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bility for the sum involved shall be considered ended and their accounts 
accepted. 
Item: Anything else necessary for the said repartimientos shall be 
supplied by his Majesty’s treasury officials, as is done in the other reparti¬ 
mientos of Indians which are incorporated unto the crown, and such 
things shall not be provided by the said Gonzalo López nor by any other 
person for him. 
Item: This said contract and all the articles in it contained shall be 
compiled within their entirety, in respect to Gonzalo López, his heirs, 
securities, or any one who may hold his or their power of attorney, and, 
in conformity with his Majesty’s cédula duly drawn, the viceroy, presi¬ 
dent and oidores , alcaldes mayores of the royal Audiencia of Nueva 
Galicia, and all other justices of the said provinces shall see that these 
articles are kept and fulfilled, in spite of whatever laws, ordinances, 
pragmatics, usages, or customs may be invoked against them. And 
all such laws and customs his Majesty hereby revokes in so far as they con¬ 
cern this contract, but in nothing else. And if this contract is not fulfilled 
no prejudice shall be wrought thereby to the said Gonzalo López, his 
heirs, nor securities, through his failure to return to the said provinces of 
New Spain within the term specified or its extensions, or for not having 
given the securities as commanded, in so far as he fails to do so with 
respect to this contract which he makes with his Majesty, provided such 
failure is not his fault. And as a guarantee that he would upon his part 
comply with all the foregoing as contained in this capitulation, the said 
Gonzalo López obligated his person and his goods, both chattels and real 
estate in his actual or future possession, and gave full power to any and 
all justices of his Majesty to see that this capitulation should be kept and 
fulfilled. In witness whereof he executed this capitulation before Diego 
de Encinas, notary of his Majesty, and the undersigned witnesses, the 
instrument being dated and executed in the villa of Madrid, the court and 
royal council of his Majesty being there, on January 29, 1567. Present 
as witnesses were Francisco de Galvez, Francisco de Valmaseda, and 
Damián de la Serna, they being in Madrid. And the said contracting 
party signed it with his name, to all of which I take oath, and that I know 
Gonzalo López. Drawn before me, Diego de Encinas. And I, Diego de 
Encinas, the aforesaid notary, concluded that which has been said, to¬ 
gether with the said witnesses, and had it written as it occurred in my 
presence. And finally I here affixed this my sign and signature, doing so 
in witness of the truth. Diego de Encinas. 
Whereas it is our pleasure that the foregoing contract and capitulation 
as above incorporated shall be kept and fulfilled I command that you do so 
keep and fulfill it and have it kept and fulfilled in every particular and in 
its entirety as prescribed in it. And in compliance therewith you will at 
once incorporate unto our royal crown the repartimiento and town of 
Indians named Ysbabitu in the valley of Culiacán, the town of Tapira, 
with three farms near the said town, and the towns of Toperi, Bavame, 
Bitaremi, Cobaltama, Nabolama, Quicerey, Cuno, Miramaya, Taracoato, 
Tenebama, Baustacama, Badarami, Babeteme, Ovaxania, Aristo, and 
Tedomo, which the said Gonzalo López has held in encomienda in the 
