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which Don Pedro de Alvarado was riding fell, and he was killed. With 
great difficulty we reached Guadalajara, where the Indians burned the 
church, robbed us of all that we had and compelled us to fortify ourselves 
in a house, where we endured great hardships. The gathering of Indians 
was so large that it was necessary for his Excellency, the viceroy, Don 
Antonio de Mendoza, to go, as he did, with a very large army to conquer 
and pacify them. This was accomplished at the expense of much trouble 
and danger, and the lives of Spaniards and Indians who went with him. 
In the fighting that took place I was very badly wounded, especially in the 
head. As a result I was left so very weak and ill that I constantly have 
vertigoes and pains in the head, all of which are caused by my wounds... . 
[And he asks that he be granted an allotment of Indians, etc.—F. R. B.] 
Evidence received in the royal Audiencia of New Spain, on petition of 
Juan de Paladinas; it goes before his Majesty. [15Ó0.] 
Sacred Catholic Imperial Majesty. On petition of Juan de Paladinas, 
evidence was received in this royal Audiencia as to the time he has been 
in this country and how he has served your Majesty whenever an oppor¬ 
tunity has offered—especially in the expedition to Cibola—so that he 
might apply with it to your Majesty and beg that he be favored with some 
office or tract of land and other things with which he may support himself. 
Besides the evidence which was received upon his petition, this was taken 
officially, by which it appears that Juan de Paladinas has been in this 
country more than twenty-five years; that he was in the province of Cibola 
in the service of your Majesty with Governor Francisco Vasquez de 
Coronado; and that on the expedition he served in the office given to him 
and his wife of caring for the sick and doing other good works. He lives 
at present in this city by the exercise of his trade as tailor. Since he is poor 
perhaps your Majesty will be pleased to grant him the favor. 
Doctor Horosco —Doctor Vasco de Puga. 28 
[Other signatures illegible. —F. R. B.] 
In the City of Mexico, the sixth day of June, 1560, the right honorable 
Doctor Puga, his Majesty’s oidor in the royal Audiencia of New Spain, 
caused to appear before him in the presence of myself, Agustín Pinto, 
official clerk for his Majesty, Juan Gómez de Salazar, resident of this 
city, from whom his Grace took and received the oath. . . . He said that 
what he knows about the matter is that it may be twenty years ago—rather 
more than less—that the expedition was ordered in this city to go to 
Cibola, and that this witness went with Francisco Vásquez Coronado and 
travelled all through the expedition. At the same time Juan de Paladinas 
went from this city with the said general, taking his arms, horses, servants, 
and personal equipment at his own expense, and served well on the expe¬ 
dition, like a good soldier, and in everything that he was ordered and 
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