte to the conquest of the Yopelgugos 
and, later, to that of the Chontales. 14 For these reasons he was given in 
encomienda the town of Malcaltepec in Oaxaca, which was taken from 
him at the request of the Marqués because it was subject to Tehuantepec. 
He now has a few Indians in Nueva Galicia, granted to him by Francisco 
Vázquez when they were given up by Costanza Sarmiento. He is married 
and has nine children; he is poor because the aforesaid Indians are poor 
themselves and of little profit, as will be seen from the visitation. 
