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Notes 
59 See above, note 54. 
60 Ibid. 
61 See above, note 29. 
62 The decree in question was issued on June 23. See preceding document. 
63 See above, note 54. 
64 That is, a ship sailing alone and apart from the regular fleet, or dota. 
65 See above, note 54. 
66 Ibid. 
67 Ibid. 
68 See above, note 54. 
69 Reference is evidently to the charges filed by the colonists who abandoned New 
Mexico in the course of Oñate’s expedition to Quivira. See Introduction, this volume, 
p. 212. 
70 Elsewhere the form “Donis" is found. 
71 Alvaro Manrique de Zuñiga, Marquis of Villamanrique, was viceroy of New Spain 
from 1585 until 1590. 
72 A brief summary of the items composing the wardrobe of Don Luís de Velasco 
based upon the document printed herein for the first time, is in Bolton, Spanish Border¬ 
lands (New Haven, 1921), pp. 171-172. 
73 This is evidently a corruption, probably of sicut sanguine innocenti. 
74 In ancient times this sort of short lance was a distinguishing mark of a captain.— 
N. V. S. 
75 Sacapelota : an ancient instrument for extracting balls.—N. V. S. 
76 It was formerly the particular function of the sergeant to carry a halberd.— 
N. V. S. 
77 The estradiotes (probably from the Greek word stratiotes ) were a body of light 
cavalry, who had special equipment of their own—saddles, cushioned fore and aft, and 
with long stirrups, in which they rode stiff-legged.—N. V. S. 
78 The bridles used by the estradiote cavalry, probably with long reins.—N. V. S. 
79 A la Valona: in the Walloon style, probably from the Walloons formerly employed 
as royal guards.—N. V. S. 
80 According to Bolton ( Spanish Exploration, p. 200) the Río Salado was what is now 
called the Pecos; another name for the present Pecos was Río de las Vacas {op. cit., 
p. 189), these vacas being vacas de cíbola , or buffalos. 
81 Permission for Luis de Velasco to leave New Mexico was, according to the date 
of the present document, granted during the absence of Oñate in Quivira. See Bolton, 
op. cit., p. 265. 
82 It was formerly the custom to throw a veil over the bride and bridegroom at the 
nuptial mass.—N. V. S. 
83 See above, note 82. 
84 Generales de la ley: objections made by the law to witnesses, such as minor age, 
friendship or relationship with the parties, enmity toward them, or personal interest 
in the case (Escriche). —N. V. S. 
85 In fasce eclesie: probably a corruption of the Latin phrase in facie ecclcsiae. 
86 Juan de Mendoza y Luna, Marquis of Montesclaros, was viceroy from 1603 until 
1607. 
87 See above, note 82. 
88 Martin Enriquez de Almanza was viceroy from 1568 until 1580. 
89 Luis de Velasco, the Marquis of Salinas, was viceroy for a second term from 1607 
until 1611. 
90 Very likely the “ fifth ” was meant. 
91 In verbo sacerdotis: a Latin phrase which might be freely translated as “in the 
words of a priest ”. 
92 See above, note 86. 
93 Moco occurs where viejo evidently is meant.—N. V. S. 
94 The holder of a form of endowed professorship. For details see H. I. Priestley, 
“The Old University of Mexico ”, in University of California Chronicle, XXI. 8. 
95 See abqve, note 91. 
