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acquaintance with the said Don Juan de Porras y Ulloa, in view of it, 
and being persuaded and invited by the said Fray Juan Bautista de 
Molinedo, came to render obedience to his Majesty and to the said señor 
viceroy in his name, and the said Don Juan de Porras y Ulloa received 
them as guests in his house, where he had them more than four months, 
entertaining them, giving them food, and curing them of some ailments, 
the better to attract them to the profession of the evangelical law, and 
the obedience and service of the royal Majesty. . . . 
IV. . . . That, the said captains having given for themselves and in 
the name of all their allies obedience to the said señor viceroy in the name 
of his Majesty, the said señor viceroy received them with much kindness, 
entertaining them, caressing them, and giving them clothing for them¬ 
selves and their wives and money and horses with which to return to 
their country. With this the said Indian captains, appreciating the favor 
which had been shown them, returned to their countries with signs of 
great satisfaction, recognizing the favor and benefit which they had re¬ 
ceived and expected to receive. . . . 
V. . . . That, the said captains having returned to their countries, they 
convoked all the Indians of their band and of the neighboring nations and 
told them of the favor which they had received, and what a good thing 
it would be for all of them to be Christians and subjects of his Majesty 
and submit to peace; and they all agreed to it. . . . 
VI. . . . That by order of the said señor viceroy the said father Fray 
Juan Bautista de Molinedo went again to visit the said province and 
countries to find out whether the Indians were persevering in their good 
intention, as well as to mark out the places where it would be suitable to 
place towns and convents for the habitation of the Indians; and the said 
father Fray Juan Bautista, having gone to visit the country for the said 
purpose, found the said four captains, who were waiting for him and the 
said Don Juan de Porras y Ulloa in order to congregate at the place that 
should be pointed out to them. In company with the said father Fray 
Juan Bautista they went over all the said country until they reached the 
province called El Jaumave, which is a very large province with many 
people, and the Indians there, because of the information which they had 
already received and that which had been given them by the said four 
captains, received with much pleasure the said father Fray Juan Bautista, 
saying that they also wished to be Christians and subjects of his Majes¬ 
ty. ... 
VII. . . . That, the said Fray Juan Bautista de Molinedo having 
returned with the account and evidence of what is related above, it was 
ordered by the most excellent señor viceroy that a convent of Franciscan 
friars should be founded in the place called Rio Verde so that the Mas- 
corros Indians and the other nations of their alliance might congregate 
there, giving to the said Don Juan de Porras y Ulloa the command of 
captain and commission for the building of the convent that was to be 
made; in the fulfillment of which Fray Juan Bautista, and Don Juan de 
Porras y Ulloa went with the said [Indians] to the said place without any 
provision for defense, and with no other arms than those of love and the 
good treatment that they have always used with the said Indians, which 
