A
RELATION
OF
SVCH
THINGS
,
AS
DON
FERDINANDO
DE
SOTO
,
the
Adelantado
of
Florida
passed
in
seeking
to
conquer
the
said
Countrey
:
wherein
is
declared
who
he
was
,
and
what
some
of
them
were
that
went
with
him
:
and
some
particulars
and
diuersities
of
the
Countrie
,
and
whatsoeuer
they
saw
and
happened
vnto
them
in
the
same
.
CHAP.
I.
Which
declareth
who
Don
Ferdinando
de
Soto
was
,
and
how
he
got
the
gouernment
of
Florida
.
CAptaine
Soto
was
the
son
of
a
Squire
of
Xerez
of
Badaioz
.
He
went
into
the
Spanish
Indies
,
when
Peter
Arias
of
Auila
was
Gouernour
of
the
West
Indies
:
And
there
he
was
without
any
thing
else
of
his
owne
,
saue
his
sword
and
target
:
and
for
his
good
qualities
and
valour
,
Peter
Arias
made
him
Captaine
of
a
troope
of
horsemen
,
and
by
his
commandement
hee
went
with
Fernando
Pizarro
to
the
conquest
of
Peru
:
where
(
as
many
persons
of
credit
reported
,
which
were
there
present
)
as
well
at
the
taking
of
Atabalipa
,
Lord
of
Peru
,
as
at
the
assault
of
the
citie
of
Cusco
,
and
in
all
other
places
where
they
found
resistance
,
wheresoeuer
hee
was
present
,
hee
passed
all
other
Captaines
and
principall
persons
.
For
which
cause
,
besides
his
part
of
the
treasure
of
Atabalipa
,
he
had
a
good
share
:
whereby
in
time
he
gathered
an
hundred
and
fourescore
thousand
Duckets
together
,
with
that
which
fell
to
his
part
:
which
he
brought
into
Spaine
:
whereof
the
Emperour
borrowed
a
certaine
part
,
which
he
repaied
againe
with
60000
Rials
of
plate
in
the
rent
of
the
silkes
of
Granada
,
and
all
the
rest
was
deliuered
him
in
the
Contractation
house
of
Siuil
.
He
tooke
seruants
,
to
wit
,
a
Steward
,
a
Gentleman
Vsher
,
Pages
,
a
Gentleman
of
the
Horse
,
a
Chamberlaine
,
Lakies
,
and
al
other
officers
that
the
house
of
a
Noble
man
requireth
.
From
Siuil
hee
went
to
the
Court
,
and
in
the
Court
,
there
accompanied
him
Iohn
Danusco
of
Siuil
,
and
Lewis
Moscoso
D'aluarado
,
Nunno
de
Touar
,
and
Iohn
Rodriguez
Lobillo
.
Except
Iohn
Danusco
,
all
the
rest
came
with
him
from
Peru
:
and
euery
one
of
them
brought
fourteene
or
fifteene
thousand
Duckets
:
all
of
them
went
well
and
costly
apparrelled
.
And
although
Soto
of
his
owne
nature
was
not
liberall
,
yet
because
that
was
the
first
time
that
hee
was
to
shew
himselfe
in
the
Court
,
he
spent
frankely
,
and
went
accompanied
with
those
which
I
haue
named
,
and
with
his
seruants
,
and
many
other
which
resorted
vnto
him
.
Hee
married
with
Donna
Isabella
de
Bouadilla
,
daughter
of
Peter
Arias
of
Auila
,
Earle
of
Punno
en
Rostro
.
The
Emperour
made
him
the
Gouernor
of
the
Isle
of
Cuba
,
and
Adelantado
or
President
of
Florida
;
with
a
title
of
Marques
of
certaine
part
of
the
lands
,
that
he
should
conquer
.
CHAP.
II.
How
Cabeça
de
Vaca
came
to
the
Court
,
and
gaue
relation
of
the
Countrie
of
Florida
:
And
of
the
Companie
that
was
assembled
in
Siuil
to
goe
with
Don
Ferdinando
de
Soto
.
WHen
Don
Ferdinando
had
obtained
the
gouernment
,
there
came
a
Gentleman
from
the
Indies
to
the
Court
,
named
Cabeça
de
Vaca
,
which
had
been
with
the
Gouernor
Pamphilo
de
Naruaez
which
died
in
Florida
,
who
reported
that
Naruaez
was
cast
away
at
sea
with
all
the
companie
that
went
with
him
.
And
how
he
with
foure
more
escaped
and
arriued
in
Nueua
Espanna
:
Also
he
brought
a
relation
in
writing
of
that
which
hee
had
seene
in
Florida
;
which
said
in
some
places
:
In
such
a
place
I
haue
seene
this
;
and
the
rest
which
here
I
saw
,
I
leaue
to
conferre
of
betweene
his
Maiestie
and
my selfe
.
Generally
he
reported
the
miserie
of
the
Countrie
,
and
the
troubles
which
hee
passed
:
and
hee
told
some
of
his
kinsfolke
,
which
were
desirous
to
goe
into
the
Indies
,
and
vrged
him
very
much
to
tell
them
whether
he
had
seene
any
rich
country
in
Florida
,
that
he
might
not
tell
them
,
because
hee
and
another
,
whose
name
was
Orantes
,
(
who
remained
in
Nueua
Espanna
with
purpose
to
returne
into
Florida
:
for
which
intent
hee
came
into
Spaine
to
beg
the
gouernment
thereof
of
the
Emperour
)
had
sworne
not
to
discouer
some
of
those
things
which
they
had
seene
,
because
no
man
should
preuent
them
in
begging
the
same
:
And
hee
informed
them
,
That
it
was
the
richest
Countrie
of
the
world
.
Don
Ferdinando
de
Soto
was
very
desirous
to
haue
him
with
him
,
and
made
him
a
fauourable
offer
:
and
after
they
were
agreed
,
because
Soto
gaue
him
not
a
summe
of
money
which
he
demanded
to
buy
a
ship
,
they
broke
off
againe
.
Baltasar
de
Gallegos
,
and
Christopher
de
Spindola
,
the
kinsemen
of
Cabeça
de
Vaca
,
told
him
,
that
for
that
which
hee
had
imparted
to
them
,
they
were
resolued
to
passe
with
Soto
into
Florida
,
and
th●●efore
they
prayed
him
to
aduise
them
what
they
were
best
to
doe
.
Cabeça
de
Vaca
told
them
,
that
the
cause
why
he
went
not
with
Soto
was
,
because
hee
hoped
to
beg
another
gouernment
,
and
that
hee
was
loth
to
goe
vnder
the
command
of
another
:
and
that
hee
came
to
beg
the
conquest
of
Florida
:
but
seeing
Don
Ferdinando
de
Soto
had
gotten
it
alreadie
,
for
his
othes
sake
hee
might
tell
them
nothing
of
that
which
they
would
know
:
but
hee
counselled
them
to
sell
their
goods
and
goe
with
him
,
and
that
in
so
doing
they
should
doe
well
.
Assoone
as
he
had
opportunitie
hee
spake
with
the
Emperour
,
and
related
vnto
him
whatsoeuer
hee
had
passed
and
seene
,
and
come
to
vnderstand
.
Of
this
relation
made
by
word
of
mouth
to
the
Emperour
,
the
Marques
of
Astorga
had
notice
,
and
forthwith
determined
to
send
with
Don
Ferdinando
de
Soto
his
brother
Don
Antonio
Osorio
:
&
with
him
two
kinsmen
of
his
prepared
themselues
,
to
wit
,
Francis
Osorio
,
and
Garcia
Osorio
.
Don
Antonio
dispossessed
himselfe
of
60000
Rials
of
rent
which
hee
held
by
the
Church
:
and
Francis
Osorio
of
a
town
of
Vassals
,
which
he
had
in
the
Countrie
de
Campos
.
And
they
made
their
Rendezuous
with
the
Adelantado
in
Siuil
.
The
like
did
Nunnez
de
Touar
,
and
Lewis
de
Moscoso
,
and
Iohn
Rodriguez
Lobillo
,
each
of
whom
had
brought
from
Peru
fourteene
or
fifteene
thousand
Duckets
.
Lewis
de
Moscoso
carried
with
him
two
brethren
:
there
went
also
Don
Carlos
,
which
had
married
the
Gouernours
Neece
,
and
tooke
her
with
him
.
From
Badaioz
there
went
Peter
Calderan
,
and
three
kinsemen
of
the
Adelantado
,
to
wit
,
Arias
Tinoco
,
Alfonso
Romo
,
and
Diego
Tinoco
.
And
as
Lewis
de
Moscoso
passed
through
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Eluas
is
a
Citie
in
Portugal
.
Eluas
,
Andrew
de
Vasconcelos
spake
with
him
,
and
requested
him
to
speake
to
Don
Ferdinando
de
Soto
concerning
him
,
and
deliuered
him
certaine
warrants
which
he
had
receiued
from
the
Marques
of
Villa
real
,
wherein
he
gaue
him
the
Captaineship
of
Ceuta
in
Barbarie
,
that
he
might
shew
them
vnto
him
.
And
the
Adelantado
saw
them
;
and
was
informed
who
hee
was
,
and
wrote
vnto
him
,
that
hee
would
fauour
him
in
all
things
,
and
by
al
meanes
,
and
would
giue
him
a
charge
of
men
in
Florida
.
And
from
Eluas
went
Andrew
de
Vasconcelos
,
and
Fernan
Pegado
,
Antonio
Martinez
Segurado
,
Men
Roiz
Pereira
,
Iohn
Cordero
,
Stephen
Pegado
,
Benedict
Fernandez
,
and
Aluaro
Fernandez
.
And
out
of
Salamanca
,
and
Iaen
,
and
Valencia
,
and
Albuquerque
,
and
from
other
partes
of
Spaine
,
many
people
of
Noble
birth
assembled
at
Siuil
:
insomuch
that
in
Saint
Lucar
many
men
of
good
account
which
had
sold
their
goods
remained
behind
for
want
of
shipping
,
wheras
for
other
known
and
rich
Countries
,
they
are
wont
to
want
men
:
and
this
fell
out
by
occasion
of
that
which
Cabeça
de
Vaca
told
the
Emperour
,
and
informed
such
persons
as
hee
had
conference
withall
touching
the
State
of
that
Countrie
.
Soto
made
him
great
offers
:
and
being
agreed
to
goe
with
him
(
as
I
haue
said
before
)
because
he
would
not
giue
him
monie
to
pay
for
a
ship
,
which
he
had
bought
,
they
brake
off
,
&
he
went
for
Gouernour
to
the
Riuer
of
Plate
.
Christoper
de
Spindola
,
and
Baltasar
de
Gallegos
went
with
Soto
.
Baltasar
de
Gallegos
sold
houses
and
vineyards
,
and
rent
corne
,
and
ninetie
rankes
of
Oliue
trees
in
the
Xarafe
of
Siuil
:
Hee
had
the
office
of
Alcalde
Mayor
,
and
tooke
his
wife
with
him
:
And
there
went
also
many
other
persons
of
account
with
the
President
,
and
had
the
offices
following
by
great
friendship
,
because
they
were
offices
desired
of
many
:
to
wit
,
Antonie
de
Biedma
was
Factor
,
Iohn
Danusco
was
Auditor
,
and
Iohn
Gaytan
nephew
to
the
Cardinall
of
Ciguenza
had
the
office
of
Treasurer
.
CHAP.
III.
How
the
Portugales
went
to
Siuil
,
and
from
thence
to
S.
Lucar
:
he
appointed
Captaines
ouer
the
ships
,
and
distributed
the
people
which
were
to
goe
in
them
.
THe
Portugales
departed
from
Eluas
the
15.
of
Ianuarie
,
and
came
to
Siuil
the
19.
of
the
same
moneth
,
and
went
to
the
lodging
of
the
Gouernor
,
and
entred
into
a
court
,
ouer
the
which
were
certaine
galleries
where
hee
was
,
who
came
downe
and
receiued
them
at
the
staires
,
whereby
they
went
vp
into
the
galleries
:
when
he
was
come
vp
,
he
commanded
chaires
to
be
giuen
them
to
sit
on
.
And
Andrew
de
Vasconcelos
told
him
who
hee
and
the
other
Portugales
were
,
and
how
they
all
were
come
to
accompany
him
,
and
serue
him
in
his
voiage
.
He
gaue
him
thanks
,
and
made
shew
of
great
contentment
for
his
comming
and
offer
.
And
the
table
being
alreadie
laid
he
inuited
them
to
dinner
.
And
being
at
dinner
he
commanded
his
steward
to
seeke
a
lodging
for
them
neere
vnto
his
owne
,
where
they
might
bee
lodged
.
The
Adelantado
departed
from
Siuil
to
Saint
Lucar
with
al
the
people
which
were
to
goe
with
him
:
And
he
commanded
a
muster
to
be
made
,
at
the
which
the
Portugales
shewed
themselues
armed
in
verie
bright
armour
,
and
the
Castellans
very
gallant
with
silke
vpon
silke
,
with
many
pinkings
and
cuts
.
The
Gouernour
,
because
these
brauaries
in
such
an
action
did
not
like
him
,
commanded
that
they
should
muster
another
day
,
and
euery
one
should
come
foorth
with
his
armour
:
at
the
which
the
Portugales
came
as
at
the
first
armed
with
very
good
armour
.
The
Gouernour
placed
them
in
order
neere
vnto
the
standard
which
the
ensigne-bearer
carried
.
The
Castellanes
for
the
most
part
did
weare
very
bad
and
rustie
shirts
of
maile
,
and
all
of
them
headpeeces
and
steele
cappes
,
and
very
bad
lances
.
And
some
of
them
sought
to
come
among
the
Portugales
.
So
those
passed
and
were
counted
and
enroled
,
which
Soto
liked
and
accepted
of
,
and
did
accompanie
him
into
Florida
;
which
were
in
all
sixe
hundred
men
.
CHAP.
IV.
How
the
Adelantado
with
his
people
departed
from
Spaine
,
and
came
to
the
Canaries
,
and
afterward
to
the
Antiles
.
IN
the
yeere
of
our
Lord
1538.
in
the
moneth
of
Aprill
,
the
Adelantado
deliuered
his
shippes
to
the
Captaines
which
were
to
goe
in
them
:
and
tooke
for
himselfe
a
new
ship
,
and
good
of
saile
,
and
gaue
another
to
Andrew
de
Vasconcelos
,
in
which
the
Portugales
went
:
hee
went
ouer
the
barre
of
S.
Lucar
on
Sunday
being
S.
Lazarus
day
,
in
the
morning
,
of
the
moneth
and
yeere
aforesaid
,
with
great
ioy
,
commanding
his
trumpets
to
be
sounded
,
and
many
shots
of
the
ordinance
to
be
discharged
.
Hee
sailed
foure
daies
with
a
prosperous
wind
;
and
suddenly
it
calmed
:
the
calmes
continued
eight
daies
with
swelling
seas
,
in
such
wise
,
that
wee
made
no
way
.
The
15.
day
after
his
departure
from
S.
Lucar
,
hee
came
to
Gomera
,
one
of
the
Canaries
,
on
Easter
day
in
the
morning
.
The
Earle
of
that
Island
was
apparrelled
all
in
white
,
cloke
,
ierkin
,
hose
,
shooes
,
and
cappe
,
so
that
hee
seemed
a
Lord
of
the
Gypses
.
He
receiued
the
Gouernour
with
much
ioy
:
hee
was
well
lodged
,
and
all
the
rest
had
their
lodgings
gratis
,
and
gat
great
store
of
victuals
for
their
monie
,
as
bread
,
wine
and
flesh
:
and
they
tooke
what
was
needfull
for
their
ships
:
and
the
Sunday
following
,
eight
daies
after
their
arriuall
,
they
departed
from
the
Isle
of
Gomera
.
The
Earle
gaue
to
Donna
Isabella
the
Adelantados
wife
a
bastard
daughter
that
hee
had
to
bee
her
waiting
maid
.
They
arriued
at
the
Antilles
,
in
the
Isle
of
Cuba
,
at
the
port
of
the
City
of
Sant
Iago
vpon
Whitsunday
.
Assone
as
they
came
thither
,
a
Gentleman
of
the
Citie
sent
to
the
sea
side
a
very
faire
roan
horse
and
well
furnished
for
the
Gouernour
,
and
a
mule
for
Donna
Isabella
:
and
all
the
horsemen
and
footemen
that
were
in
the
towne
came
to
receiue
him
at
the
sea-side
.
The
Gouernour
was
well
lodged
,
visited
,
and
serued
of
all
the
inhabitants
of
that
Citie
,
and
all
his
companie
had
their
lodgings
freely
:
those
which
desired
to
goe
into
the
countrie
,
were
diuided
by
foure
and
foure
,
and
sixe
and
sixe
in
the
farmes
or
granges
,
according
to
the
abilitie
of
the
owners
of
the
farmes
,
and
were
furnished
by
them
with
all
things
necessary
.
CHAP.
V.
Of
the
inhabitants
which
are
in
the
Citie
of
S.
Iago
,
and
in
the
other
townes
of
the
Island
:
and
of
the
qualitie
of
the
soile
,
and
fruites
that
it
yeeldeth
.
THe
Citie
of
S.
Iago
hath
fourescore
houses
which
are
great
and
well
contriued
.
The
most
part
haue
their
walles
made
of
bords
,
&
are
couered
with
thatch
;
it
hath
some
houses
builded
with
lime
&
stone
,
and
couered
with
tiles
.
It
hath
great
Orchards
and
many
trees
in
them
,
differing
from
those
of
Spaine
:
there
be
figgetrees
which
beare
figges
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Erua
babosa
.
Aloetree
:
they
are
of
a
very
good
smell
and
exceeding
good
taste
.
Other
trees
do
beare
a
fruit
,
Iago
,
Baracôa
,
Bayamo
,
Puerto
de
Principes
,
S.
Espirito
,
and
Hauana
.
Euery
one
hath
betweene
30.
and
40.
households
,
except
S.
Iago
and
Hauana
,
which
haue
about
60.
or
80.
houses
.
They
haue
Churches
in
each
of
them
,
and
a
Chaplen
which
confesseth
them
and
saith
Masse
.
In
S.
Iago
is
a
Monasterie
of
Franciscan
Friers
:
it
hath
but
few
Friers
,
and
is
well
prouided
of
almes
,
because
the
countrie
is
rich
:
The
Church
of
S.
Iago
hath
honest
reuenew
,
and
there
is
a
Curat
and
Prebends
and
many
Priests
,
as
the
Church
of
that
Citie
,
which
is
the
chiefe
of
all
the
Island
.
There
is
in
this
countrie
much
gold
,
and
few
slaues
to
get
it
:
For
many
haue
made
away
themselues
,
because
of
the
Christians
euill
vsage
of
them
in
the
mines
.
A
steward
of
Vasques
Porcallo
,
CHAP.
VI.
How
the
Gouernour
sent
Donna
Isabella
with
the
ships
to
Hauana
,
and
he
with
some
of
his
people
went
thither
by
land
.
THe
Gouernour
sent
from
S.
Iago
his
Nephew
Don
Carlos
with
the
ships
in
company
of
Donna
Isabella
to
tarrie
for
him
at
Hauana
,
which
is
an
hauen
in
the
West
part
toward
the
head
of
the
Island
,
180.
leagues
from
the
Citie
of
Saint
Iago
.
The
Gouernour
and
those
which
staied
with
him
bought
horses
and
proceeded
on
their
iournie
.
The
first
towne
they
came
vnto
was
Bayamo
:
Puerto
dellos
principes
Puerto
dellos
principes
the
Gouernour
went
to
the
house
of
Vasques
Porcallo
by
sea
in
a
bote
,
(
for
it
was
neere
the
sea
)
to
know
there
some
newes
of
Donna
Isabella
,
which
at
that
instant
(
as
afterward
was
knowne
)
was
in
great
distresse
,
in
so
much
that
the
ships
lost
one
another
:
and
two
of
them
fell
on
the
coast
of
Florida
,
and
all
of
them
endured
great
want
of
water
and
victuals
.
When
the
storme
was
ouer
,
they
met
together
,
without
knowing
where
they
were
:
in
the
end
they
descried
the
Cape
of
S.
Anton
,
Donna
Isabella
.
And
those
which
went
by
land
,
which
were
one
hundred
and
fiftie
horsemen
,
being
diuided
into
two
parts
,
because
they
would
not
oppresse
the
inhabitants
,
trauelled
by
S.
Espirito
,
which
is
60.
leagues
from
Puerto
dellos
principes
.
The
food
which
they
carried
with
them
was
Caçabe
bread
,
which
is
that
whereof
I
made
mention
before
:
and
it
is
of
such
a
qualitie
,
that
if
it
be
wet
,
it
breaketh
presently
,
whereby
it
happened
to
some
to
eate
flesh
without
bread
for
many
daies
.
They
carried
dogges
with
them
,
and
a
man
of
the
Country
,
which
did
hunt
;
&
by
the
way
,
or
where
they
were
to
lodge
that
night
,
they
killed
as
many
hogges
as
they
needed
.
In
this
iournie
they
were
well
prouided
of
beefe
and
porke
:
And
they
were
greatly
troubled
with
Muskitos
,
especially
in
a
lake
,
which
is
called
the
mere
of
Pia
,
which
they
had
much
adoe
to
passe
from
noone
till
night
,
the
water
might
be
some
halfe
league
ouer
,
and
to
be
swome
about
a
crossebow
shot
,
the
rest
came
to
the
waste
,
and
they
waded
vp
to
the
knees
in
the
mire
,
and
in
the
bottome
were
cockle
shels
,
which
cut
their
feete
very
sore
;
in
such
sort
,
that
there
was
neither
boote
nor
shooe
sole
that
was
hole
at
halfe
way
.
Their
clothes
and
saddels
were
passed
in
baskets
of
Palme
trees
.
Passing
this
lake
,
stripped
out
of
their
clothes
,
there
came
many
muskitos
,
vpon
whose
biting
there
arose
a
wheale
that
smarted
very
much
:
they
strooke
them
with
their
hands
,
and
with
the
blowe
which
they
gaue
they
killed
so
many
,
that
the
blood
did
runne
downe
the
armes
and
bodies
of
the
men
.
That
night
they
rested
very
little
for
them
,
and
other
nights
also
in
the
like
places
and
times
.
They
came
to
Santo
Espirito
,
la
Trinidad
Diego
Velasques
went
to
conquer
it
,
and
from
thence
discouered
new
Spaine
:
And
this
Christian
which
was
with
the
Indians
did
pacifie
them
,
and
brought
them
to
the
obedience
and
subiection
of
the
Gouernour
.
From
this
towne
della
Trinidad
vnto
Hauana
Hauana
Iohn
Dannusco
with
a
carauele
&
two
brigantines
with
50.
men
to
discouer
the
hauen
of
Florida
;
and
from
thence
hee
brought
two
Indians
,
which
he
tooke
vpon
the
coast
,
wherewith
(
aswell
because
they
might
be
necessarie
for
guides
and
for
interpretours
,
as
because
they
said
by
signes
that
there
was
much
gold
in
Florida
)
the
Gouernour
and
all
the
companie
receiued
much
contentment
,
and
longed
for
the
houre
of
their
departure
,
thinking
in
himselfe
that
this
was
the
richest
Countrie
,
that
vnto
that
day
had
been
discouered
.
CHAP.
VII
.
How
we
departed
from
Hauana
,
and
ariued
in
Florida
,
and
of
such
things
as
happened
vnto
vs
.
BEfore
our
departure
,
the
Gouernour
depriued
Nunno
de
Touar
of
the
office
of
Captaine
Generall
,
&
gaue
it
to
Porcallo
de
Figueroa
,
an
inhabitant
of
Cuba
,
which
was
a
meane
that
the
shippes
were
well
furnished
with
victuals
:
for
he
gaue
a
great
many
loads
of
Casabe
bread
,
and
manie
hogges
.
The
Gouernour
tooke
away
this
office
from
Nonno
de
Touar
,
because
hee
had
fallen
in
loue
with
the
daughter
of
the
Earle
of
Gomera
,
Donna
Isabellas
waighting
maid
,
who
,
though
his
office
were
taken
from
him
,
(
to
returne
againe
to
the
Gouernours
fauour
)
though
she
were
with
child
by
him
,
yet
tooke
her
to
his
wife
,
and
went
with
Soto
into
Florida
.
The
Gouernour
left
Donna
Isabella
in
Hauana
;
and
with
her
remained
the
wife
of
Don
Carlos
,
and
the
wiues
of
Baltasar
de
Gallegos
,
and
of
Nonno
de
Touar
.
And
hee
left
for
his
Lieutenant
a
Gentleman
of
Hauana
,
called
Iohn
de
Roias
,
for
the
gouernment
of
the
Island
.
de
Pasca
de
Spirito
Santo
,
(
which
we
call
Whitson
Sonday
,
)
they
saw
the
land
of
Florida
;
Vasques
Porcallo
with
other
7.
Luys
de
Moscoso
,
Master
of
the
Campe
set
the
men
in
order
,
the
horsemen
in
three
squadrons
,
the
Vantgard
,
the
Batallion
,
and
the
Rerewarde
:
and
so
they
marched
that
day
,
and
the
day
following
,
compassing
great
Creekes
which
came
out
of
the
Bay
:
They
came
to
the
towne
of
Vcita
,
Vasques
Porcallo
,
and
Luys
de
Moscoso
:
and
in
others
that
were
in
the
middest
of
the
towne
,
was
the
chiefe
Alcalde
or
Iustice
,
Baltasar
de
Gallegos
lodged
;
and
in
the
same
houses
was
set
in
a
place
by
it selfe
,
al
the
prouision
that
came
in
the
ships
:
the
other
houses
and
the
Church
were
broken
down
,
and
euery
three
or
foure
souldiers
made
a
little
cabin
wherein
they
lodged
.
The
Countrie
round
about
was
very
fennie
,
and
encombred
with
great
and
hie
trees
.
The
Gouernor
commanded
to
fel
the
woods
a
crossebow
shot
round
about
the
towne
,
that
the
horses
might
runne
,
and
the
Christians
might
haue
the
aduantage
of
the
Indians
,
if
by
chance
they
should
set
vpon
them
by
night
.
In
the
waies
and
places
conuenient
,
they
had
their
Centinelles
of
footemen
by
two
and
two
in
euery
stand
,
which
did
watch
by
turnes
,
and
the
horsemen
did
visit
them
,
and
were
readie
to
assist
them
,
if
there
were
any
alarme
.
The
Gouernour
made
foure
Captaines
of
the
horsemen
,
and
two
of
the
footemen
.
The
Captaines
of
the
horsemen
were
,
one
of
them
Andrew
de
Vasconcelos
,
and
another
Pedro
Calderan
de
Badaioz
:
and
the
other
two
were
his
kinsemen
,
to
wit
,
Arias
Tinoco
,
and
Alfonso
Romo
,
borne
likewise
in
Badaioz
.
The
Captaines
of
the
footemen
,
the
one
was
Francisco
Maldonado
of
Salamanca
,
and
the
other
Iuan
Rodriguez
Lobillo
.
While
wee
were
in
this
towne
of
Vcita
,
the
two
Indians
,
which
Iohn
Danusco
had
taken
on
that
coast
,
and
the
Gouernor
caried
along
with
him
for
guides
and
interpretours
,
through
carelessenes
of
two
men
,
which
had
the
charge
of
them
,
escaped
away
one
night
.
For
which
the
Gouernour
and
all
the
rest
were
very
sorie
,
for
they
had
alreadie
made
some
roades
,
and
no
Indians
could
bee
taken
,
because
the
countrie
was
full
of
marish
grounds
,
and
in
many
places
full
of
very
hie
and
thicke
woods
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
Of
some
inrodes
that
were
made
into
the
Countrie
:
and
how
there
was
a
Christian
found
,
which
had
bin
long
time
in
the
power
of
an
Indian
Lord
.
FRom
the
towne
of
Vcita
,
the
Gouernour
sent
the
Alcalde
Mayor
,
Baltasar
de
Gallegos
with
40.
horsemen
and
80.
footemen
into
the
Countrie
to
see
if
they
could
take
any
Indians
:
and
the
Captaine
Iohn
Rodriguez
Lobillo
another
way
with
50.
footemen
,
the
most
of
them
were
swordmen
and
targettours
,
and
the
rest
were
shot
and
crossebowmen
.
They
passed
through
a
countrie
full
of
bogges
,
where
horses
could
not
trauell
.
Halfe
a
league
from
the
campe
,
they
lighted
vpon
certaine
cabins
of
Indians
neere
a
Riuer
:
Iohn
Rodriguez
Lobillo
returned
to
the
Campe
with
sixe
men
wounded
,
whereof
one
died
;
and
brought
the
foure
Indian
women
,
which
Baltasar
Gallegos
had
taken
in
the
cabins
or
cotages
.
Two
leagues
from
the
towne
,
comming
into
the
plaine
field
,
he
espied
ten
or
eleuen
Indians
,
among
whom
was
a
Christian
,
which
was
naked
,
and
scorched
with
the
Sunne
,
and
had
his
armes
razed
after
the
manner
of
the
Indians
,
and
differed
nothing
at
all
from
them
.
And
assoone
as
the
horsemen
saw
them
they
ran
toward
them
.
The
Indians
fled
,
and
some
of
them
hid
themselues
in
a
wood
,
and
they
ouertooke
two
or
three
of
them
,
which
were
wounded
:
and
the
Christian
,
seeing
an
horseman
runne
vpon
him
with
his
lance
,
began
to
crie
out
,
Sirs
,
I
am
a
Christian
,
slay
me
not
,
nor
these
Indians
,
for
they
haue
saued
my
life
.
And
straightway
he
called
them
,
and
put
them
out
of
feare
,
and
they
came
foorth
of
the
wood
vnto
them
.
The
horse
men
tooke
both
the
Christian
and
the
Indians
vp
behind
them
;
and
toward
night
came
into
the
Campe
with
much
ioy
:
which
thing
being
knowne
by
the
Gouernour
,
and
them
that
remained
in
the
Campe
,
they
were
receiued
with
the
like
.
CHAP.
IX
.
How
this
Christian
came
to
the
land
of
Florida
,
and
who
he
was
:
and
what
conference
he
had
with
the
Gouernour
.
THis
Christians
name
was
Iohn
Ortiz
,
Pamphilo
de
Naruaez
,
and
returned
in
the
ships
to
the
Island
of
Cuba
,
where
the
wife
of
the
Gouernour
Pamphilo
de
Naruaez
was
:
and
by
his
commandement
with
20.
or
30.
other
in
a
brigandine
returned
backe
againe
to
Florida
:
and
comming
to
the
port
in
the
sight
of
the
towne
,
on
the
shore
they
saw
a
cane
sticking
in
the
ground
,
and
riuen
at
the
top
,
and
a
letter
in
it
:
and
they
beleeued
that
the
Gouernour
had
left
it
there
to
giue
aduertisement
of
himselfe
,
when
he
resolued
to
goe
vp
into
the
land
:
and
they
demanded
it
of
foure
or
fiue
Indians
,
which
walked
along
the
sea
shore
:
and
they
bad
them
by
signes
to
come
on
shore
for
it
:
which
against
the
will
of
the
rest
Iohn
Ortiz
and
another
did
.
And
assoone
as
they
were
on
land
,
from
the
houses
of
the
towne
issued
a
great
number
of
Indians
,
which
compassed
them
about
,
and
tooke
them
in
a
place
where
they
could
not
flee
:
and
the
other
which
sought
to
defend
himselfe
,
they
presentlie
killed
vpon
the
place
,
and
tooke
Iohn
Ortiz
aliue
,
and
carried
him
to
Vcita
their
Lord
.
And
those
of
the
brigandine
sought
not
to
land
,
but
put
themselues
to
sea
,
and
returned
to
the
Island
of
Cuba
.
Vcita
commanded
to
bind
Iohn
Ortiz
hand
and
foote
vpon
foure
stakes
aloft
vpon
a
raft
,
and
to
make
a
fire
vnder
him
,
that
there
he
might
bee
burned
:
But
a
daughter
of
his
desired
him
that
he
would
not
put
him
to
death
,
alleaging
,
that
one
only
Christian
could
do
him
neither
hurt
nor
good
,
telling
him
,
that
it
was
more
for
his
honour
to
keepe
him
as
a
captiue
.
And
Vcita
granted
her
request
,
and
commanded
him
to
be
cured
of
his
wounds
:
and
assoone
as
he
was
whole
,
he
gaue
him
the
charge
of
the
keeping
of
the
Temple
:
because
that
by
night
the
wolues
did
cary
away
the
dead
corpses
out
of
the
same
:
who
commended
himselfe
to
God
and
tooke
vpon
him
the
charge
of
his
temple
.
One
night
the
wolues
gate
from
him
the
corpes
of
a
little
child
,
the
sonne
of
a
principal
Indian
;
and
going
after
them
he
threw
a
darte
at
one
of
the
wolues
and
strooke
him
that
carried
away
the
corps
,
who
feeling
himselfe
wounded
,
left
it
,
and
fell
downe
dead
neere
the
place
:
and
hee
not
woting
what
he
had
done
,
because
it
was
night
,
went
backe
againe
to
the
Temple
:
the
morning
being
come
,
and
finding
not
the
bodie
of
the
child
,
he
was
very
sad
.
Assoone
as
Vcita
knew
thereof
,
he
resolued
to
put
him
to
death
;
and
sent
by
the
tract
,
which
he
said
the
wolues
went
,
and
found
the
bodie
of
the
child
,
and
the
wolfe
dead
a
little
beyond
:
whereat
Vcita
was
much
contented
with
the
Christian
,
and
with
the
watch
which
hee
kept
in
the
Temple
,
and
from
thence
forward
esteemed
him
much
.
Three
yeeres
after
hee
fell
into
his
hands
,
there
came
another
Lord
,
called
Mocoço
,
Iohn
Ortiz
lost
his
office
and
fauour
that
he
had
with
him
.
These
people
being
worshippers
of
the
diuell
,
are
wont
to
offer
vp
vnto
him
the
liues
and
blood
of
their
Indians
,
or
of
any
other
people
they
can
come
by
:
and
they
report
,
that
when
he
will
haue
them
doe
that
sacrifice
vnto
him
,
he
speaketh
with
them
,
and
telleth
them
that
he
is
athirst
,
and
willeth
them
to
sacrifice
vnto
him
.
Iohn
Ortiz
had
notice
by
the
damsell
that
had
deliuered
him
from
the
fire
,
how
her
father
was
determined
to
sacrifice
him
the
day
following
,
who
willed
him
to
flee
to
Mocoço
:
for
shee
knew
that
he
would
vse
him
wel
:
for
she
heard
say
,
that
he
had
asked
for
him
,
and
said
hee
would
bee
glad
to
see
him
:
and
because
he
knew
not
the
way
,
she
went
with
him
halfe
a
league
out
of
the
towne
by
night
,
and
set
him
in
the
way
,
&
returned
,
because
she
would
not
be
discouered
.
Iohn
Ortiz
trauailed
all
that
night
,
and
by
the
morning
came
vnto
a
Riuer
,
Iohn
Ortiz
seeing
himselfe
in
so
great
danger
,
sheilded
himselfe
with
certaine
trees
,
and
began
to
shreeke
out
,
and
crie
very
loud
,
and
to
tell
them
that
he
was
a
Christian
,
and
that
he
was
fled
from
Vcita
,
and
was
come
to
see
and
serue
Mocoço
his
Lord
.
It
pleased
God
that
at
that
very
instant
there
came
thither
an
Indian
that
could
speake
the
language
and
vnderstood
him
;
and
pacified
the
rest
;
who
told
them
what
hee
said
.
Then
ran
from
thence
three
or
foure
Indians
to
beare
the
newes
to
their
Lord
:
who
came
foorth
a
quarter
of
a
league
from
the
towne
to
receiue
him
;
and
was
very
glad
of
him
.
He
caused
him
presently
to
sweare
according
to
the
custome
of
the
Christians
,
that
hee
would
not
run
away
from
him
to
any
other
Lord
:
and
promised
him
to
entreate
him
very
well
;
and
that
if
at
any
time
there
came
any
Christians
into
that
countrie
,
he
would
freely
let
him
goe
,
and
giue
him
leaue
to
goe
to
them
:
and
likewise
tooke
his
oth
to
performe
the
same
according
to
the
Indian
custome
.
About
three
yeeres
after
certaine
Indians
,
which
were
fishing
at
sea
two
leagues
from
the
towne
,
brought
newes
to
Mocoço
Iohn
Ortiz
,
and
gaue
him
leaue
to
go
his
way
:
who
taking
his
leaue
of
him
,
with
all
the
haste
he
could
came
to
the
sea
,
and
finding
no
ships
,
he
thought
it
to
be
some
deceit
,
and
that
the
Cacique
had
done
the
same
to
learne
his
mind
.
So
he
dwelt
with
Mocoço
nine
yeeres
,
with
small
hope
of
seeing
any
Christians
.
Assoone
as
our
Gouernor
arriued
in
Florida
,
it
was
knowne
to
Mocoço
,
&
straightway
he
signified
to
Iohn
Ortiz
,
that
Christians
were
lodged
in
the
towne
of
Vcita
:
And
he
thought
he
had
iested
with
him
,
as
hee
had
done
before
,
and
told
him
,
that
by
this
time
he
had
forgotten
the
Christians
,
and
thought
of
nothing
else
but
to
serue
him
.
But
he
assured
him
that
it
was
so
,
and
gaue
him
licence
to
goe
vnto
them
:
saying
vnto
him
,
that
if
hee
would
not
doe
it
,
and
if
the
Christians
should
goe
their
way
,
he
should
not
blame
him
,
for
hee
had
fulfilled
that
which
he
had
promised
him
.
The
ioy
of
Iohn
Ortiz
was
so
great
,
that
hee
could
not
beleeue
that
it
was
true
:
notwithstanding
he
gaue
him
thankes
,
and
tooke
his
leaue
of
him
:
and
Mocoço
gaue
him
tenne
or
eleuen
principall
Indians
to
beare
him
companie
:
and
as
they
went
to
the
port
where
the
Gouernour
was
,
they
met
with
Baltasar
de
Gallègos
,
as
I
haue
declared
before
.
Assoone
as
he
was
come
to
the
campe
,
the
Gouernour
commanded
to
giue
him
a
sute
of
apparrell
,
and
very
good
armour
,
and
a
faire
horse
;
and
enquired
of
him
,
whether
hee
had
notice
of
any
countrie
,
where
there
was
any
gold
or
siluer
?
He
answered
,
No
,
because
he
neuer
went
ten
leagues
compasse
from
the
place
where
he
dwelt
:
But
that
30.
leagues
from
thence
dwelt
an
Indian
Lord
,
which
was
called
Parocossi
,
Cacique
Mocoço
came
to
the
Port
to
visit
the
Gouernor
,
and
made
this
speech
following
.
Right
hie
and
mightie
Lord
,
I
being
lesser
in
mine
owne
conceit
for
to
obey
you
,
then
any
of
those
which
you
haue
vnder
your
command
;
and
greater
in
desire
to
doe
you
greater
seruices
,
doe
appeare
before
your
Lordship
with
so
much
confidence
of
receiuing
fauour
,
as
if
in
effect
this
my
good
will
were
manifested
vnto
you
in
workes
:
not
for
the
small
seruice
I
did
vnto
you
touching
the
Christian
which
I
had
in
my
power
,
in
giuing
him
freely
his
libertie
,
(
For
I
was
bound
to
doe
it
to
preserue
mine
honour
,
and
that
which
I
had
promised
him
:
)
but
because
it
is
the
part
of
great
men
to
vse
great
magnificences
:
And
I
am
perswaded
,
that
as
in
bodily
perfections
,
and
commanding
of
good
people
,
you
doe
exceede
all
men
in
the
world
,
so
likewise
you
doe
in
the
parts
of
the
minde
,
in
which
you
may
boast
of
the
bountie
of
nature
.
The
fauour
which
I
hope
for
of
your
Lordship
is
,
that
you
would
hold
mee
for
yours
,
and
bethinke
your selfe
to
command
me
any
thing
,
wherein
I
may
doe
you
seruice
.
The
Gouernour
answered
him
,
That
although
in
freeing
and
sending
him
the
Christian
,
he
had
preserued
his
honour
and
promise
,
yet
he
thanked
him
,
and
held
it
in
such
esteeme
,
as
it
had
no
comparison
;
and
that
hee
would
alwaies
hold
him
as
his
brother
,
and
would
fauour
him
in
all
things
to
the
vtmost
of
his
power
.
Then
he
commanded
a
shirt
to
be
giuen
him
,
and
other
things
,
wherewith
the
Cacique
being
verie
well
contented
,
tooke
his
leaue
of
him
,
and
departed
to
his
owne
towne
.
CHAP.
X.
How
the
Gouernour
sent
the
ships
to
Cuba
:
and
left
an
hundred
men
at
the
Hauen
de
Spirito
Santo
,
and
himself
with
the
rest
of
his
people
went
into
the
maine
land
.
FRom
the
Port
de
Spirito
Santo
where
the
Gouernour
lay
,
he
sent
the
Alcalde
Mayor
Baltasar
de
Gallégos
with
50.
horsemen
,
and
30.
or
40.
footemen
to
the
prouince
of
Paracossi
,
to
view
the
disposition
of
the
countrie
,
and
enforme
himselfe
of
the
land
farther
inward
,
and
to
send
him
word
of
such
things
as
he
found
.
Likewise
he
sent
his
shippes
backe
to
the
Island
of
Cuba
,
that
they
might
returne
within
a
certaine
time
with
victuals
.
Vasques
Porcallo
de
figueroa
,
which
went
with
the
Gouernour
as
Captaine
Generall
,
(
whose
principall
intent
was
to
send
slaues
from
Florida
,
to
the
Island
of
Cuba
,
where
he
had
his
goods
and
mines
,
)
hauing
made
some
inrodes
,
and
seeing
no
Indians
were
to
be
got
,
because
of
the
great
bogs
and
thicke
woods
that
were
in
the
Countrie
,
considering
the
disposition
of
the
same
,
determined
to
returne
to
Cuba
.
And
though
there
was
some
difference
between
him
&
the
Gouernor
,
whereupon
they
neither
dealt
nor
conuersed
together
with
good
countenance
,
yet
notwithstanding
with
louing
words
he
asked
him
leaue
and
departed
from
him
.
Baltasar
de
Gallègos
came
to
the
Paracossi
:
Paracossi
,
the
Lord
of
this
prouince
,
whose
vassals
we
are
,
s●ndeth
vs
vnto
your
worship
,
to
know
what
it
is
that
you
se●ke
in
this
his
Count●ie
,
and
wherein
he
may
doe
you
seruice
.
Baltasar
de
Gallegos
said
vnto
him
,
that
hee
thanked
them
very
much
for
their
offer
,
willing
them
to
warne
their
Lord
to
come
to
his
towne
,
and
that
there
they
would
talke
and
confirme
their
peace
and
friendship
,
which
he
much
desired
.
The
Indians
went
their
way
,
and
returned
the
next
day
,
and
said
,
that
their
Lord
was
ill
at
ease
,
and
therefore
could
not
come
,
but
that
they
came
on
his
behalfe
to
see
what
he
demanded
.
He
asked
them
if
they
knew
or
had
notice
of
any
rich
Countrie
where
there
was
gold
or
siluer
.
They
told
them
,
they
did
:
and
that
toward
the
West
,
there
was
a
Prouince
which
was
called
Cale
;
and
that
others
that
inhabited
other
Countries
had
warre
with
the
people
of
that
Countrie
,
where
the
most
part
of
the
yeere
was
sommer
,
and
that
there
was
much
gold
:
and
that
when
those
their
enemies
came
to
make
warre
with
them
of
Cale
,
these
inhabitants
of
Cale
did
weare
hats
of
gold
,
in
manner
of
head
peeces
.
Baltasar
de
Gallegos
,
seeing
that
the
Cacique
came
not
,
thinking
all
that
they
said
was
fained
,
with
intent
that
in
the
meane
time
they
might
set
themselues
in
safetie
,
fearing
,
that
if
he
did
let
them
goe
,
they
would
returne
no
more
,
commanded
the
thi●ty
Indians
to
be
chained
,
and
sent
word
to
the
Gouern●ur
,
by
eight
horsemen
,
what
had
passed
:
whereof
the
Gouernour
with
al
that
were
with
him
,
at
the
Port
de
Spirito
Santo
receiued
great
comfort
,
supposing
,
that
that
which
the
Indians
reported
,
might
be
true
.
Hee
left
Captaine
Calderan
at
the
Port
,
with
thirtie
horsemen
,
and
seuentie
footemen
,
with
prouision
for
two
yeeres
,
and
himselfe
with
all
the
rest
marched
into
the
maine
land
,
and
came
to
the
Paracossi
,
Baltasar
de
Gallegos
was
:
and
from
thence
with
all
his
men
tooke
the
way
to
Cale
.
He
passed
by
a
little
towne
,
called
Acela
,
de
Spirito
Santo
,
were
spent
.
Wheresoeuer
any
towne
was
found
,
there
were
some
beetes
,
and
hee
that
came
first
gathered
them
,
and
sodden
with
water
and
salt
,
did
eate
them
without
any
other
thing
:
and
such
as
could
not
get
them
,
gathered
the
stalkes
of
Maiz
and
eate
them
,
which
because
they
were
young
had
no
Maiz
in
them
.
when
they
came
to
the
Riuer
which
the
Gouernour
had
passed
,
they
found
palmîtos
vpon
low
Palmetrees
like
those
of
Andaluzia
.
There
they
met
with
the
two
horse
men
which
the
Gouernour
sent
vnto
them
,
and
they
brought
newes
that
in
Cale
there
was
plentie
of
Maiz
;
at
which
newes
they
all
reioyced
.
Assoone
as
they
came
to
Cale
,
the
Gouernour
commanded
them
to
gather
all
the
Maiz
that
was
ripe
in
the
field
,
which
was
sufficient
for
three
moneths
.
At
the
gathering
of
it
the
Indians
killed
three
Christians
,
and
one
of
them
which
were
taken
told
the
Gouernour
,
that
within
seuen
daies
iournie
,
there
was
a
very
great
Prouince
,
and
plentifull
of
Maiz
,
which
was
called
Apalache
.
And
presently
hee
departed
from
Cale
with
50.
horsemen
,
and
60.
footemen
.
He
left
the
master
of
the
Campe
Luys
de
Moscoso
with
all
the
rest
of
the
people
there
,
with
charge
that
hee
should
not
depart
thence
vntill
he
had
word
from
him
.
And
because
hitherto
none
had
gotten
any
slaues
,
the
bread
that
euery
one
was
to
eate
,
he
was
faine
himselfe
to
beate
in
a
morter
made
in
a
peece
of
timber
with
a
pestle
,
and
some
of
them
did
sift
the
flower
through
their
shirts
of
maile
.
They
baked
their
bread
vpon
certaine
tileshares
which
they
set
ouer
the
fire
,
in
such
sort
as
heretofore
I
haue
said
they
vse
to
doe
in
Cuba
.
It
is
so
troublesome
to
grind
their
Maiz
,
that
there
were
many
that
would
rather
not
eate
it
,
then
grind
it
:
and
did
eate
the
Maiz
parched
and
sodden
.
CHAP.
XI
.
How
the
Gouernour
came
to
Caliquen
,
and
carrying
from
thence
the
Cacique
with
him
went
to
Napetuca
,
where
the
Indians
sought
to
haue
taken
him
from
him
,
and
in
an
assault
many
of
them
were
slaine
,
and
taken
prisoners
.
THe
11.
day
of
August
1539.
the
Gouernour
departed
from
Cale
;
hee
lodged
in
a
little
town
called
Ytara
,
Euil
peace
;
Villa
farta
.
Beyond
the
same
there
was
a
Riuer
,
Pamphilo
de
Naruaez
had
bin
there
;
and
that
there
hee
tooke
shipping
,
because
hee
could
find
no
way
to
goe
forward
:
That
there
was
none
other
towne
at
al
;
but
that
on
both
sides
was
all
water
.
The
whole
companie
were
very
sad
for
these
newes
;
and
counselled
the
Gouernour
to
goe
backe
to
the
Port
de
Spirito
Santo
,
and
to
abandon
the
Countrie
of
Florida
,
lest
hee
should
perish
as
Naruaez
had
done
:
declaring
,
that
if
he
went
forward
,
he
could
not
returne
backe
when
he
would
,
and
that
the
Indians
would
gather
vp
that
small
quantitie
of
Maiz
which
was
left
.
Whereunto
the
Gouernour
answered
,
that
he
would
not
go
backe
,
till
he
had
seene
with
his
eies
that
which
they
reported
:
saying
,
that
he
could
not
beleeue
it
,
and
that
wee
should
be
put
out
of
doubt
before
it
were
long
.
And
he
sent
to
Luys
de
Moscoso
to
come
presently
from
Cale
,
and
that
he
tarried
for
him
here
.
Luys
de
Moscoso
and
many
others
thought
,
that
from
Apalache
they
should
returne
backe
;
and
in
Cale
they
buried
their
yron
tooles
,
and
diuers
other
things
.
They
came
to
Caliquen
with
great
trouble
;
because
the
Countrie
,
which
the
G●uernor
had
passed
by
,
was
spoiled
and
destitute
of
Maiz.
After
all
the
people
were
come
together
,
hee
commanded
a
bridge
to
bee
made
ouer
a
Riuer
Iohn
Ortiz
,
that
an
Indian
told
him
how
they
determined
to
gather
themselues
together
,
and
come
vpon
him
,
and
giue
him
battell
,
and
take
away
the
Cacique
from
him
.
The
day
that
it
was
agreed
vpon
,
the
Gouernour
commanded
his
men
to
bee
in
a
readines
,
and
that
the
horsemen
should
bee
readie
armed
and
on
horsebacke
euery
one
in
his
lodging
,
because
the
Indians
might
not
see
them
,
and
so
more
confidently
come
to
the
towne
.
There
came
foure
hundred
Indians
in
sight
of
the
campe
with
their
bowes
and
arrowes
,
and
placed
themselues
in
a
wood
,
and
sent
two
Indians
to
bid
the
Gouernour
to
deliuer
them
the
Cacique
.
The
Gouernour
with
sixe
footemen
leading
the
Cacique
by
the
hand
,
and
talking
with
him
,
to
secure
the
Indians
,
went
toward
the
place
where
they
were
:
And
seeing
a
fit
time
,
commanded
to
sound
a
trumpet
:
and
presently
those
that
were
in
the
towne
in
the
houses
,
both
horse
and
foot
,
set
vpon
the
Indians
,
which
were
so
suddenly
assaulted
,
that
the
greatest
care
they
had
was
which
way
they
should
flee
:
They
killed
two
horses
;
one
was
the
Gouernours
,
and
hee
was
presently
horsed
againe
vpon
another
.
There
were
30.
or
40.
Indians
slaine
.
The
rest
fled
to
two
very
great
lakes
,
Iohn
Ortiz
perswaded
them
,
that
seeing
they
could
not
escape
,
they
should
yeeld
themselues
to
the
Gouernour
:
which
they
did
,
enforced
thereunto
by
the
coldnes
of
the
water
;
and
one
by
one
,
hee
first
whom
the
cold
did
first
ouercome
,
cried
to
Iohn
Ortiz
,
d●siring
that
they
would
not
kill
him
,
for
he
came
to
put
himselfe
into
the
hands
of
the
Gouernour
.
By
the
morning
watch
they
made
an
end
of
yeelding
themselues
:
only
12.
principall
men
,
being
more
honorable
and
valorous
then
the
rest
,
resolued
rather
to
die
then
to
come
into
his
hands
.
And
the
Indians
of
Paracossi
,
which
were
now
loosed
out
of
chaines
,
went
swimming
to
them
,
and
pulled
them
out
by
the
haire
of
their
heads
,
and
they
were
all
put
in
chaines
;
and
the
next
day
were
diuided
among
the
Christians
for
their
seruice
.
Being
thus
in
captiuitie
,
CHAP.
XII
.
How
the
Gouernour
came
to
Apalache
,
and
was
informed
,
that
within
the
land
,
there
was
much
gold
.
THe
Gouernour
departed
from
Napetuca
the
23.
of
September
:
he
lodged
by
a
Riuer
,
[
*
](A12615-e15820-b)
*
Aboboras
.
pompions
,
which
is
their
foode
,
and
that
wherewith
the
Christians
there
sustained
themselues
.
The
Maiz
is
like
course
millet
,
and
the
pompions
are
better
and
more
sauorie
then
those
of
Spaine
.
From
thence
the
Gouernour
sent
two
Captaines
each
a
sundry
way
to
seeke
●he
Indians
.
They
tooke
an
hundred
men
and
women
:
of
which
aswel
there
as
in
other
places
where
they
made
any
inrodes
,
the
Captaine
chose
one
or
two
for
the
Gouernour
,
and
diuided
the
rest
to
himselfe
,
and
those
that
went
with
him
.
They
led
these
Indians
in
chaines
with
yron
collars
about
their
neckes
;
and
they
serued
to
carrie
their
stuffe
,
and
to
grind
their
Maiz
,
and
for
other
seruices
that
such
captiues
could
doe
.
Sometimes
it
happened
that
going
for
wood
or
Maiz
with
them
,
they
killed
the
Christian
that
led
them
,
and
ran
away
with
the
chaine
:
others
filed
their
chaines
by
night
with
a
peece
of
stone
,
wherewith
they
cut
them
,
and
vse
it
in
stead
of
yron
.
Those
that
were
perceiued
paid
for
themselues
,
and
for
the
rest
,
because
they
should
not
dare
to
doe
the
like
another
time
.
The
women
and
young
boyes
,
when
they
were
once
an
hundred
leagues
from
their
Countrie
,
and
had
forgotten
things
,
they
let
goe
loose
,
and
so
they
serued
;
and
in
a
very
short
space
they
vnderstood
the
language
of
the
Christians
.
From
Vzachil
the
Gouernour
departed
toward
Apalache
,
and
in
two
daies
iournie
,
hee
came
to
a
towne
called
Axille
,
Anaica
Apalache
,
Anaica
Apalache
.
Pamphilo
de
Naruaez
,
that
there
hee
had
builded
the
barkes
wherewith
he
went
out
of
the
land
of
Florida
,
and
was
cast
away
at
Sea
.
Presently
the
Gouernour
sent
Iohn
Danusco
with
30.
horsemen
to
the
port
de
Spiritu
Santo
,
where
Calderan
was
,
with
order
,
that
they
should
abandon
the
port
,
and
all
of
them
come
to
Apalache
.
He
departed
on
Saturday
the
17.
of
Nouember
.
In
Vzachil
and
other
townes
that
stood
in
the
way
he
found
great
store
of
people
alreadie
carelesse
.
Hee
would
take
none
of
the
Indians
,
for
not
hindring
himselfe
,
because
it
behooued
●im
to
giue
them
no
leasure
to
gather
themselues
together
.
He
passed
through
the
townes
by
night
,
and
rested
without
the
townes
three
or
foure
houres
.
In
tenne
daies
he
came
to
the
Port
de
Spirito
Santo
.
Donna
Isabella
in
the
two
carau●ls
,
which
hee
sent
from
the
Port
de
Spirito
Santo
to
Cuba
.
And
he
carried
all
the
footemen
in
the
brigandines
,
and
coasting
along
the
shore
,
came
to
Apalache
.
And
Calderan
with
the
horsemen
,
and
some
crossebowmen
on
foote
went
by
land
;
and
in
some
places
the
Indians
set
vpon
him
,
and
wounded
some
of
his
men
.
Assoone
as
he
came
to
Apalache
;
presently
the
Gouernour
sent
sawed
plankes
and
spikes
to
the
sea-side
,
wherewith
was
made
a
piragna
or
barke
,
wherein
were
embarked
30.
men
well
armed
;
which
went
out
of
the
Bay
to
the
Sea
,
looking
for
the
brigandines
.
Sometimes
they
fought
with
the
Indians
,
which
passed
along
the
harbour
in
their
canoes
.
Vpon
Saturday
the
29.
of
Nouember
,
Iohn
Danusco
with
the
brigandines
.
The
Gouernour
sent
Francisco
Maldonado
a
Captaine
of
footemen
with
50.
men
to
discouer
the
coast
Westward
,
and
to
seeke
some
Port
,
because
he
had
determined
to
go
by
land
,
and
discouer
that
part
.
That
day
there
went
out
eight
horsemen
by
commandement
of
the
Gouernor
into
the
field
,
two
leagues
about
the
towne
to
seeke
Indians
:
for
they
were
now
so
emboldened
,
that
within
two
crossebow
shot
of
the
camp
,
they
came
and
slew
men
.
They
found
two
men
and
a
woman
gathering
French
Beanes
:
the
men
,
though
they
might
haue
fled
,
yet
because
they
would
not
leaue
the
woman
,
which
was
one
of
their
wiues
,
they
resolued
to
die
fighting
:
and
before
they
were
slaine
,
they
wounded
three
horses
,
whereof
one
died
within
a
few
daies
after
.
Calderan
going
with
his
men
by
the
Sea-coast
,
from
a
wood
that
was
neere
the
place
,
the
Indians
set
vpon
him
,
and
made
him
forsake
his
way
,
and
many
of
them
that
went
with
him
forsooke
some
necessarie
victuals
,
which
they
carried
with
them
.
Three
or
foure
daies
after
the
limited
time
giuen
by
the
Gouernour
to
Maldonado
for
his
going
and
comming
,
being
alreadie
determined
and
resolued
,
if
within
eight
daies
he
did
not
come
,
to
tarrie
no
longer
for
him
,
he
came
,
and
brought
an
Indian
from
a
Prouince
,
which
was
called
Ochus
,
Ochus
.
Francisco
Maldonado
departed
,
and
in
his
place
for
Captaine
of
the
footemen
remained
Iohn
de
Guzman
.
Iohn
Gaytan
had
a
young
man
,
which
said
,
that
he
was
not
of
that
Countrie
,
but
of
another
farre
off
toward
the
Sunrising
,
and
that
it
was
long
since
he
had
trauelled
to
see
Countries
;
and
that
his
Countrie
was
called
Yupaha
,
and
that
a
woman
did
gouerne
it
:
and
that
the
towne
where
she
was
resident
was
of
a
wonderfull
bignesse
,
and
that
many
Lords
round
about
were
tributaries
to
her
:
and
some
gaue
her
clothes
,
and
others
gold
in
abundance
:
So
that
all
those
which
knew
any
thing
concerning
the
same
,
said
that
it
was
impossible
to
giue
so
good
a
relation
,
without
hauing
seene
it
:
And
all
of
them
,
as
if
they
had
seene
it
,
by
the
signes
that
he
gaue
,
beleeued
all
that
he
said
to
be
true
.
CHAP.
XIII
.
How
the
Gouernour
departed
from
Apalache
to
seeke
Yupaha
,
and
of
that
which
happened
vnto
him
.
ON
Wedensday
the
third
of
March
,
Anaica
Apalache
to
seeke
Yupaha
.
He
commanded
his
men
to
goe
prouided
with
Maiz
for
sixtie
leagues
of
desert
.
The
horsemen
carried
their
Maiz
on
their
horses
,
and
the
footemen
at
their
sides
:
because
the
Indians
that
were
for
seruice
,
with
their
miserable
life
that
they
lead
that
winter
,
being
naked
and
in
chaines
,
died
for
the
most
part
.
Within
foure
daies
iournie
they
came
to
a
great
Riuer
:
Benit
Fernandez
a
Portugall
fell
off
from
it
,
and
was
drowned
.
Assoone
as
the
Gouernour
had
passed
the
Riuer
,
a
little
distance
thence
he
found
a
towne
called
Achese
.
Right
high
,
right
mightie
,
and
excellent
Lord
,
those
things
which
seldome
happen
doe
cause
admiration
.
What
then
may
the
sight
of
your
Lordship
,
and
your
people
doe
to
mee
and
mine
,
whom
we
neuer
saw
?
especially
being
mounted
on
such
fierce
beasts
as
your
horses
are
,
entring
with
such
violence
and
furie
into
my
Countrie
,
without
my
knowledge
of
your
comming
.
It
was
a
thing
so
strange
,
and
caused
such
feare
and
terrour
in
our
mindes
,
that
it
was
not
in
our
power
to
stay
and
receiue
your
Lordship
with
the
solemnitie
due
to
so
high
and
renowned
a
Prince
,
as
your
Lordship
is
.
And
trusting
in
your
greatnesse
and
singular
vertues
,
I
doe
not
onely
hope
to
be
freed
from
blame
,
but
also
to
receiue
fauours
:
and
the
first
which
I
demand
of
your
Lordship
is
,
that
you
will
vse
me
,
my
Countrie
,
and
subiects
as
your
owne
:
and
the
second
,
that
you
will
tell
mee
who
you
are
,
and
whence
you
come
,
and
whither
you
goe
,
and
what
you
seeke
,
that
I
the
better
may
serue
you
therein
.
The
Gouernour
answered
him
,
that
hee
thanked
him
as
much
for
his
offer
and
good
will
,
as
if
hee
had
receiued
it
,
and
as
if
hee
had
offered
him
a
great
treasure
:
and
told
him
that
he
was
the
sonne
of
the
Sun
,
and
came
from
those
parts
where
he
dwelt
,
and
trauelled
through
that
Countrie
,
and
sought
the
greatest
Lord
,
and
richest
Prouince
that
was
in
it
.
The
Cacique
told
him
;
that
farther
forward
dwelt
a
great
Lord
,
and
that
his
dominion
was
calle
Ocute
.
He
gaue
him
a
guide
,
and
an
interpretour
for
that
Prouince
.
The
Gouernour
commanded
his
Indians
to
bee
set
free
,
and
trauelled
through
his
Countrie
vp
a
Riuer
very
well
inhabited
.
Mightie
Lord
,
now
with
good
reason
I
will
craue
of
fortune
to
requite
this
my
so
great
prosperitie
with
some
small
aduersitie
;
and
I
will
count
my selfe
verie
rich
,
seeing
I
haue
obtained
that
,
which
in
this
world
I
most
desired
,
which
is
,
to
see
,
and
bee
able
to
doe
your
Lordship
some
seruice
.
And
alth●ugh
the
tongue
bee
the
image
of
that
which
is
in
the
heart
,
and
that
the
contentment
which
I
feele
in
my
heart
I
cannot
dissemble
,
yet
is
it
not
sufficent
wholly
to
manifest
the
same
.
Where
did
this
your
Countrie
,
which
I
doe
gouerne
,
deserue
to
be
visited
of
so
soueraigne
,
and
so
excellent
a
Prince
,
whom
all
the
rest
of
the
world
ought
to
obey
and
serue
?
And
those
which
inhabit
it
being
so
base
,
what
shall
bee
the
issue
of
such
happines
,
if
their
memorie
doe
not
represent
vnto
them
some
aduersitie
that
may
betide
them
,
according
to
the
order
of
fortune
?
If
from
this
day
forward
we
may
be
capable
of
this
benefit
,
that
your
Lordship
will
hold
vs
for
your
owne
,
we
cannot
faile
to
be
fauoured
and
maintained
in
true
iustice
and
reason
,
and
to
haue
the
name
of
men
.
For
such
as
are
void
of
reason
and
iustice
,
may
bee
compared
to
brute
beasts
.
For
mine
owne
part
,
from
my
very
heart
with
reuerence
due
to
such
a
Prince
,
I
offer
my selfe
vnto
your
Lordship
,
&
beseech
you
;
that
in
reward
of
this
my
true
good
will
,
you
will
vouchsafe
to
make
vse
of
mine
owne
person
,
my
Countrie
,
and
subiects
.
The
Gouernour
answered
him
,
that
his
offers
and
good
wil
declared
by
the
effect
,
did
highly
please
him
,
whereof
he
would
alwaies
be
mindfull
to
honour
and
fauour
him
as
his
brother
.
This
Countrie
,
from
the
first
peaceable
Cacique
,
vnto
the
Prouince
of
Patofa
,
which
were
fiftie
leagues
,
is
a
fat
Countrie
,
beautifull
,
de
Spirito
Santo
,
where
wee
first
ariued
in
the
land
of
Florida
,
(
which
may
bee
350.
leagues
,
little
more
or
lesse
)
is
a
barren
land
,
and
the
most
of
it
groues
of
wild
Pine-trees
,
low
and
full
of
lakes
,
and
in
some
places
very
hie
and
thicke
groues
,
whither
the
Indians
that
were
in
armes
fled
,
so
that
no
man
could
find
them
,
neither
could
any
horses
enter
into
them
.
Which
was
an
inconuenience
to
the
Christians
,
in
regard
of
the
victuals
which
they
found
conueied
away
;
and
of
the
trouble
which
they
had
in
seeking
of
Indians
to
bee
their
guides
.
CHAP.
XIIII
.
How
th●
Gouernour
departed
from
the
Prouince
of
Patofa
,
and
went
through
a
desert
,
where
he
and
all
his
men
fe
l
into
great
distresse
,
and
extreme
miserie
.
IN
the
towne
of
Patofa
the
youth
,
which
the
Gouernour
carried
with
him
for
an
interpretour
and
a
guide
,
began
to
some
at
the
mouth
,
and
tumble
on
the
ground
,
as
one
possessed
with
the
diuell
:
They
said
a
Gospell
ouer
him
;
and
the
fit
left
him
.
And
he
said
,
that
foure
daies
iournie
from
thence
toward
the
Sunne
rising
,
was
the
prouince
that
he
spake
of
.
The
Indians
of
Patofa
said
,
that
toward
that
part
they
knew
no
habitation
;
but
that
toward
the
Northwest
,
they
knew
a
Prouince
which
was
called
Coça
,
a
verie
plentifull
countrie
,
which
had
very
great
townes
in
it
.
The
Cacique
told
the
Gouernour
,
that
if
he
would
go
thither
,
he
would
giue
him
guides
and
Indians
for
burdens
;
and
if
he
would
goe
whither
the
youth
spake
of
,
that
he
would
likewise
giue
him
those
that
he
needed
:
and
so
with
louing
words
and
offers
of
courtesie
,
they
tooke
their
leaues
the
one
of
the
other
.
Hee
gaue
him
seuen
hundred
Indians
to
beare
burdens
.
He
tooke
Maiz
for
foure
daies
iournie
.
Hee
trauelled
sixe
daies
by
a
path
which
grew
narrow
more
and
more
,
till
it
was
lost
altogether
:
He
went
where
the
youth
did
lead
him
,
Iohn
Ortiz
did
vnderstand
.
The
Gouernour
with
them
two
,
and
with
some
horsemen
and
footemen
,
leauing
the
Campe
in
a
groue
of
pinetrees
,
trauelled
that
day
5.
or
.
6.
leagues
to
seek
a
way
,
and
returned
at
night
very
comfortlesse
,
and
without
finding
any
signe
of
way
or
towne
.
The
next
day
there
were
sundrie
opinions
deliuered
,
whether
they
should
goe
backe
,
or
what
they
should
doe
:
and
because
backward
the
Countrie
whereby
they
had
passed
was
greatly
spoiled
and
destitute
of
Maiz
,
and
that
which
they
brought
with
them
was
spent
,
and
the
men
were
very
weake
,
and
the
horses
likewise
,
they
doubted
much
whether
they
might
come
to
any
place
where
they
might
helpe
themselues
.
And
besides
this
,
they
were
of
opinion
,
that
going
in
that
sort
out
of
order
,
that
any
Indians
would
presume
to
set
vpon
them
,
so
that
with
hunger
,
or
with
warre
,
they
could
not
escape
.
The
Gouernour
determined
to
send
horsemen
from
thence
euery
way
to
seeke
habitation
:
and
the
next
day
he
sent
foure
Captaines
,
euery
one
a
sundrie
way
with
eight
horsemen
.
At
night
they
came
againe
,
leading
their
horses
,
or
driuing
them
with
a
sticke
before
;
for
they
were
so
wearie
,
that
they
could
not
lead
them
;
neither
found
they
any
way
nor
signe
of
habitation
.
The
next
day
,
the
Gouernour
sent
other
foure
with
as
many
horsemen
that
could
swim
,
to
passe
the
Ose
and
Riuers
which
they
should
find
,
and
they
had
choice
horses
the
best
that
were
in
the
Campe
.
The
Captaines
were
Baltasar
de
Gallegos
,
which
went
vp
the
Riuer
;
and
Iohn
Danusco
,
downe
the
Riuer
:
Alfonso
Romo
,
and
Iohn
Rodriguez
Lobillo
went
into
the
inward
parts
of
the
land
.
The
Gouernour
brought
with
him
into
Fl●rida
thirteene
sowes
,
Iohn
Danusco
came
on
Sunday
late
in
the
euening
,
and
brought
newes
that
he
had
found
a
little
towne
12.
or
13.
leagues
from
thence
:
he
brought
a
woman
and
a
boy
that
he
tooke
there
.
With
his
comming
and
with
those
newes
,
the
Gouernour
and
all
the
rest
were
so
glad
,
that
they
seemed
at
that
instant
to
haue
returned
from
death
to
life
.
Vpon
Monday
,
the
twentie
sixe
of
Aprill
,
the
Gouernour
departed
to
goe
to
the
towne
,
which
was
called
Aymay
;
Iohn
Danusco
left
made
vpon
the
trees
.
The
Gouernour
with
some
of
them
that
had
the
best
horses
came
to
it
on
the
Monday
:
And
all
the
rest
inforcing
themselues
the
best
they
could
,
some
of
them
lodged
within
two
leagues
of
the
towne
,
some
within
three
and
foure
,
euery
one
as
he
was
able
to
goe
,
and
his
strength
serued
him
.
There
was
found
in
the
towne
a
storehouse
full
of
the
flowre
of
parched
Maiz
;
and
some
Maiz
,
which
was
distributed
by
allowance
.
Here
were
foure
Indians
taken
,
and
none
of
them
would
confesse
any
other
thing
,
but
that
they
knew
of
none
other
habitation
.
Baltasar
de
Gallegos
,
Alfonso
Romo
,
and
Iohn
Rodriguez
Lobillo
:
for
they
had
found
the
letter
,
and
followed
the
way
which
the
Gouernour
had
taken
toward
the
towne
.
Two
men
of
Iohn
Rodriguez
companie
were
lost
,
because
their
horses
tired
:
the
Gouernour
checked
him
very
sore
for
leauing
them
behind
,
and
sent
to
seeke
them
:
and
assoone
as
they
came
,
he
departed
toward
Cutifa-Chiqui
.
Excellent
Lord
,
my
sister
sendeth
vnto
you
by
me
to
kisse
your
Lordships
hands
,
and
to
signifie
vnto
you
,
that
the
cause
why
she
came
not
in
person
,
is
,
that
she
thinketh
to
do
you
greater
seruice
staying
behind
,
as
she
doth
,
giuing
order
,
that
with
all
speed
,
al
her
canoes
be
readie
,
that
your
Lordship
may
passe
the
Riuer
,
and
take
your
rest
,
which
shall
bee
presentlie
performed
.
The
Gouernour
gaue
her
thankes
,
and
she
returned
to
the
other
side
of
the
Riuer
.
Within
a
little
while
the
Ladie
came
out
of
the
towne
in
a
Chaire
,
whereon
certaine
of
the
principall
Indians
brought
her
to
the
Riuer
.
She
entred
into
a
barge
,
which
had
the
sterne
tilted
ouer
,
and
on
the
floore
her
mat
readie
laied
with
two
cushions
vpon
it
one
vpon
another
,
where
she
sate
her
downe
;
and
with
her
came
her
principall
Indians
in
other
barges
,
which
did
wait
vpon
her
.
She
went
to
the
place
where
the
Gouernor
was
,
and
at
her
comming
she
made
this
speech
following
:
Excellent
Lord
,
I
wish
this
comming
of
your
Lordship
into
these
your
Countries
,
to
be
most
happie
:
although
my
power
be
not
answerable
to
my
wil
,
and
my
seruices
be
not
according
to
my
desire
,
nor
such
as
so
high
a
Prince
,
as
your
Lordship
,
deserueth
;
yet
since
the
good
will
is
rather
to
be
accepted
,
then
all
the
treasures
of
the
world
,
that
without
it
are
offered
,
with
most
vnfaileable
and
manifest
affection
,
I
offer
you
my
person
,
lands
,
and
subiects
,
and
this
small
seruice
.
And
therewithal
she
presented
vnto
him
great
store
of
clothes
of
the
Countrie
,
which
shee
brought
in
other
canoes
;
to
wit
,
mantles
and
skinnes
;
and
tooke
from
her
owne
necke
a
great
cordon
of
perles
,
Licenciate
Lucas
Vasquez
de
Ayllon
,
which
went
to
conquer
this
Countrie
,
and
at
his
comming
to
the
Port
hee
died
;
Peru
,
Santa
Martha
,
and
Tierr●●rme
,
in
their
returne
for
Spaine
,
might
well
touch
there
:
because
it
was
in
their
way
;
and
because
it
was
a
good
Countrie
,
and
sited
fit
to
raise
commoditie
.
The
Gouernour
,
since
his
intent
was
to
seeke
another
treasure
,
like
that
of
Atabalipa
Lord
of
Peru
,
was
not
contented
with
a
good
Countrie
,
nor
with
pearles
,
though
many
of
them
were
worth
their
weight
in
gold
.
And
if
the
Countrie
had
been
diuided
among
the
Christians
,
those
which
the
Indians
had
fished
for
afterward
,
would
haue
been
of
more
value
:
for
those
which
they
had
,
because
they
burned
them
in
the
fire
,
did
leese
their
colour
.
The
Gouernour
answered
them
,
that
vrged
him
to
inhabit
,
That
in
all
the
Countrie
,
there
were
not
victuals
to
sustaine
his
men
one
moneth
;
and
that
it
was
needfull
to
resort
to
the
Port
of
Ocus
,
where
Maldanado
was
to
stay
for
them
:
and
that
if
no
richer
Countrie
were
found
,
they
might
returne
againe
to
that
whensoeuer
they
would
:
and
in
the
meane
time
the
Indians
would
sow
their
fields
,
and
it
would
be
better
furnished
with
Maiz.
He
inquired
of
the
Indians
,
whether
they
had
notice
of
any
great
Lord
farther
into
the
land
.
They
told
him
,
that
12.
daies
iournie
from
thence
,
CHAP.
XV.
How
the
Gouernour
departed
from
Cutifa-Chiqui
to
seeke
the
Prouince
of
Coça
;
and
what
happened
vnto
him
in
the
way
.
THe
Gouernour
departed
from
Cutifa
Chiqui
the
third
day
of
May
.
And
because
the
Indians
had
reuolted
,
and
the
will
of
the
Ladie
was
perceiued
,
that
if
she
could
,
she
would
depart
without
giuing
any
guides
or
men
for
burdens
,
for
the
wrongs
which
the
Christians
had
done
to
the
Indians
:
(
for
there
neuer
want
some
among
many
of
a
base
sort
,
that
for
a
little
gaine
doe
put
themselues
and
others
in
danger
of
vndoing
.
)
The
Gouernour
commanded
her
to
be
kept
in
safegard
,
and
carried
with
him
,
not
with
so
good
vsage
as
she
deserued
for
the
good
wil
she
shewed
,
and
good
entertainement
that
she
had
made
him
.
And
he
verified
that
old
prouerb
which
saith
;
For
weldoing
I
receiue
euill
.
And
so
he
carried
her
on
foot
with
his
bondwomen
to
looke
vnto
her
.
In
all
the
townes
where
the
Gouernour
passed
,
the
Ladie
commanded
the
Indians
to
come
and
carrie
the
burdens
from
one
towne
to
another
.
We
passed
through
her
Countrie
an
hundred
leagues
,
in
which
,
as
we
saw
,
she
was
much
obeyed
.
For
the
Indians
did
all
that
she
commanded
them
with
great
efficacie
and
diligence
.
Peter
the
youth
that
was
our
guide
,
said
,
that
she
was
not
the
Ladie
her selfe
,
but
a
neece
of
hers
,
which
came
to
that
towne
to
execute
certaine
principal
men
by
commandement
of
the
Ladie
,
which
had
withheld
her
tribute
:
which
words
were
not
beleeued
,
because
of
the
lies
which
they
had
found
in
him
before
:
but
they
bare
with
all
things
,
because
of
the
need
which
they
had
of
him
,
to
declare
what
the
Indians
said
.
In
seuen
daies
space
the
Gouernour
came
to
a
Prouince
called
Chalaque
,
Andrew
de
Vasconcellos
,
which
would
not
come
backe
with
them
,
and
that
of
a
certaintie
they
liued
as
man
and
wife
together
,
and
meant
to
goe
both
to
Cutifa-chiqui
.
Within
fiue
daies
the
Gouernour
came
to
Guaxule
.
Mightie
and
excellent
Lord
,
I
hold
my selfe
for
so
happie
a
man
,
in
that
it
hath
pleased
your
Lordship
to
vse
me
,
that
nothing
could
haue
happened
vnto
me
of
more
contentment
,
nor
that
I
would
haue
esteemed
so
much
.
From
Guaxule
your
Lordship
sent
vnto
me
,
that
I
should
prepare
Maiz
for
you
in
this
towne
for
two
moneths
:
Here
I
haue
for
you
20.
barnes
full
of
the
choisest
that
in
all
the
Countrie
could
be
found
.
If
your
Lordship
bee
not
entertained
by
me
in
such
sort
,
as
is
fit
for
so
hie
a
Prince
,
respect
my
tender
age
,
which
excuseth
me
from
blame
,
and
receiue
my
good
wil
,
which
with
much
loyaltie
,
truth
,
and
sinceritie
,
I
will
alwaies
shew
in
any
thing
,
which
shall
concerne
your
Lordships
seruice
.
The
Gouernor
answered
him
,
that
he
thanked
him
very
much
for
his
seruice
and
offer
,
and
that
he
would
alwaies
account
him
as
his
brother
.
There
was
in
this
towne
much
butter
in
gourds
melted
like
oile
:
they
said
it
was
the
fat
of
beares
.
Mightie
Lord
,
with
shame
and
feare
of
your
Lordship
,
because
my
subiects
against
my
will
haue
done
amisse
in
absenting
themselues
,
I
went
my
way
without
your
license
;
and
knowing
the
errour
which
I
haue
committed
,
like
a
loyall
subiect
,
I
come
to
yeeld
my selfe
into
your
power
,
to
dispose
of
mee
at
your
owne
pleasure
.
For
my
subiects
do
not
obey
mee
,
nor
doe
any
thing
but
what
an
Vncle
of
mine
commandeth
,
which
gouerneth
this
Countrie
for
me
,
vntill
I
be
of
a
perfect
age
.
If
your
Lordship
will
pursue
them
,
and
execute
on
them
that
,
which
for
their
disobedience
they
deserue
,
I
will
be
your
guide
,
since
at
this
present
my
fortune
will
not
suffer
me
to
performe
any
more
.
Presently
the
Gouernour
with
30.
horsemen
,
and
as
many
footemen
,
went
to
seeke
the
Indians
,
yea
:
to
wit
,
that
toward
the
North
,
there
was
a
Prouince
named
Chisca
:
and
that
there
was
a
melting
of
copper
,
And
the
selfe
same
thing
was
told
the
Gouernour
in
Cutifa-chiqui
;
where
we
saw
some
little
hatchets
of
copper
,
which
were
said
to
haue
a
mixture
of
gold
.
CHAP.
XVI
.
How
the
Gouernor
departed
from
Chiaha
,
and
at
Coste
was
in
danger
to
haue
been
slaine
by
the
hands
of
the
Indians
,
and
by
a
stratageme
escaped
the
same
:
And
what
more
happened
vnto
him
in
this
iournie
,
and
how
he
came
to
Coça
.
WHen
the
Gouernour
was
determined
to
depart
from
Chiaha
to
Coste
,
he
sent
for
the
Cacique
to
come
before
him
,
and
with
gentle
words
tooke
his
leaue
of
him
,
and
gaue
him
certaine
things
,
wherewith
he
rested
much
contented
:
Excellent
Lord
and
Prince
,
worthie
to
be
serued
and
obeyed
of
all
the
Princes
in
the
world
;
howsoeuer
for
the
most
part
by
the
outward
physiognomie
,
the
inward
vertue
may
bee
iudged
,
and
that
who
you
are
,
and
of
what
strength
,
was
knowne
vnto
mee
before
now
:
I
will
not
inferre
hereupon
how
meane
I
am
in
your
presence
,
to
hope
that
my
poore
seruices
will
bee
gratefull
and
acceptable
:
since
whereas
strength
faileth
,
the
will
doth
not
cease
to
be
praised
and
accepted
.
And
for
this
cause
I
presume
to
request
your
Lordship
,
that
you
will
be
pleased
onely
to
respect
the
same
,
and
consider
wherein
you
will
command
my
seruice
in
this
your
Countrie
.
The
Gouernour
answered
him
,
that
his
good
will
and
offer
was
as
acceptable
vnto
him
,
as
if
he
had
offered
him
all
the
treasures
of
the
world
,
and
that
hee
would
alwaies
intreate
,
fauour
,
and
esteeme
him
as
if
he
were
his
owne
brother
.
The
Cacique
commanded
prouision
necessarie
for
two
daies
,
while
the
Gouernour
was
there
,
to
be
brought
thither
:
and
at
the
time
of
his
departure
,
he
gaue
him
foure
women
and
two
men
,
which
hee
had
need
of
to
beare
burthens
.
The
Gouernour
trauelled
sixe
daies
through
many
townes
subiect
to
the
Cacique
of
Coça
:
Excellent
and
mightie
Lord
,
aboue
all
them
of
the
earth
;
although
I
come
but
now
to
receiue
you
,
yet
I
haue
receiued
you
many
daies
agoe
in
my
heart
,
to
wit
,
from
the
day
wherein
I
had
first
notice
of
your
Lordship
;
with
so
great
desire
to
serue
you
,
with
so
great
pleasure
and
contentment
,
that
this
which
I
make
shew
of
,
is
nothing
in
regard
of
that
which
is
in
my
heart
,
neither
can
it
haue
any
kind
of
comparison
.
This
you
may
hold
for
certaine
,
that
to
obtaine
the
dominion
of
the
whole
world
,
would
not
haue
reioyced
me
so
much
,
as
your
sight
,
neither
would
I
haue
held
it
for
so
great
a
felicitie
.
Doe
not
looke
for
me
to
offer
you
that
which
is
your
owne
:
to
wit
,
my
person
,
my
lands
and
subiects
:
onely
I
will
busie
my selfe
in
commanding
my
men
with
all
diligence
and
due
reuerence
to
welcome
you
from
hence
to
the
towne
with
playing
and
singing
,
where
your
Lordship
shall
be
lodged
and
attended
vpon
by
my selfe
and
them
:
and
all
that
I
possesse
,
your
Lordship
shall
vse
as
it
were
your
owne
.
For
your
Lordship
shall
doe
me
a
verie
great
fauour
in
so
doing
.
The
Gouernour
gaue
him
thankes
,
and
with
great
ioy
they
both
went
conferring
together
,
till
they
came
to
the
towne
:
CHAP.
XVII
.
How
the
Gouernour
went
from
Coça
to
Tascaluca
.
THe
Gouernour
rested
in
Coça
25.
daies
.
He
departed
from
thence
the
20.
of
August
Mightie
,
vertuous
,
and
esteemed
Lord
,
the
great
Cacique
of
Tascaluca
my
Lord
,
sendeth
by
me
to
kisse
your
Lordships
hands
,
and
to
let
you
vnderstand
,
that
he
hath
notice
,
how
you
iustly
rauish
with
your
perfections
and
power
,
all
men
on
the
earth
;
and
that
euerie
one
by
whom
your
Lordship
passeth
doth
serue
and
obey
you
;
which
he
acknowledgeth
to
be
due
vnto
you
,
and
desireth
,
as
his
life
,
to
see
,
and
to
serue
your
Lordship
.
For
which
cause
by
me
he
offereth
himselfe
,
his
lands
and
subiects
,
that
when
your
Lordship
pleaseth
to
go
through
his
Countrie
,
you
may
be
receiued
with
all
peace
and
loue
,
serued
and
obeyed
;
and
that
in
recompense
of
the
desire
he
hath
to
see
you
,
you
will
doe
him
the
fauour
to
let
him
know
when
you
will
come
:
for
how
much
the
sooner
,
so
much
the
greater
fauour
he
shall
receiue
.
The
Gouernour
receiued
and
dispatched
him
graciously
,
giuing
him
beades
,
which
among
them
were
not
much
esteemed
,
and
some
other
things
to
carrie
to
his
Lord
.
And
he
gaue
licence
to
the
Cacique
of
Coça
to
returne
home
to
his
owne
Countries
.
The
Cacique
of
Tallise
gaue
him
such
men
for
burthens
as
he
needed
.
And
after
he
had
rested
there
20.
daies
,
hee
departed
thence
toward
Tascaluca
.
That
day
when
hee
went
from
Tallise
,
hee
lodged
at
a
great
towne
called
Casiste
.
Luys
de
Moscoso
,
with
15.
horsemen
,
to
let
him
know
how
hee
was
comming
.
The
Cacique
was
in
his
lodgings
vnder
a
Canopie
:
and
without
doores
,
right
against
his
lodgings
,
in
an
high
place
,
they
spread
a
mat
for
him
,
&
two
cushions
one
vpon
another
,
where
he
sat
him
downe
,
and
his
Indians
placed
themselues
round
about
him
,
somewhat
distant
from
him
,
so
that
they
made
a
place
,
and
a
void
roome
where
he
sate
:
and
his
chiefest
men
were
neerest
to
him
,
and
one
with
a
shadow
of
Deeres
skinne
,
which
keept
the
Sunne
from
him
,
being
round
,
and
of
the
bignes
of
a
target
,
quartered
with
black
and
white
,
hauing
a
rundell
in
the
middest
:
a
farre
off
it
seemed
to
be
of
taffata
,
because
the
colours
were
very
perfect
.
It
was
set
on
a
small
staffe
stretched
wide
out
.
This
was
the
deuice
which
hee
carried
in
his
warres
.
Hee
was
a
man
of
a
very
tall
stature
,
of
great
limmes
,
and
spare
,
and
well
proportioned
,
and
was
much
feared
of
his
neighbours
and
subiects
.
He
was
Lord
of
many
territories
and
much
people
:
In
his
countenance
hee
was
very
graue
.
After
the
Master
of
the
Campe
had
spoken
with
him
,
he
and
those
that
went
with
him
coursed
their
horses
,
pransing
them
to
and
fro
,
and
now
and
then
toward
the
place
where
the
Cacique
was
,
who
with
much
grauitie
and
dissimulation
now
and
then
lifted
vp
his
eies
,
and
beheld
them
as
it
were
with
disdaine
.
At
the
Gouernours
comming
,
hee
made
no
offer
at
all
to
rise
.
The
Gouernour
tooke
him
by
the
hand
,
and
both
of
them
sat
downe
together
on
a
seate
which
was
vnder
the
cloth
of
estate
.
The
Cacique
said
these
words
vnto
him
:
Mighty
Lord
,
I
bid
your
Lordship
right
hartily
welcome
.
I
receiue
as
much
pleasure
and
contentment
with
your
sight
,
as
if
you
were
my
brother
whom
I
dearely
loued
:
vpon
this
point
it
is
not
needfull
to
vse
many
reasons
;
since
it
is
no
discretion
to
speake
that
in
many
wordes
,
which
in
few
may
be
vttered
.
How
much
the
greater
the
will
is
,
so
much
more
giueth
it
name
to
the
workes
,
and
the
workes
giue
testimonie
of
the
truth
.
Now
touching
my
will
,
by
it
you
shall
know
,
how
certain
&
manifest
it
is
,
and
how
pure
inclination
I
haue
to
serue
you
.
Concerning
the
fauour
which
you
did
me
,
in
the
thing
which
you
sent
me
,
I
make
as
much
account
of
them
as
is
reason
to
esteeme
them
:
and
chiefly
because
they
were
yours
.
Now
see
what
seruice
you
will
command
me
.
The
Gouernor
satisfied
him
with
sweet
words
,
and
with
great
breuitie
.
When
hee
departed
from
thence
he
determined
to
carrie
him
along
with
him
for
some
causes
,
and
at
two
daies
iournie
hee
came
to
a
towne
called
Piache
,
From
the
Port
de
Spirito
Santo
to
Apalache
,
which
is
about
an
hundred
leagues
,
the
Gouernour
went
from
East
to
West
:
And
from
Apalache
to
Cutifa-chiqui
,
which
are
430.
leagues
,
from
the
Southwest
to
the
Northeast
:
and
from
Cutifa-chiqui
to
Xualla
,
which
are
about
two
hundred
and
fiftie
leagues
,
from
the
South
to
the
North
:
And
from
Xualla
to
Tascaluca
,
which
are
two
hundred
and
fiftie
leagues
more
,
an
hundred
and
ninetie
of
them
he
trauelled
from
East
to
West
,
to
wit
,
to
the
Prouince
of
Coça
:
and
the
other
60.
from
Coça
to
Tascaluca
from
the
North
to
the
South
.
Hauing
passed
the
Riuer
of
Piache
,
a
Christian
went
from
his
companie
from
thence
to
seeke
a
woman
slaue
that
was
runne
away
from
him
,
and
the
Indians
either
tooke
him
captiue
,
or
slue
him
.
The
Gouernor
vrged
the
Cacique
that
he
should
giue
account
of
him
,
and
threatned
him
,
that
if
he
were
not
found
,
he
would
neuer
let
him
loose
.
The
Cacique
sent
an
Indian
from
thence
to
Mauilla
,
whither
they
were
trauelling
,
which
was
a
towne
of
a
principall
Indian
and
his
subiect
,
saying
,
that
he
sent
him
to
aduise
them
to
make
readie
victuals
,
and
men
for
carriages
.
But
,
(
as
afterward
appeared
)
hee
sent
him
to
assemble
all
the
men
of
warre
thither
,
that
hee
had
in
his
Countrie
.
The
Gouernour
trauelled
three
daies
;
and
the
third
day
he
passed
all
day
through
a
peopled
Countrie
:
and
he
came
to
Mauilla
Luys
de
Moscoso
told
the
Gouernour
,
that
it
would
bee
good
to
lodge
in
the
field
,
seeing
the
Indians
were
of
such
disposition
:
and
hee
answered
,
that
he
would
lodge
in
the
towne
,
for
hee
was
wearie
of
lodging
in
the
field
.
When
hee
came
neere
vnto
the
towne
,
the
Cacique
came
foorth
to
receiue
him
with
many
Indians
playing
vpon
flutes
and
singing
:
And
after
hee
had
offered
himselfe
,
hee
presented
him
with
three
mantles
of
marterns
.
CHAP.
XVIII
.
How
the
Indians
rose
against
the
Gouernour
,
and
what
ensued
thereupon
.
THe
Gouernour
seeing
the
determination
,
and
furious
answere
of
the
Cacique
,
went
about
to
pacifie
him
with
faire
words
:
to
which
he
gaue
no
answere
,
but
rather
with
much
pride
and
disdaine
,
withdrew
himselfe
where
the
Gouernor
might
not
see
him
,
nor
speake
with
him
.
As
a
principall
Indian
passed
that
way
,
the
Gouernor
called
him
,
to
send
him
word
,
that
hee
might
remaine
at
his
pleasure
in
his
Countrie
,
and
that
it
would
please
him
to
giue
him
a
guide
,
and
men
for
carriages
,
to
see
if
hee
could
pacifie
him
with
mild
words
.
The
Indians
answered
with
great
pride
,
that
hee
would
not
hearken
vnto
him
.
Baltasar
de
Gallegos
,
which
stood
by
,
tooke
hold
of
a
gowne
of
marterns
which
hee
had
on
;
Baltasar
de
Gallegos
gaue
him
such
a
wound
with
his
coutilas
,
that
hee
opened
him
downe
the
backe
,
and
presently
all
the
Indians
with
a
great
crie
came
out
of
the
houses
shooting
their
arrowes
.
The
Gouernour
considering
,
that
if
hee
tarried
●here
,
hee
could
not
escape
,
and
if
hee
commanded
his
men
to
come
in
,
which
were
without
the
towne
,
the
Indians
within
the
houses
might
kill
their
horses
,
and
doe
much
hurt
,
ranne
out
of
the
towne
,
and
before
hee
came
out
,
hee
fell
twice
or
thrice
,
and
those
that
were
with
him
did
helpe
him
vp
againe
;
and
he
and
those
that
were
with
him
were
sore
wounded
:
and
in
a
moment
there
were
fiue
Christians
slaine
in
the
towne
.
The
Gouernour
came
running
out
of
the
towne
,
crying
out
,
that
euery
man
should
stand
farther
off
,
because
from
the
wall
they
did
them
much
hurt
.
The
Indians
seeing
that
the
Christians
retired
,
and
some
of
them
,
or
the
most
part
,
more
then
an
ordinary
pase
,
shot
with
great
boldnesse
at
them
,
and
strooke
downe
such
as
they
could
ouertake
.
The
Indians
which
the
Christians
did
lead
with
them
in
chaines
,
had
laid
downe
their
burthens
neere
vnto
the
wall
:
and
assoone
as
the
Gouernour
and
his
men
were
retired
,
the
men
of
Mauilla
laid
them
on
the
Indians
backs
againe
,
and
tooke
them
into
the
towne
,
and
loosed
them
presently
from
their
chaines
,
and
gaue
them
bowes
and
arrowes
to
fight
withall
.
CHAP.
XIX
.
How
the
Gouernour
set
his
men
in
order
,
and
entred
the
towne
of
Mauilla
.
ASsoone
as
the
battell
and
the
rereward
were
come
to
Mauilla
,
the
Gouernour
commanded
all
those
that
were
best
armed
to
alight
,
and
made
foure
squadrons
of
footmen
.
The
Indians
,
seeing
how
he
was
setting
his
men
in
order
,
concluded
with
the
Cacique
,
Don
Carlos
,
brother
in
law
to
the
Gouernour
,
and
a
nephew
of
his
,
and
one
Iohn
de
Gamez
,
and
Men
Rodriguez
Portugals
,
and
Iohn
Vazquez
de
Villanoua
de
Barca
Rota
,
all
men
of
honour
,
and
of
much
valour
:
the
rest
were
footemen
.
Besides
those
that
were
slaine
,
there
were
an
hundred
and
fiftie
wounded
with
700.
wounds
of
their
arrowes
:
and
it
pleased
God
that
of
very
dangerous
wounds
they
were
quickly
healed
.
Moreouer
,
there
were
twelue
horses
slaine
,
and
seuentie
hurt
.
All
the
clothes
which
the
Christians
carried
with
them
to
clothe
themselues
withall
,
and
the
ornaments
to
say
Masse
,
and
the
perles
,
were
all
burnt
there
:
and
the
Christians
did
set
them
on
fire
themselues
;
because
they
held
for
a
greater
inconuenience
,
the
hurt
which
the
Indians
might
doe
them
from
those
houses
,
where
they
had
gathered
all
those
goods
together
,
then
the
losse
of
them
.
Here
the
Gouernour
vnderstood
,
that
Francisco
Maldonado
waited
for
him
at
the
Port
of
Ochuse
,
and
that
it
was
sixe
daies
iournie
from
thence
;
Iohn
Ortiz
to
keepe
it
secret
,
because
he
had
not
accomplished
that
which
he
determined
to
doe
;
and
because
the
perles
were
burnt
there
,
which
he
meant
to
haue
sent
to
Cuba
for
a
shew
,
that
the
people
hearing
the
newes
,
might
be
desirous
to
come
to
that
Countrie
.
He
feared
also
,
that
if
they
should
haue
newes
of
him
without
seeing
from
Florida
neither
gold
nor
siluer
,
nor
any
thing
of
value
,
it
would
get
such
a
name
,
that
no
man
would
seeke
to
goe
thither
,
when
he
should
haue
neede
of
people
.
And
so
he
determined
to
send
no
newes
of
himselfe
,
vntill
hee
had
found
some
rich
Countrie
.
CHAP.
XX.
How
the
Gouernour
departed
from
Mauilla
toward
Chicaça
,
and
what
happened
vnto
him
.
FRom
the
time
that
the
Gouernour
entred
into
Florida
,
vntill
his
departure
from
Mauilla
,
there
died
an
hundred
and
two
Christians
,
some
of
sicknesse
,
and
others
which
the
Indians
slew
.
He
staied
in
Mauilla
,
because
of
the
wounded
men
,
eight
and
twentie
daies
;
all
which
time
he
lay
in
the
field
.
It
was
a
well
inhabited
and
a
fat
Countrie
,
there
were
some
great
&
walled
townes
:
Francisco
Osorio
,
and
a
seruant
of
the
Marques
of
Astorga
,
called
Reynoso
,
and
two
seruants
of
the
Gouernour
,
the
one
his
page
called
Ribera
,
and
the
other
Fuentes
his
Chamberlaine
:
and
these
had
taken
from
the
Indians
some
skinnes
,
and
some
mantles
,
wherewith
they
were
offended
,
and
forsooke
their
houses
.
The
Gouernour
knew
of
it
,
and
commanded
them
to
bee
apprehended
;
and
condemned
to
death
Franscisco
Osorio
,
and
the
Chamberlaine
as
principals
,
and
al
of
them
to
losse
of
goods
.
The
Friers
and
Priests
and
other
principall
persons
were
earnest
with
him
to
pardon
Francisco
Osorio
his
life
,
&
to
moderate
his
sentence
,
which
hee
would
not
grant
for
any
of
them
.
While
he
was
readie
to
command
them
to
be
drawne
to
the
market
place
to
cut
off
their
heads
,
there
came
certaine
Indians
from
the
Cacique
to
complaine
of
them
.
Iohn
Ortiz
,
at
the
request
of
Baltasar
de
Gallegos
and
other
persons
,
changed
their
words
,
and
told
the
Gouernour
,
that
the
Cacique
said
,
he
had
notice
how
his
Lordship
held
those
Christians
in
prison
for
his
sake
,
and
that
they
were
in
no
fault
,
neither
had
they
done
him
any
wrong
,
and
that
if
he
would
do
him
any
fauour
,
he
should
set
them
free
.
And
he
told
the
Indians
;
That
the
Gouernour
said
,
he
had
them
in
prison
,
and
that
he
would
punish
them
in
such
sort
,
that
they
should
bee
an
example
to
others
.
Hereupon
the
Gouernour
commanded
the
prisoners
to
be
loosed
.
Assoone
as
March
was
come
,
hee
determined
to
depart
from
Chicaça
,
and
demanded
of
the
Cacique
two
hundred
men
for
cariages
.
He
sent
him
answere
,
that
hee
would
speake
with
his
principall
men
.
Vpon
Twesday
the
eight
of
March
,
Luys
de
Moscoso
the
Camp-master
,
that
hee
misliked
the
Indians
,
and
that
he
should
keepe
a
strong
watch
that
night
,
which
hee
remembred
but
a
little
.
The
Indians
came
at
the
second
watch
in
foure
squadrons
,
euery
one
by
it selfe
,
and
assoone
as
they
were
descried
,
they
sounded
a
drum
,
and
gaue
the
assault
with
a
great
cry
,
and
with
so
great
celeritie
,
that
presently
they
entred
with
the
scoutes
,
that
were
somewhat
distant
from
the
Campe
.
CHAP.
XXI
.
How
the
Indians
set
againe
vpon
the
Christians
,
and
how
the
Gouernour
went
to
Alimamu
,
beyond
which
towne
in
warlike
sort
they
tarried
for
him
in
the
way
.
VPon
Wednesday
the
15.
of
March
1541.
after
the
Gouernour
had
lodged
8.
daies
in
a
plaine
,
halfe
a
league
from
the
place
which
he
had
wintered
in
,
after
he
had
set
vp
a
forge
,
and
tempered
the
swords
which
in
Chicaça
were
burned
,
and
made
many
targets
,
saddles
,
and
lances
,
on
Tuesday
night
,
at
the
morning
watch
,
many
Indians
came
to
assault
the
Campe
in
three
squadrons
,
euery
one
by
themselues
:
Those
which
watched
gaue
the
alarme
.
The
Gouernour
with
great
speed
set
his
men
in
order
in
other
three
squadrons
,
and
leauing
some
to
defend
the
Campe
,
went
out
to
incounter
them
.
The
Indians
were
ouercome
and
put
to
flight
.
The
ground
was
champion
and
fit
for
the
Christians
to
take
the
aduantage
of
them
;
and
it
was
now
breake
of
day
.
But
there
happened
a
disorder
,
whereby
there
were
not
past
thirtie
or
fortie
Indians
slaine
:
and
this
it
was
:
that
a
Frier
cried
out
in
the
Campe
without
any
iust
occasion
,
To
the
Campe
,
To
the
Campe
:
Whereupon
the
Gouernour
and
all
the
rest
repaired
thither
,
and
the
Indians
had
time
to
saue
themselues
.
There
were
some
taken
,
by
whom
the
Gouernour
informed
himselfe
of
the
Countrie
,
through
which
hee
was
to
passe
.
The
25.
of
Aprill
,
Iohn
Dannusco
the
Auditor
went
with
fifteene
horsemen
,
and
40.
footemen
that
way
that
the
Gouernour
was
to
goe
,
and
found
a
strong
fort
made
,
where
the
Indians
staied
for
him
,
and
many
of
them
walked
on
the
top
of
it
with
their
weapons
,
hauing
their
bodies
,
thighes
and
armes
okered
and
died
with
blacke
,
white
,
yellow
and
red
,
striped
like
vnto
panes
,
Iohn
Dannusco
and
those
that
were
with
him
,
thought
good
to
auoid
them
,
and
to
acquaint
the
Gouernour
therewith
.
They
retired
to
a
plaine
place
,
a
crossebow
shot
from
the
fort
in
sight
of
it
,
the
footemen
,
the
crossebowmen
,
and
targetters
placed
themselues
before
the
horsemen
,
that
they
might
not
hurt
the
horses
.
The
Indians
sallied
out
by
seuen
and
seuen
,
and
eight
and
eight
to
shoote
their
arrowes
,
and
retired
againe
:
and
in
sight
of
the
Christians
they
made
a
fire
,
and
tooke
an
Indian
,
some
by
the
feete
,
and
some
by
the
head
,
and
made
as
though
they
went
to
cast
him
into
the
fire
,
and
gaue
him
first
many
knocks
on
the
head
:
signifying
,
that
they
meant
so
to
handle
the
Christians
.
Iohn
Danusco
sent
three
horsemen
to
aduertise
the
Gouernour
hereof
.
He
came
presently
:
for
his
intent
was
to
driue
them
from
thence
,
saying
,
that
if
he
did
it
not
,
they
would
be
emboldned
to
charge
him
another
time
,
when
they
might
doe
him
more
harme
.
He
made
the
horsemen
to
alight
,
and
set
his
men
in
foure
squadrons
:
The
signe
being
giuen
,
they
set
vp-the
Indians
,
which
made
resistance
till
the
Christians
came
neere
the
fort
,
and
assoone
as
they
saw
they
could
not
defend
themselues
,
by
a
place
where
a
brooke
passed
neere
the
fort
,
they
ran
away
,
and
from
the
otherside
they
shot
some
arrowes
:
and
because
at
that
instant
we
knew
no
ford
for
the
horses
to
passe
,
they
had
time
enough
to
get
out
of
our
danger
.
Three
Indians
were
slaine
there
,
and
many
Christians
were
hurt
,
whereof
within
few
daies
,
there
died
fifteene
by
the
way
.
All
men
thought
the
Gouernour
to
bee
in
fault
,
because
he
sent
not
to
see
the
disposition
of
the
place
on
the
other
side
of
the
Riuer
,
and
to
know
the
passage
before
hee
set
vpon
them
.
For
with
the
hope
they
had
to
saue
themselues
by
flight
that
way
,
when
they
saw
none
other
meanes
,
they
fought
til
they
were
broken
,
and
it
was
an
incouragement
to
defend
themselues
vntill
then
,
and
to
offend
the
Christians
without
any
danger
to
themselues
.
CHAP.
XXII
.
How
the
Gouernour
went
from
Alimamu
to
Quizquiz
,
and
from
thence
to
Rio
Grande
,
or
the
great
Riuer
.
THree
daies
after
they
had
sought
some
Maiz
,
whereof
they
found
but
little
store
,
in
regard
of
that
which
was
needfull
,
and
that
for
this
cause
,
as
well
for
their
sakes
that
were
wounded
,
it
was
needfull
for
them
to
rest
,
as
for
the
great
iournie
they
were
to
march
to
come
where
store
of
Maiz
was
:
yet
the
Gouernour
was
inforced
to
depart
presentlie
toward
Quizquiz
.
That
a
white
people
should
subdue
them
:
and
that
therefore
they
would
returne
to
their
Cacique
,
and
bid
him
come
presently
to
obey
and
serue
the
Gouernour
:
and
after
they
had
presented
him
with
sixe
or
seuen
skinnes
and
mantles
which
they
brought
,
they
tooke
their
leaue
of
him
,
and
returned
with
the
other
,
which
waited
for
them
by
the
brookes
side
.
The
Cacique
neuer
came
againe
nor
sent
other
message
.
And
because
in
the
towne
where
the
Gouernour
lodged
,
Rio
Grande
,
Iohn
de
Guzman
to
passe
with
the
footemen
,
which
was
made
Captaine
in
stead
of
Francisco
Maldonado
.
And
because
the
streame
was
swift
,
they
went
a
quarter
of
a
league
vp
the
Riuer
along
the
bancke
,
and
crossing
ouer
,
fell
downe
with
the
streame
,
and
landed
right
ouer
against
the
Camp
.
Two
stones
cast
before
they
came
to
land
,
the
horsemen
went
out
of
the
barges
on
horsebacke
to
a
sandie
plot
very
hard
and
cleere
ground
,
where
all
of
them
landed
without
any
resistance
.
CHAP.
XXIII
.
How
the
Gouernour
departed
from
Aquixo
to
Casqui
,
and
from
thence
to
Pacaha
:
and
how
this
Countrie
differeth
from
that
which
we
had
passed
.
HAuing
passed
Rio
grande
,
the
Gouernour
trauelled
a
league
and
an
halfe
,
and
came
to
a
great
towne
of
Aquixo
,
which
was
dispeopled
before
hee
came
thither
.
They
espied
thirtie
Indians
comming
ouer
a
plaine
,
which
the
Cacique
sent
,
to
discouer
the
Christians
determination
:
and
assoone
as
they
had
sight
of
them
,
they
tooke
themselues
to
flight
.
The
horsemen
pursued
them
,
and
slue
tenne
,
and
took●
fifteene
.
And
because
the
towne
,
whither
the
Goue●●●
went
,
was
neere
vnto
the
Riuer
,
he
sent
a
Captai●●ith
as
many
men
as
he
thought
sufficient
to
carrie
〈◊〉
barges
vp
the
Riuer
.
And
because
in
his
trauelling
by
land
many
times
he
went
farre
from
the
Riuer
to
compasse
the
creekes
that
came
from
it
,
the
Indians
tooke
occasion
to
set
vpon
them
of
the
barges
,
and
put
them
in
great
danger
,
because
that
by
reason
of
the
great
current
,
they
durst
not
leaue
the
shore
,
and
from
the
bancke
they
shot
at
them
.
Assoone
as
the
Gouernour
was
come
to
the
towne
,
Right
high
,
right
mighty
,
and
renowned
Lord
,
your
Lordship
is
most
hartilie
welcome
.
Assoone
as
I
had
notice
of
your
L●rdship
,
of
your
power
,
and
your
perfections
,
although
you
came
into
my
Countrie
,
killing
and
taking
captiues
the
inhabitants
thereof
and
my
subiects
:
yet
I
determined
to
conforme
my
will
vnto
yours
,
and
as
your
owne
to
interpret
in
good
part
all
that
your
Lordship
did
:
beleeuing
,
that
it
was
conuenient
it
should
be
so
for
some
iust
respect
,
to
preuent
some
future
matter
reuealed
vnto
your
Lordsh●p
,
and
concealed
from
me
.
For
well
may
a
mischiefe
be
permitted
to
auoid
a
greater
,
and
that
good
may
come
thereof
:
which
I
beleeue
will
so
fall
out
.
For
it
is
no
reason
to
presume
of
so
excellent
a
Prince
,
that
the
noblenesse
of
his
heart
,
and
the
effect
of
his
will
would
permit
him
to
suffer
any
vniust
thing
.
My
abilitie
is
so
small
to
serue
you
as
your
Lordship
deserueth
,
that
if
you
respect
not
mine
abundant
good
will
,
which
humblie
offereth
all
kind
of
seruice
,
I
deserue
but
little
in
your
presence
.
But
if
it
bee
reason
that
this
be
esteemed
,
receiue
the
same
,
my selfe
,
my
Countrie
,
and
subiects
for
yours
,
and
dispose
of
me
and
them
at
your
pleasure
.
For
if
I
were
Lord
of
all
the
world
,
with
the
same
good
will
should
your
Lordship
by
me
be
receiued
,
serued
and
obeyed
.
The
Gouernour
answered
him
to
the
purpose
,
and
satisfied
him
in
few
words
.
Within
a
while
after
both
of
them
vsed
words
of
great
offers
&
courtesie
the
one
to
the
other
,
and
the
Cacique
requested
him
to
lodge
in
his
houses
.
The
Gouernour
,
to
preserue
the
peace
the
better
,
excused
himselfe
,
saying
,
that
hee
would
lodge
in
the
fields
.
And
because
it
was
very
hot
,
they
camped
neere
certaine
trees
a
quarter
of
a
league
from
the
towne
.
Rio
Grande
,
and
that
hee
would
send
men
before
to
make
a
bridge
whereby
he
might
passe
.
The
same
day
that
the
Gouernour
departed
thence
,
CHAP.
XXIIII
.
How
the
Cacique
of
Pacaha
came
peaceablie
to
the
Gouernour
,
and
the
Cacique
of
Casqui
absented
himselfe
,
and
came
againe
to
make
his
excuse
,
and
how
the
Gouernour
made
them
both
friends
.
VPon
Wednesday
,
the
19.
of
Iune
,
the
Gouernour
entred
into
Pacaha
:
Don
Antonio
Osorio
went
before
,
to
see
what
people
the
Cacique
had
with
him
.
There
were
in
the
Isle
fiue
or
sixe
thousand
soules
.
Don
Antonio
,
and
those
that
went
with
him
,
commanded
the
Christians
with
all
speed
to
enter
with
the
Indians
of
Casqui
in
the
canoes
,
which
were
quickly
with
Don
Antonio
in
the
little
Island
,
where
they
tooke
many
men
and
women
,
and
much
goods
.
Great
store
of
goods
,
which
the
Indians
had
laid
vpon
hurdles
of
canes
,
and
rafts
of
timber
to
carrie
ouer
to
the
other
side
,
draue
down
the
riuer
,
wherewith
the
Indians
of
Casqui
filled
their
canoes
:
and
for
feare
lest
the
Christians
would
take
it
from
them
,
the
Cacique
went
home
with
them
downe
the
Riuer
,
without
taking
his
leaue
of
the
Gouernour
:
whereupon
the
Gouernour
was
highly
offended
with
him
:
and
presently
returning
to
Pacaha
,
he
ouerran
the
Countrie
of
Casqui
the
space
of
two
leagues
,
where
hee
tooke
twentie
or
thirtie
of
his
men
.
And
because
his
horses
were
wearie
,
and
he
wanted
time
that
day
to
goe
any
farther
,
hee
returned
to
Pacaha
,
with
determination
within
three
or
foure
daies
after
to
inuade
Casqui
.
And
presently
he
let
loose
one
of
the
Indians
of
Pacaha
,
and
sent
word
by
him
to
the
Cacique
,
that
if
hee
would
haue
his
friendship
,
he
should
repaire
vnto
him
,
and
that
both
of
them
would
make
warre
vpon
Casqui
And
presently
came
many
Indians
that
belonged
to
Pacaha
,
and
brought
an
Indian
,
in
stead
of
the
Cacique
,
which
was
discouered
by
the
Caciques
brother
which
was
taken
prisoner
.
The
Gouernour
wished
the
Indians
that
their
Master
himselfe
should
come
:
for
hee
knew
very
well
that
that
was
not
hee
,
and
told
them
,
that
they
could
doe
nothing
,
which
he
knew
not
before
they
thought
it
.
My
Lord
,
I
and
mine
are
yours
,
and
my
Countrie
likewise
is
yours
:
therefore
if
you
had
done
so
,
you
should
haue
destroyed
your
owne
Countrie
,
and
haue
killed
your
owne
people
:
whatsoeuer
shall
come
vnto
me
from
your
hand
,
I
will
receiue
as
from
my
Lord
,
aswell
punishment
as
reward
:
And
know
you
,
that
the
fauour
which
you
did
me
in
leauing
me
the
Crosse
,
I
do
acknowledge
the
same
to
be
a
very
great
one
,
and
greater
then
I
haue
euer
deserued
.
For
you
shall
vnderstand
,
that
with
great
droughts
,
the
fields
of
Maiz
of
my
Countrie
were
withered
;
and
assoone
as
I
and
my
people
kneeled
before
the
Crosse
,
and
prayed
for
raine
,
presently
our
necessitie
was
relieued
.
The
Gouernour
made
him
,
and
the
Cacique
of
Pacaha
friends
;
and
set
them
with
him
at
his
table
to
dine
with
him
:
and
the
Caciques
fell
at
variance
about
the
seates
,
which
of
them
should
sit
on
his
right
hand
.
The
Gouernour
pacified
them
;
telling
them
,
that
among
the
Christians
,
all
was
one
to
sit
on
the
one
side
,
or
on
the
other
,
willing
them
so
to
behaue
themselues
,
seeing
they
were
with
him
,
that
no
bodie
might
heare
them
,
and
that
euery
one
should
sit
in
the
place
that
first
hee
lighted
on
.
From
thence
he
sent
thirtie
horsemen
,
and
fiftie
footemen
to
the
Prouince
of
Caluça
,
to
see
if
from
thence
hee
might
trauell
to
Chisca
,
CHAP.
XXV
.
How
the
Gouernour
departed
from
Pacaha
to
Quigaute
,
and
to
Coligoa
,
and
came
to
Cayas
.
THe
Gouernour
rested
in
Pacaha
fortie
daies
.
In
all
which
time
the
two
Caciques
serued
him
with
great
store
of
fish
,
mantles
,
and
skinnes
,
and
stroue
who
should
doe
him
greatest
seruice
.
At
the
time
of
his
departure
,
the
Cacique
of
Pacaha
gaue
him
two
of
his
sisters
,
saying
,
that
in
signe
of
loue
that
he
might
remember
him
,
he
should
take
them
for
his
wiues
:
the
ones
name
was
Macanoche
,
and
the
others
Mochila
:
they
were
well
proportioned
,
tall
of
bodie
,
and
well
fleshed
.
Macanoche
was
of
a
good
countenance
,
and
in
her
shape
and
physiognomie
looked
like
a
Ladie
:
the
other
was
strongly
made
.
The
Cacique
of
Casqui
commanded
the
bridge
to
be
repaired
,
and
the
Gouernour
returned
through
his
Countrey
,
Quigaute
,
Casqui
,
and
Pacaha
,
they
were
plaine
Countries
,
fat
grounds
,
and
full
of
good
medowes
on
the
Riuers
,
where
the
Indians
sowed
large
fields
of
Maiz.
From
Tascaluca
to
Rio
grande
,
or
the
great
Riuer
,
is
about
300.
leagues
:
it
is
a
very
low
Countrie
,
and
hath
many
lakes
.
From
Pacaha
to
Quigaute
may
bee
an
hundred
leagues
.
The
Gouernour
left
the
Cacique
of
Quigaute
in
his
owne
towne
:
And
an
Indian
,
which
was
his
guide
,
led
him
through
great
woods
without
any
way
seuen
daies
iournie
through
a
desert
,
where
,
at
euery
lodging
,
they
lodged
in
lakes
and
pooles
in
verie
shold
water
:
there
was
such
store
of
fish
,
that
they
killed
them
with
cudgils
;
CHAP.
XXVI
.
How
the
Gouernour
discouered
the
Prouince
of
Tulla
,
and
what
happened
vnto
him
.
THe
Gouernor
rested
a
moneth
in
the
Prouince
of
Cayas
.
In
which
time
the
horses
fattened
and
thriued
more
,
then
in
other
places
in
a
longer
time
,
with
the
great
plentie
of
Maiz
and
the
leaues
thereof
,
which
I
thinke
was
the
best
that
hath
been
seene
,
and
they
dranke
of
a
lake
of
very
hot
water
,
and
somewhat
brackish
,
CHAP.
XXVII
.
How
the
Gouernour
went
from
Tulla
to
Autiamque
,
where
he
passed
the
winter
.
THe
Gouernour
enformed
himselfe
of
all
the
Countrie
round
about
;
and
vnderstood
,
that
toward
the
West
was
a
scattered
dwelling
,
and
that
toward
the
Southeast
were
great
townes
,
especially
in
a
Prouince
called
Autiamque
,
tenne
daies
iournie
from
Tulla
;
which
might
be
about
80.
leagues
;
and
that
it
was
a
plenti●ull
Countrie
of
Maiz.
And
because
winter
came
on
,
and
that
they
could
not
trauell
two
or
three
moneths
in
the
yeere
for
cold
,
Donna
Isabella
,
which
was
in
Hauana
,
or
any
other
person
in
Chr●stendome
had
heard
of
him
,
and
by
this
time
he
had
lost
250.
men
,
and
150.
horses
)
he
determined
to
winter
in
Autiamque
,
and
the
next
spring
,
to
goe
to
the
sea
cost
,
and
make
two
brigantines
,
and
send
one
of
them
to
Cuba
,
and
the
other
to
Nueua
Espanna
,
that
that
which
went
in
safetie
,
might
giue
newes
of
him
:
H●ping
with
the
goods
which
he
had
in
Cuba
,
to
furn●●h
him selfe
againe
,
and
to
attempt
the
discouery
and
conquest
toward
the
West
:
for
he
had
not
yet
come
where
Cabeça
de
Vaca
had
been
.
Thus
hauing
sent
away
the
two
Caciques
of
Cayas
and
Tulla
,
he
tooke
his
iournie
toward
Autiamque
:
CHAP.
XXVIII
.
How
the
Gouernour
went
from
Autiamque
to
Nilco
,
and
from
thence
to
Guacoya
.
VPon
Monday
the
sixt
of
March
1542
,
Iohn
Ortiz
di●d
in
Autiamque
;
which
grieued
the
Gouernor
very
much
:
because
t●at
without
an
Interpretour
hee
feared
to
enter
farre
into
the
land
,
where
he
might
be
lost
.
From
thence
forward
a
youth
that
was
taken
in
Cutifachiqui
did
serue
for
Interpretour
,
which
had
by
that
t●me
learned
somewhat
of
the
Christians
language
.
The
death
of
Iohn
Ortiz
was
so
great
a
mischiefe
for
the
discouering
inward
,
or
going
out
of
the
land
,
that
to
learne
of
the
Indians
,
that
which
in
foure
words
hee
de●l●red
,
they
needed
a
whole
day
with
the
youth
:
and
most
commonly
hee
vnderstood
quite
contrarie
that
w●ich
was
asked
him
:
whereby
it
often
happen●●
that
the
way
that
they
went
one
day
,
and
sometimes
two
or
three
daies
,
they
turned
backe
,
and
went
astray
through
the
wood
here
and
there
.
The
Gouernour
spent
ten
daies
in
trauelling
from
Autiamque
to
a
prouince
called
Ayays
;
Francis
Sebastian
,
an
honest
man
of
Villa
noua
de
Barca
Rota
,
was
drowned
there
.
The
Gouernour
went
a
whole
day
along
the
lake
seeking
passage
,
and
could
finde
none
,
nor
any
way
that
did
passe
to
the
other
side
.
Comming
againe
at
night
to
the
towne
hee
found
two
peaceable
Indians
,
which
shewed
him
the
passage
,
and
which
way
hee
was
to
goe
.
There
they
made
of
canes
and
of
the
timber
of
houses
thatched
with
canes
,
rafts
wherewith
they
passed
the
lake
.
Rio
grande
,
Rio
gr●nde
,
or
the
great
Riuer
.
The
Gouernour
sent
a
Captaine
with
fiftie
men
in
sixe
canoes
downe
the
Riuer
,
and
went
hims●l●e
by
land
with
the
rest
:
hee
came
to
Guachoya
Nilco
Tapatu
,
and
in
Coça
Mico
,
and
in
the
port
or
mouth
Ri.
CHAP.
XXIX
.
Of
the
message
which
the
Gouernour
sent
to
Quigalta
,
and
of
the
answere
which
he
returned
:
and
of
the
things
which
happened
in
this
time
.
ASsoone
as
the
Gouernour
came
to
Guachoya
,
hee
sent
Iohn
Danusco
with
as
many
men
as
could
goe
in
the
canoes
vp
the
Riuer
.
For
when
they
came
downe
from
Nilco
,
they
saw
on
the
other
side
the
Riuer
new
cabins
●●de
.
Iohn
Danusco
went
and
brought
the
canoes
loden
with
Maiz
,
French
beanes
,
Prunes
,
and
many
loaues
made
of
the
substance
of
prunes
.
Mightie
and
excellent
Lord
,
I
beseech
your
Lordship
to
pardon
mee
the
errour
which
I
committed
in
absenting
my selfe
,
and
not
tarrying
in
this
towne
to
haue
receiued
and
serued
your
Lordship
;
since
,
to
obtaine
this
opportunitie
of
time
,
was
,
and
is
as
mu●h
as
a
great
v●ct●rie
to
me
.
But
I
feared
that
,
which
I
needed
not
to
haue
feared
,
and
so
did
that
which
was
not
reason
to
do
:
But
as
haste
maketh
waste
and
I
remoued
without
deliberation
;
so
,
as
soone
as
I
thought
on
it
,
I
determined
not
to
follow
the
opinion
of
the
foolish
,
which
is
,
to
continue
in
their
errour
;
but
to
imitate
the
wise
and
discreet
,
in
changing
my
counsell
,
and
so
I
came
to
see
what
your
Lordship
will
command
me
to
doe
,
that
I
may
serue
you
in
all
things
that
are
in
my
power
.
The
Gouernour
receiued
him
with
much
ioy
,
and
gaue
him
thankes
for
his
present
and
offer
.
He
a●ked
him
,
whether
hee
had
any
notice
of
the
Sea
.
Hee
answered
,
no
,
nor
of
any
townes
downe
the
Riuer
on
that
side
;
saue
that
two
leagues
from
thence
was
one
towne
of
a
principall
Indian
a
subiect
of
his
;
and
on
the
other
side
of
the
Riuer
,
three
daies
iourney
from
thence
downe
the
Riuer
,
was
the
Prouince
of
Quigalta
,
which
was
the
greatest
Lord
that
was
in
that
Countrie
.
The
Gouernour
thought
that
the
Cacique
lied
vnto
him
,
to
rid
him
out
of
his
owne
townes
,
and
sent
Iohn
Danusco
with
eight
horsemen
downe
the
Riuer
,
to
see
what
habitation
there
was
,
and
to
informe
himselfe
,
if
there
were
any
notice
of
the
Sea
.
Hee
trauelled
eight
daies
,
and
at
his
returne
hee
said
,
that
in
all
that
time
he
was
not
able
to
go
aboue
14
or
15
leagues
,
because
of
the
great
creekes
that
came
out
of
the
Riuer
,
and
groues
of
canes
,
and
thicke
woods
that
were
along
the
bancks
of
the
Riuer
,
and
that
hee
had
found
no
habitation
.
The
Gouernour
fell
into
great
dumps
to
see
how
hard
it
was
to
get
to
the
Sea
:
and
worse
,
because
his
men
and
horses
euery
day
diminished
,
being
without
succour
to
sustaine
themselues
in
the
country
:
and
with
that
thought
he
fell
sick
.
That
whereas
he
said
he
was
the
Child
of
the
Sunne
,
if
he
would
drie
vp
the
Riuer
he
would
beleeue
him
:
By
that
time
the
Indian
returned
with
this
answere
,
the
Gouernour
had
betaken
himselfe
to
bed
,
being
euill
handled
with
feuers
,
and
was
much
aggrieued
,
that
he
was
not
in
case
to
passe
presently
the
Riuer
and
to
seeke
him
,
to
see
if
he
could
abate
that
pride
of
his
,
considering
the
Riuer
went
now
very
strongly
in
those
parts
;
for
it
was
neere
halfe
a
league
broad
,
and
16.
fathomes
deep
,
and
very
furious
,
and
ranne
with
a
great
current
;
and
on
both
sides
there
were
many
Indians
,
and
his
power
was
not
now
so
great
,
but
that
hee
had
need
to
helpe
himselfe
rather
by
slights
then
by
force
.
The
Indians
of
Guachoya
came
euery
day
with
fish
in
such
numbers
,
that
the
towne
was
full
of
them
.
The
Cacique
said
,
that
on
a
certaine
night
hee
of
Quigalta
would
come
to
giue
battell
to
the
Gouernour
.
Which
the
Gouernour
imagined
that
he
had
deuised
,
to
driue
him
out
of
his
countrey
,
and
commanded
him
to
bee
put
in
hold
:
and
that
night
and
all
the
rest
,
there
was
good
watch
kept
.
Hee
asked
him
wherefore
Quigalta
came
not
?
He
said
that
hee
came
,
but
that
he
saw
him
prepared
,
and
therfore
durst
not
giue
the
attempt
:
and
hee
was
earnest
with
him
to
send
his
Captaines
ouer
the
Riuer
,
and
that
he
would
aide
him
with
many
men
to
set
vpon
Quigalta
.
The
Gouernour
told
him
that
assoone
as
he
was
recouered
,
himselfe
would
seeke
him
out
.
And
seeing
how
many
Indians
came
daily
to
the
towne
,
and
what
store
of
people
was
in
that
countrie
,
fearing
they
should
al
conspire
together
and
plot
some
treason
against
him
;
and
because
the
towne
had
some
open
gaps
which
were
not
made
an
end
of
inclosing
,
besides
the
gates
which
they
went
in
and
out
by
:
because
the
Indians
should
not
thinke
he
feared
them
,
he
let
them
all
a●one
vnrepaired
;
and
commanded
the
horsemen
to
be
appointed
to
them
,
and
to
the
gates
:
and
all
night
the
horsemen
went
the
round
;
and
two
and
two
of
euery
squadron
rode
about
,
and
visited
the
skouts
that
were
without
the
towne
in
their
standings
by
the
passages
,
and
the
crossebowmen
that
kept
the
canoes
in
the
Riuer
.
And
because
the
Indians
should
stand
in
feare
of
them
,
hee
determined
to
send
a
Captaine
to
Nilco
,
for
those
of
Guachoya
had
told
him
that
it
was
inhabited
;
that
by
vsing
them
cruelly
,
neither
the
one
nor
the
other
should
presume
to
assaile
him
;
and
hee
sent
Nunnez
de
Touar
with
fifteene
horsemen
,
and
Iohn
de
Guzman
Captaine
of
the
footmen
with
his
companie
in
canoes
vp
the
Riuer
.
The
Cacique
of
Guach●ya
sent
for
many
canoes
and
many
warlike
Indians
to
goe
with
the
Christians
:
and
the
Captaine
of
the
Christians
,
called
Nunnez
de
Tou●r
,
went
by
land
with
his
horsemen
,
and
two
leagues
before
he
came
to
Nilco
hee
staied
for
Iohn
de
Guzman
,
and
in
that
place
they
passed
the
Riuer
by
night
:
the
horsemen
came
first
,
and
in
the
morning
by
breake
of
day
in
sight
of
the
towne
they
lighted
vpon
a
spie
;
which
assoone
as
he
perceiued
the
Christians
,
crying
out
amaine
fled
to
the
towne
to
g●ue
warning
.
Nunnez
de
Touar
and
his
companie
made
such
speed
,
that
before
the
Indians
of
the
towne
could
fully
come
out
,
they
were
vpon
them
:
it
was
chan●i●●
ground
that
was
inhabited
,
which
was
about
a
quarter
of
a
l●ague
.
There
were
about
fiue
or
sixe
thousand
people
in
the
towne
:
[
*
](A12615-e24070-b)
*
Chap.
37.
afterward
they
came
to
a
shameful
death
.
Of
the
Indians
of
Nilco
were
taken
prisoners
,
fourescore
women
and
children
,
and
much
spoile
.
The
Indians
of
Guachoya
kept
back
before
they
came
at
the
towne
,
and
staied
without
,
beholding
the
successe
of
the
Christians
with
the
men
of
Nilco
.
And
when
they
saw
them
put
to
flight
,
and
the
horsemen
busie
in
killing
of
them
,
they
hastened
to
the
houses
to
rob
,
and
filled
their
canoes
with
the
spoile
of
the
goods
;
and
returned
to
Guachoya
before
the
Christians
;
and
wondring
much
at
the
sharpe
dealing
which
they
had
seene
them
vse
toward
the
Indians
of
Nilco
,
they
told
their
Cacique
all
that
had
passed
with
great
astonishment
.
CHAP.
XXX
.
Of
the
death
of
the
Adelantado
Fernando
de
Soto
:
And
how
Luys
Moscoso
de
Aluarado
was
elected
Gouernour
in
his
stead
.
THe
Gouernour
felt
in
himselfe
that
the
houre
approched
,
wherein
hee
was
to
leaue
this
present
life
,
and
called
for
the
Kings
officers
,
Captaines
and
principall
persons
,
to
whom
he
made
a
speech
,
saying
:
That
now
he
was
to
goe
to
giue
an
account
before
the
presence
of
God
of
all
his
●ife
past
:
and
since
it
pleased
him
t●
take
him
in
such
a
time
,
and
that
the
time
was
come
that
he
knew
his
death
,
that
he
his
most
vnw●rthie
seruant
●●d
yeeld
him
many
thankes
therefore
;
and
d●sired
all
that
were
present
and
absent
(
whom
he
confessed
himselfe
to
be
much
beholding
vnto
for
their
singular
vertues
,
loue
and
loy●ltie
,
which
himselfe
had
well
tried
in
the
trauels
,
which
they
had
suffered
,
which
alwaies
in
his
mind
he
did
hope
to
satisfie
and
reward
,
when
it
should
please
God
to
giue
him
rest
,
with
more
prosperitie
of
his
estate
,
)
that
they
would
pray
to
God
for
him
,
that
for
his
mercie
he
would
forgiue
him
his
sinnes
,
and
receiue
his
soule
into
eternall
glorie
:
and
that
they
would
qu●●
and
free
him
of
t●e
charge
which
hee
had
ouer
them
,
and
ought
vnto
them
all
,
and
that
they
would
pardon
him
for
some
wrongs
which
they
might
haue
receiued
of
him
:
And
to
auoid
some
diuision
,
which
vpon
his
death
might
fall
out
vpon
the
choice
of
his
successour
,
he
requested
them
to
elect
a
principall
person
,
and
able
to
gouerne
,
of
whom
all
should
like
well
;
and
when
he
was
elected
,
they
should
sweare
before
him
to
obey
him
:
and
that
he
would
thanke
them
very
much
in
so
doing
;
because
the
griefe
that
he
had
,
would
somewhat
be
asswaged
,
and
the
paine
that
he
felt
,
because
he
left
them
in
so
great
confusion
,
to
wit
,
in
leauing
them
in
a
strange
Countrie
,
where
they
knew
not
where
they
were
.
Baltasar
de
Gallegos
answered
in
the
name
of
all
the
rest
:
And
first
of
all
comforting
him
,
he
set
before
his
eies
how
short
the
life
of
this
world
was
,
and
with
how
many
troubles
and
miseries
it
is
accompanied
,
and
how
God
shewed
him
a
singular
fauor
which
soonest
left
it
:
telling
him
many
other
things
fit
for
such
a
time
.
And
for
the
last
point
,
that
since
it
pleased
God
to
take
him
to
himselfe
,
although
his
death
did
iustly
grieue
them
much
,
yet
as
wel
he
,
as
al
the
rest
,
ought
of
necessitie
to
conforme
themselues
to
the
will
of
God
.
And
touching
the
Gouernour
which
he
commanded
they
should
elect
,
he
besought
him
,
that
it
would
please
his
Lordship
to
name
him
which
he
thought
fit
,
and
him
they
would
obey
.
And
presently
he
named
Luys
de
Moscoso
de
Aluarado
his
Captaine
generall
.
And
presently
he
was
sworne
by
all
that
were
present
and
elected
for
Gouernour
.
The
next
day
,
Don
Fernando
de
Soto
,
Gouernour
of
Cuba
,
and
Adelantado
of
Florida
:
whom
fortune
aduanced
,
as
it
vseth
to
doe
others
,
that
hee
might
haue
the
higher
fal
.
He
departed
in
such
a
place
,
and
at
such
a
time
,
as
in
his
sicknesse
he
had
but
little
comfort
:
and
the
danger
wherein
all
his
people
were
of
perishing
in
that
Countrie
,
which
appeared
before
their
eies
,
was
cause
sufficient
,
why
euery
one
of
them
had
need
of
comfort
,
and
why
they
did
not
visit
nor
accompanie
him
as
they
ought
to
haue
done
.
Luys
de
Moscoso
determined
to
conceale
his
death
from
the
Indians
,
because
Ferdinando
de
Soto
had
made
them
beleeue
,
That
the
Christians
were
immortall
;
and
also
because
they
tooke
him
to
be
hardie
,
wise
,
and
valiant
:
and
if
they
should
know
that
he
was
dead
,
they
would
bee
bold
to
set
vpon
the
Christians
,
though
they
liued
peaceablie
by
them
.
In
regard
of
their
disposition
,
and
because
they
were
nothing
constant
,
and
beleeued
all
that
was
tolde
them
,
the
Adelantado
made
them
beleeue
,
that
he
knew
some
things
that
passed
in
secret
among
themselues
,
without
their
knowledge
,
how
,
or
in
what
manner
he
came
by
them
:
and
that
the
figure
which
appeared
in
a
glasse
,
Assoone
as
he
was
dead
,
Luis
de
Moscoso
commanded
to
put
him
secretly
in
an
house
,
where
hee
remained
three
daies
:
and
remoouing
him
from
thence
,
commanded
him
to
bee
buried
in
the
night
at
one
of
the
gates
of
the
towne
within
the
wall
.
And
as
the
Indians
had
seene
him
sick
,
and
missed
him
,
so
did
they
suspect
what
might
bee
.
And
passing
by
the
place
where
hee
was
buried
,
seeing
the
earth
mooued
,
they
looked
and
spake
one
to
another
.
Luys
de
Moscoso
vnderstanding
of
it
,
commanded
him
to
be
taken
vp
by
night
,
and
to
cast
a
great
deale
●f
s●●●d
into
the
mantles
,
wherein
he
was
winded
vp
,
wherein
hee
was
carried
in
a
canoe
,
and
throwne
into
the
middest
of
the
Riuer
.
The
Cacique
of
Guachoya
inquired
for
him
,
demanding
what
was
become
of
his
brother
and
Lord
,
the
Gouernour
:
Luys
de
Moscoso
told
him
,
that
hee
was
gon
to
heauen
,
as
many
other
times
hee
did
:
and
because
hee
was
to
stay
there
certaine
daies
,
hee
had
left
him
in
his
place
.
The
Cacique
thought
with
himselfe
that
he
was
dead
;
and
commanded
two
young
and
well
proportioned
Indians
to
be
brought
thither
;
and
said
,
Luys
de
Moscoso
to
command
them
to
be
beheaded
,
that
they
might
attend
and
serue
his
Lord
and
brother
.
Luys
de
Moscoso
told
him
,
that
the
Gouernour
was
not
dead
,
but
gone
to
heauen
,
and
that
of
his
owne
Christian
souldiers
,
he
had
taken
such
as
he
needed
to
serue
him
,
&
praied
him
to
command
those
Indians
to
be
loosed
,
and
not
to
vse
any
such
bad
custome
from
thencefoorth
:
straightway
hee
commanded
them
to
be
loosed
,
and
to
get
them
home
to
their
houses
.
And
one
of
them
would
not
goe
;
saying
,
that
hee
would
not
serue
him
,
that
without
desert
had
iudged
him
to
death
,
but
that
hee
would
serue
him
as
long
as
hee
liued
,
which
had
saued
his
life
.
Luys
de
Moscoso
caused
all
the
goods
of
the
Gouernor
to
be
sold
at
an
outcrie
:
to
wit
,
two
men
slaues
,
&
two
women
slaues
,
and
three
horses
,
and
700
hogges
.
CHAP.
XXXI
.
How
the
Gouernour
Luys
de
Moscoso
departed
from
Guachoya
,
and
went
to
Chaguate
;
and
from
thence
to
Aguacay
.
SOme
were
glad
of
the
death
of
Don
Ferdinando
de
Soto
,
holding
for
certaine
,
that
Luys
de
Moscoso
(
which
was
giuen
to
his
ease
)
would
rather
desire
to
be
among
the
Christians
at
rest
,
then
to
continue
the
labours
of
the
warre
in
subduing
and
discouering
of
Countries
;
whereof
they
were
alreadie
wearie
,
seeing
the
small
profit
that
insued
thereof
.
The
Gouernour
commanded
the
Captaines
and
principall
persons
to
meet
to
consult
and
determine
what
they
should
doe
.
And
being
informed
what
peopled
habitation
was
round
about
,
he
vnderstood
that
to
the
West
,
the
Countrie
was
most
inhabited
,
and
that
downe
the
Riuer
beyond
Quigalta
was
vninhabited
,
and
had
little
store
of
food
He
desired
them
all
,
that
euerie
one
would
giue
his
opinion
in
writing
,
&
set
his
hand
to
it
:
that
they
might
resolue
by
generall
consent
,
whether
they
should
goe
downe
the
Riuer
,
or
enter
into
the
maine
land
.
All
were
of
opinion
,
Nueua
Espanna
was
that
way
;
holding
the
voyage
by
sea
more
dangerous
,
and
of
greater
hazard
,
because
they
could
make
no
ship
of
any
strength
to
abide
a
storme
,
neither
had
they
Master
,
nor
Pilot
,
Compasse
,
nor
Chart
,
neither
knew
they
how
farre
the
sea
was
off
,
nor
had
any
notice
of
it
;
nor
whether
the
Riuer
did
make
any
great
turning
into
the
land
,
or
had
any
great
fall
from
the
rocks
,
where
all
of
them
might
be
cast
away
.
And
some
which
had
seene
the
sea-chart
,
did
find
,
that
from
the
place
where
they
were
by
the
sea
coast
to
Noua
Espanna
,
might
bee
400.
leagues
,
little
more
or
lesse
;
and
said
,
that
though
they
went
somewhat
about
by
land
in
seeking
a
peopled
Countrie
,
if
some
great
wildernesse
which
they
could
not
passe
did
not
hinder
them
,
by
spending
that
sommer
in
trauell
,
finding
prouision
to
passe
the
winter
in
some
peopled
Countrie
,
that
the
next
sommer
after
they
might
come
to
some
Christian
land
,
and
that
it
might
fortune
in
their
trauel
by
land
to
find
some
rich
Countrie
,
where
they
might
doe
themselues
good
.
The
Gouernour
,
although
he
desired
to
get
out
of
Florida
in
shorter
time
,
seeing
the
inconueniences
they
laid
before
him
,
in
trauelling
by
sea
,
determined
to
follow
that
which
seemed
good
to
them
all
.
On
Monday
the
fifth
of
Iune
,
Don
Ferdinando
de
Soto
at
Autiamque
,
whither
he
brought
him
presents
of
skinnes
,
and
mantles
and
salt
.
And
a
day
before
Luys
de
Moscoso
came
to
his
towne
,
we
lost
a
Christian
that
was
sicke
;
which
hee
suspected
that
the
Indians
had
slaine
.
Hee
sent
the
Cacique
word
,
that
he
should
command
his
people
to
seeke
him
vp
,
and
send
him
vnto
him
,
and
that
he
would
hold
him
,
as
he
did
,
for
his
friend
:
and
if
he
did
not
,
that
neither
he
,
nor
his
,
should
escape
his
hands
,
and
that
hee
would
set
his
Countrie
on
fire
.
Presently
the
Cacique
came
vnto
him
,
and
brought
a
great
present
of
mantles
and
skinnes
,
and
the
Christian
that
was
lost
,
and
made
this
speech
following
:
Right
excellent
Lord
,
I
would
not
deserue
that
conceit
which
you
had
of
me
,
for
all
the
treasure
of
the
world
.
What
inforced
me
to
goe
to
visit
and
serue
the
excellent
Lord
Gouernour
you
father
in
Autiamque
,
which
you
should
haue
remembred
,
where
I
offered
my selfe
with
all
loyaltie
,
faith
and
loue
,
during
my
life
to
serue
and
obey
him
?
What
then
could
be
the
cause
,
I
hauing
receiued
fauours
of
him
,
and
neither
you
nor
he
hauing
done
me
any
wrong
,
that
should
mooue
me
to
doe
the
thing
,
which
I
ought
not
?
Beleeue
this
of
mee
,
that
neither
wrong
,
nor
any
worldly
interest
,
was
able
to
make
me
to
haue
done
it
,
nor
shall
be
able
to
blind
me
.
But
as
in
this
life
it
is
a
naturall
course
,
that
after
one
pleasure
,
many
sorrewes
doe
follow
:
so
by
your
ind●gnation
,
fortune
would
moderate
the
ioy
,
which
my
heart
conceiueth
with
your
presence
;
and
that
I
should
erre
,
where
I
thought
surest
to
haue
hit
the
marke
;
in
harboring
this
Christian
which
was
lost
,
and
vsing
him
in
such
manner
,
as
he
may
tell
himselfe
,
thinking
that
herein
I
did
you
seruice
,
with
purpose
to
deliuer
him
vnto
you
in
Chaguate
,
and
to
serue
you
to
the
vttermost
of
my
power
.
If
I
deserue
punishment
for
this
,
I
will
receiue
it
at
your
hands
,
as
from
my
Lord
,
as
if
it
were
a
fauour
.
For
the
loue
which
I
did
beare
to
the
excellent
Gouernour
,
and
which
I
beare
to
you
hath
no
limit
.
And
like
as
you
giue
me
chastisement
,
so
will
you
also
shew
me
fauour
.
And
that
which
now
I
craue
of
you
is
this
,
to
declare
your
will
vnto
me
,
and
those
things
,
wherein
I
may
bee
able
to
doe
you
the
most
and
best
seruice
.
The
Gouernour
answered
him
,
that
because
he
did
not
find
him
in
that
towne
,
hee
was
incensed
against
him
,
thinking
he
had
absented
himselfe
,
as
others
had
done
:
But
seeing
he
now
knew
his
loyaltie
and
loue
,
he
would
alwaies
hold
him
as
a
brother
,
and
fauour
him
in
all
his
affaires
.
The
Cacique
went
with
him
to
the
towne
where
he
resided
,
which
was
a
daies
iournie
from
thence
.
They
passed
through
a
smal
town
,
Francisco
de
Guzman
,
the
base
sonne
of
a
Gentleman
of
Siuill
,
staied
behind
,
and
went
to
the
Indians
,
with
an
Indian
woman
which
he
kept
as
his
concubine
,
for
feare
he
should
be
punished
for
gaming
debts
,
that
he
did
owe.
The
Gouernor
had
trauelled
two
daies
before
he
missed
him
;
hee
sent
the
Cacique
word
to
seeke
him
vp
,
and
to
send
him
to
Aguacay
,
whither
he
trauelled
:
which
hee
did
not
performe
.
From
the
Cacique
of
Aguacay
,
the
South
Sea
.
Knowledge
of
the
South
Sea
.
Here
there
was
great
store
of
salt
made
of
sand
,
which
they
gather
in
a
vaine
of
ground
like
peeble
stones
.
CHAP.
XXXII
.
How
the
Gouernour
went
from
Aguacay
to
Naguatex
,
and
what
happened
vnto
him
.
THe
same
day
that
the
Gouernour
departed
from
Aguacay
he
lodged
in
a
small
towne
CHAP.
XXXIII
.
How
the
Cacique
of
Naguatex
came
to
visite
the
Gouernour
:
and
how
the
Gouernour
departed
from
Naguatex
and
came
to
Nondacao
.
THe
Gouernour
sent
an
Indian
from
Naguatex
where
hee
lay
,
to
command
the
Cacique
to
come
to
serue
and
obey
him
,
and
that
hee
would
forgiue
him
all
that
was
past
;
and
if
he
came
not
,
that
he
would
seeke
him
,
and
giue
him
such
punishment
as
he
had
deserued
for
that
which
he
had
done
against
him
.
Within
two
daies
the
Indian
returned
,
&
said
that
the
Cacique
would
come
the
next
day
:
which
,
the
same
day
when
he
came
,
sent
many
Indians
before
him
,
among
whom
●here
were
some
principall
men
:
hee
sent
them
to
see
what
countenance
they
found
in
the
Gouernour
,
to
resolue
with
himselfe
whether
hee
should
goe
or
not
.
The
Indians
let
him
vnderstand
,
that
he
was
comming
,
and
went
away
presently
:
and
the
Cacique
came
within
two
houres
accompanied
with
many
of
his
men
:
they
came
all
in
a
ranke
one
before
another
on
both
sides
,
leauing
a
lane
in
the
middest
where
hee
came
.
They
came
where
the
Gouernour
was
,
all
of
them
weeping
after
the
manner
of
Tulla
,
Right
high
and
mightie
Lord
,
whom
all
the
world
ought
to
serue
and
obey
,
I
was
bold
to
appeare
before
your
Lordship
,
hauing
committed
so
heinous
and
abominable
an
act
,
as
only
for
me
to
haue
imagined
,
deserued
to
be
punished
;
trusting
in
your
greatnes
,
that
although
I
deserue
to
obtaine
no
pardon
,
yet
for
your
owne
sake
only
you
will
vse
clemencie
toward
me
,
considering
how
small
I
am
in
comparison
of
your
Lordship
;
and
not
to
think
vpon
my
weaknesses
,
which
,
to
my
griefe
and
for
my
greater
good
,
I
haue
knowne
.
And
I
beleeue
that
you
and
yours
are
immortall
;
and
that
your
Lordship
is
Lord
of
the
land
of
nature
,
seeing
that
you
subdue
all
things
,
and
they
obey
y
u
,
euen
the
very
hearts
of
men
.
For
when
I
beheld
the
slaughter
and
destruction
of
my
men
in
the
battell
,
which
,
through
mine
ignorance
,
and
the
counsell
of
a
brother
of
mine
,
which
died
in
the
same
,
I
gaue
your
Lordship
,
presently
I
repented
me
in
my
heart
of
the
error
,
which
I
had
committed
;
and
desired
to
serue
and
obey
you
:
and
to
this
end
I
come
,
that
your
Lordship
may
chastise
and
command
mee
as
your
owne
.
The
Gouernour
answered
him
,
that
he
forgaue
him
all
which
was
past
,
that
from
thenceforth
hee
should
do
his
dutie
,
&
that
he
would
hold
him
for
his
friend
,
and
that
he
would
fauour
him
in
all
things
.
Within
foure
daies
hee
departed
thence
,
and
comming
to
the
Riuer
he
could
not
passe
,
CHAP.
XXXIIII
.
How
the
Gouernour
went
from
Nondacao
to
Soacatino
and
Guasco
,
and
passed
through
a
desert
,
from
whence
,
for
want
of
a
guide
,
and
an
interpretour
,
he
returned
to
Nilco
.
THe
Gouernour
departed
from
Nondacao
toward
Soacatino
,
and
in
fiue
daies
iournie
came
to
a
Prouince
called
Aays
.
Nueua
Espanna
;
and
that
if
it
were
so
,
it
was
in
their
owne
hand
to
goe
out
of
Florida
,
if
they
found
nothing
of
profit
:
for
they
feared
they
should
lose
themselues
in
some
wildernes
.
This
Indian
led
him
two
daies
out
of
the
way
.
The
Gouernour
commanded
to
torture
him
.
He
said
,
that
the
Cacique
of
Nondacao
,
his
Lord
,
had
commanded
him
to
guide
them
so
,
because
they
were
his
enemies
,
and
that
hee
was
to
doe
as
his
Lord
commanded
him
.
The
Gouernour
commanded
him
to
be
cast
to
the
dogs
:
and
another
guided
him
to
Soacatino
,
Rio
grande
,
or
the
Great
Riuer
of
Guachoya
;
because
that
in
Nilco
and
thereabout
was
store
of
Maiz
:
saying
,
that
they
would
make
pinaces
that
winter
,
and
the
next
sommer
passe
down
the
Riuer
to
the
seaward
in
them
,
and
comming
to
the
Sea
they
would
goe
along
the
coast
to
Nueua
Espanna
.
For
though
it
seemed
a
doubtfull
thing
and
difficult
,
by
that
which
they
had
already
alleaged
,
yet
it
was
the
last
remedie
they
had
.
For
by
land
they
could
not
goe
for
want
of
an
Interpretour
.
Cabeça
de
Vaca
mentioned
in
his
relation
that
he
passed
of
the
Indians
,
which
liued
like
the
Alarbes
,
hauing
no
setled
place
,
and
fed
vpon
Tunas
and
rootes
of
the
fields
,
and
wilde
beasts
that
they
killed
.
Which
if
it
were
so
,
if
they
should
enter
into
it
and
finde
no
victuals
to
passe
the
winter
,
they
could
not
chuse
but
perish
.
For
they
were
entred
alreadie
into
the
beginning
of
October
:
and
if
they
staied
any
longer
,
they
were
not
able
to
returne
for
raine
and
snowes
,
nor
to
sustaine
themselues
in
so
poore
a
countrey
.
The
Gouernour
(
that
desired
long
to
see
himselfe
in
a
place
where
hee
might
sleepe
his
full
sleep
,
rather
then
to
conquer
and
gouerne
a
countrie
where
so
many
troubles
presented
themselues
)
presently
returned
back
that
same
way
that
he
came
.
CHAP.
XXXV
.
How
they
returned
to
Nilco
,
and
came
to
Minoya
,
where
they
agreed
to
make
ships
to
depart
out
of
the
land
of
Florida
.
WHen
that
which
was
determined
was
published
in
the
Campe
,
there
were
many
that
were
greatly
grieued
at
it
:
for
they
held
the
Sea
voyage
as
doubtfull
,
for
the
euill
meanes
they
had
,
and
of
as
great
danger
,
as
the
trauelling
by
land
:
and
they
hoped
to
finde
some
rich
countrie
before
they
came
to
the
land
of
the
Christians
,
by
that
which
Cabeça
de
Vaca
had
told
the
Emperour
:
and
that
was
this
;
That
after
hee
had
found
clothes
made
of
cotton
wooll
,
Luis
de
Moscoso
;
because
it
would
grieue
him
much
to
see
him
prosper
:
because
aswell
himself
as
others
of
his
friends
had
crossed
that
which
hee
durst
not
haue
done
,
seeing
that
within
two
daies
hee
should
leaue
the
gouernment
.
From
Daycao
,
where
now
they
were
,
to
Rio
grande
,
or
the
Great
Riuer
,
was
150
leagues
:
Pamphilo
de
Naruaez
,
which
was
cast
away
vpon
that
coast
:
And
aboue
all
other
it
troubled
them
most
,
that
they
could
finde
no
Maiz
:
for
without
it
they
could
not
bee
sustained
,
nor
could
doe
any
thing
that
they
had
neede
of
.
All
of
them
were
put
to
great
confusion
.
Their
chiefe
remedy
was
to
commit
themselues
to
God
,
and
to
beseeeh
him
that
he
would
direct
them
the
way
that
they
might
saue
their
liues
.
And
it
pleased
him
of
his
goodnesse
,
that
the
Indians
of
Nilco
came
peaceablie
,
and
told
them
,
that
two
daies
iourney
from
thence
,
neere
vnto
the
Great
Riuer
,
were
two
townes
,
whereof
the
Christians
had
no
notice
,
and
that
the
prouince
was
called
Minoya
,
and
was
a
fruitfull
soile
:
that
,
whether
at
this
present
there
was
any
Maiz
or
no
,
they
knew
not
,
because
they
had
warre
with
them
:
but
that
they
would
be
very
glad
with
the
fauour
of
the
Christians
to
goe
and
spoyle
them
.
The
Gouernour
sent
a
Captaine
thither
with
horsemen
and
footmen
,
and
the
Indians
of
Nilco
with
him
.
Hee
came
to
Minoya
,
Andrew
de
Vasconcelos
,
CHAP.
XXXVI
.
How
there
were
seuen
Brigandines
builded
,
and
how
they
departed
from
Minoya
.
ASsoone
as
they
came
to
Minoya
,
the
Gouernor
commanded
them
to
gather
all
the
chaines
together
,
which
euerie
one
had
to
lead
Indians
in
;
and
to
gather
al
the
yron
which
they
had
for
their
prouision
,
and
al
the
rest
that
was
in
the
Camp
:
and
to
set
vp
a
forge
to
make
nailes
,
and
commanded
them
to
cut
downe
timber
for
the
brigandines
.
And
a
Portugall
of
Ceuta
,
who
hauing
bin
a
prisoner
in
Fez
,
had
learned
to
saw
timber
with
a
long
saw
,
which
for
such
purposes
they
had
carried
with
them
,
did
teach
others
,
which
helped
him
to
saw
timber
.
And
a
Genowis
,
whom
it
pleased
God
to
preserue
(
for
without
him
they
had
neuer
come
out
of
the
countrie
:
for
there
was
neuer
another
that
could
make
ships
but
hee
)
with
foure
or
fiue
other
Biscaine
carpenters
,
which
hewed
his
plancks
and
other
timbers
,
made
the
brigandines
:
And
two
calkers
,
the
one
of
Genua
,
the
other
of
Sardinia
did
calke
them
with
the
tow
of
an
hearb
like
hempe
,
CHAP.
XXXVII
.
As
the
Christians
went
downe
the
great
Riuer
on
their
voyage
,
the
Indians
of
Quigalta
did
set
vpon
them
,
and
what
was
the
successe
thereof
.
THe
day
before
they
departed
from
Minoya
,
they
determined
to
dismisse
al
the
men
&
women
of
the
Countrie
,
which
they
had
detained
as
slaues
to
serue
them
,
saue
some
hundred
,
little
more
or
lesse
,
which
the
Gouernour
embarked
,
and
others
whom
it
pleased
him
to
permit
.
And
because
there
were
many
men
of
qualitie
,
whom
he
could
not
deny
that
which
he
granted
to
others
,
he
vsed
a
policy
,
saying
,
that
they
might
serue
them
as
long
as
they
were
in
the
Riuer
,
but
when
they
came
to
the
sea
,
they
must
send
them
away
for
want
of
water
,
because
they
ha●
but
few
vessels
.
He
told
his
friends
in
secret
,
that
they
should
carrie
theirs
to
Nueua
Espanna
:
And
all
those
whom
hee
bare
no
good
will
vnto
(
which
were
the
greater
number
)
ignorant
of
that
which
was
hidden
from
them
,
which
afterward
time
discouered
,
thinking
it
inhumanitie
for
so
little
time
of
seruice
,
in
reward
of
the
great
seruice
that
they
had
done
them
,
to
carrie
them
with
them
,
to
leaue
them
slaues
to
other
m●n
out
of
their
owne
Countries
;
That
the
Cacique
of
Quigalta
his
Lord
,
sent
him
his
commendations
,
and
did
let
him
vnderstand
,
that
all
that
the
Indians
of
Guachoya
had
told
him
concerning
himselfe
,
was
false
,
and
that
they
had
incensed
him
,
because
they
were
his
enemies
;
that
he
was
his
seruant
,
and
should
find
him
so
.
The
Gouernour
answered
him
,
that
he
beleeued
all
that
he
said
was
true
,
and
willed
him
to
tell
him
,
that
he
esteemed
his
friendship
very
much
.
With
this
answer
they
returned
to
the
place
where
the
rest
in
their
canoes
were
waiting
for
them
,
and
from
thence
all
of
them
fell
downe
,
and
came
neere
the
Spaniards
,
shouting
aloud
,
and
threatning
of
them
.
The
Gouernour
sent
Iohn
de
Guzman
,
which
had
been
a
Captaine
of
footemen
in
Florida
,
with
15.
armed
men
in
canoes
to
make
them
giue
way
.
Assoone
as
the
Indians
saw
them
come
towards
them
,
they
diuided
themselues
into
two
parts
,
and
stood
still
till
the
Spaniards
came
nie
them
,
and
when
they
were
come
neere
them
,
they
ioyned
together
on
both
sides
,
taking
Iohn
de
Guzman
in
the
middest
,
and
them
that
came
first
with
him
,
and
with
great
furie
borded
them
:
And
as
their
canoes
were
bigger
,
and
many
of
them
leaped
into
the
water
to
stay
them
,
and
to
lay
hold
on
the
canoes
of
the
Spaniards
,
and
ouerwhelme
them
;
so
presently
they
ouerwhelmed
them
.
The
Christians
fell
into
the
water
,
and
with
the
weight
of
their
armour
sunke
downe
to
the
bottome
:
and
some
few
,
that
by
swimming
or
holding
by
the
canoe
could
haue
saued
themselues
,
with
oares
and
staues
,
which
they
had
,
they
strooke
them
on
the
head
and
made
them
sinke
.
When
they
of
the
brigandines
saw
the
ouerthrow
,
though
they
went
about
to
succour
them
,
yet
through
the
current
of
the
Riuer
they
could
not
goe
backe
.
Foure
Spaniards
fled
to
the
brigandine
that
was
neerest
to
the
canoes
;
and
only
these
escaped
of
those
that
came
among
the
Indians
.
They
were
eleuen
that
died
there
:
Iohn
de
Guzman
was
one
,
and
a
sonne
of
Don
Carlos
,
called
Iohn
de
Vargas
:
the
rest
also
were
persons
of
account
and
men
of
great
courage
.
Those
that
escaped
by
swimming
,
said
,
that
they
saw
the
Indians
enter
the
canoe
of
Iohn
de
Guzman
at
the
sterne
of
one
of
their
canoes
,
and
whether
they
carried
him
away
dead
or
aliue
they
could
not
certainly
tell
.
CHAP.
XXXVIII
.
Which
declareth
how
they
were
pursued
by
the
Indians
.
THe
Indians
,
seeing
that
they
had
gotten
the
victorie
,
tooke
such
courage
,
that
they
assaulted
them
in
the
brigandines
,
which
they
durst
not
doe
before
.
They
came
first
to
that
brigandine
wherein
Calderon
went
for
Captaine
,
and
was
in
the
rereward
:
and
at
the
first
volie
of
arrowes
they
wounded
25
men
.
CHAP.
XXXIX
.
How
they
came
vnto
the
sea
:
and
what
happened
vnto
them
in
all
their
voiage
.
HAlfe
a
league
before
they
came
to
the
sea
,
they
came
to
anker
to
rest
themselues
thereabout
a
day
:
for
they
were
very
weary
with
rowing
and
out
of
heart
.
For
by
the
space
of
many
daies
they
had
eaten
nothing
but
parched
and
sodden
Maiz
;
which
they
had
by
allowance
euery
day
an
headpeece
ful
by
strike
for
euery
three
men
.
While
they
rode
there
at
anker
seuen
canoes
of
Indians
came
to
set
vpon
those
,
which
they
brought
with
them
.
The
Gouernour
commanded
armed
men
to
go
aboord
them
,
and
to
driue
them
farther
off
.
They
came
also
against
them
by
land
through
a
thick
wood
,
and
a
moorish
ground
,
and
had
staues
with
very
sharp
forked
heads
made
of
the
bones
of
fishes
,
and
fought
verie
valiantly
with
vs
,
which
went
out
to
encounter
them
.
And
the
other
that
came
in
canoes
with
their
arrowes
staied
for
them
that
came
against
them
,
and
at
their
comming
both
those
that
were
on
land
,
and
those
in
the
canoes
wounded
some
of
vs
:
And
seeing
vs
come
neere
them
,
they
turned
their
backs
,
and
like
swift
horses
among
footemen
gat
away
from
vs
;
making
some
returnes
,
and
reuniting
themselues
together
,
going
not
past
a
bow
shot
off
:
for
in
so
retiring
they
shot
,
without
receiuing
any
hurt
of
the
Christians
.
For
though
they
had
some
bowes
,
yet
they
could
not
vse
them
;
and
brake
their
armes
with
rowing
to
ouertake
them
.
And
the
Indians
easily
in
their
compasse
went
with
their
canoes
,
staying
and
wheeling
about
as
it
had
been
in
a
skirmish
,
perceiuing
that
those
that
came
against
them
could
not
offend
them
.
And
the
more
they
stroue
to
come
neere
them
,
the
more
hurt
they
receiued
.
Assoone
as
they
had
driuen
them
farther
off
,
they
returned
to
the
brigandines
.
They
staied
two
daies
there
:
And
departed
from
thence
vnto
the
place
,
where
the
arme
of
the
Riuer
entreth
into
the
sea
.
They
sounded
in
the
Riuer
neere
vnto
the
Sea
,
and
found
40.
fathoms
water
.
They
staied
there
.
And
the
Gouernour
commanded
al
and
singular
persons
to
speake
their
minds
touching
their
voiage
,
whether
it
were
best
to
crosse
ouer
to
Nueua
Espanna
,
committing
themselues
to
the
hie
sea
,
or
whether
they
should
keepe
along
the
coast
.
There
were
sundry
opinions
touching
this
matter
:
wherein
Iohn
Danusco
,
which
presumed
much
,
and
tooke
much
vpon
him
in
the
knowledge
of
nauigation
,
and
matters
of
the
sea
,
although
hee
had
but
little
experience
,
mooued
the
Gouernour
with
his
talke
:
and
his
opinion
was
seconded
by
some
others
.
And
they
affirmed
,
that
it
was
much
better
to
passe
by
the
hie
sea
,
and
crosse
the
gulfe
,
which
was
three
of
foure
parts
the
lesser
trauell
,
because
in
going
along
the
coast
,
they
went
a
great
way
about
,
by
reason
of
the
compasse
,
which
the
land
did
make
.
Iohn
Danusco
said
,
that
he
had
seene
the
seacard
,
and
that
from
the
place
where
they
were
,
the
coast
ran
East
and
West
vnto
Rio
de
las
Palmas
;
and
from
Rio
de
las
Palmas
to
Nueua
Espanna
from
North
to
South
:
and
therefore
in
sailing
alwaies
in
sight
of
land
would
bee
a
great
compassing
about
and
spending
of
much
time
;
&
that
they
would
be
in
great
danger
to
be
ouertaken
with
winter
before
they
should
get
to
the
land
of
the
Christians
:
and
that
in
10.
or
12.
daies
space
,
hauing
good
weather
,
they
might
bee
there
in
crossing
ouer
.
The
most
part
were
against
this
opinion
,
and
said
,
that
it
was
more
safe
to
go
along
the
coast
,
though
they
staied
the
longer
:
because
their
ships
were
very
weake
and
without
decks
,
so
that
a
very
little
storme
was
enough
to
cast
them
away
:
and
if
they
should
be
hindred
with
calmes
,
or
contrarie
weather
,
through
the
small
store
of
vessels
which
they
had
to
carrie
water
in
,
they
should
likewise
fall
into
great
danger
:
and
that
although
the
ships
were
such
as
they
might
venture
in
them
,
yet
hauing
neither
Pilot
nor
Seacard
to
guide
themselues
,
it
was
no
good
counsell
to
crosse
the
gulfe
.
This
opinion
was
confirmed
by
the
greatest
part
:
and
they
agreed
to
go
along
the
coast
.
At
the
time
wherein
they
sought
to
depart
from
thence
,
the
cable
of
the
anker
of
the
Gouernours
brigandine
brake
,
and
the
anker
remained
in
the
Riuer
.
And
albeit
,
they
were
neere
the
shore
,
yet
it
was
so
deepe
,
that
the
Diuers
diuing
many
times
could
neuer
find
it
:
which
caused
great
sadnes
in
the
Gouernour
,
and
in
all
those
that
went
with
him
in
his
brigandine
:
But
with
a
grindstone
which
they
had
,
and
certaine
bridles
which
remained
to
some
of
the
Gentlemen
,
and
men
of
worship
which
had
horses
,
they
made
a
weight
which
serued
in
stead
of
an
anker
.
The
18.
of
Iuly
,
Iohn
Danusco
with
his
reasons
wonne
them
at
last
,
that
all
consented
and
agreed
to
commit
themselues
to
the
maine
Sea
,
alleaging
,
as
he
had
done
before
,
that
it
was
a
great
aduantage
,
and
that
their
voyage
would
be
much
shorter
.
They
sailed
two
daies
,
and
when
they
would
haue
come
to
sight
of
land
they
could
not
,
for
the
winde
blew
from
the
shore
.
On
the
fourth
day
,
seeing
their
fresh
water
began
to
faile
,
fearing
necessitie
and
danger
,
they
all
complained
of
Iohn
Danusco
,
and
of
the
Gouernour
that
followed
his
counsell
:
and
euery
one
of
the
Captaines
said
,
that
they
would
no
more
goe
from
the
shore
,
though
the
Gouernour
went
whither
he
would
.
It
pleased
God
that
the
winde
changed
though
but
a
little
:
and
at
the
end
of
foure
daies
after
they
had
put
to
sea
,
being
alreadie
destitute
of
water
,
by
force
of
rowing
they
got
within
sight
of
land
,
and
with
great
trouble
recouered
it
,
in
an
open
roade
.
CHAP.
XL.
How
they
lost
one
another
by
a
storme
,
and
afterward
came
together
in
a
creeke
.
IN
the
bay
where
they
rode
,
after
the
tempest
was
past
,
they
went
on
shore
,
and
with
mattockes
,
which
they
had
,
they
digged
certaine
pits
,
CHAP.
XLI
.
How
they
came
to
the
Riuer
of
Panuco
in
Nueua
Espanna
.
IN
all
the
coast
wheresoeuer
they
digged
they
found
fresh
water
:
there
they
filled
their
vessels
;
and
the
procession
being
ended
,
embarked
themselues
,
and
going
alwaies
in
sight
of
the
shore
they
sailed
sixe
daies
.
Iohn
Danusco
said
that
it
would
doe
well
to
beare
out
to
seaward
:
for
he
had
seene
the
Sea-card
,
and
remembred
that
from
Rio
de
las
Palmas
forward
the
coast
did
runne
from
North
to
South
,
and
thitherto
they
had
runne
from
East
to
West
,
and
in
his
opinion
,
by
his
reckoning
,
Rio
de
las
Palmas
could
not
be
farre
off
,
from
where
they
were
.
That
same
night
they
put
to
sea
,
and
in
the
morning
they
saw
Palme
leaues
floting
,
Puerto
de
Spiritu
Santo
,
Rio
de
Palmas
that
night
,
which
is
60
leagues
from
the
Riuer
of
Panuco
,
which
is
in
Nueua
Espanna
.
They
assembled
all
together
,
and
some
said
it
was
not
good
to
saile
by
night
,
l●st
they
should
ouershoot
the
Riuer
of
Panuco
:
and
others
said
,
it
was
not
well
to
lose
time
while
it
was
fauourable
,
and
that
it
could
not
be
so
neere
that
they
should
passe
it
that
night
:
and
they
agreed
to
take
away
halfe
the
sailes
,
and
so
saile
all
night
.
Two
of
the
brigandines
,
which
sailed
that
night
with
all
their
sailes
,
by
breake
of
day
had
ouershot
the
Riuer
of
Panuco
without
seeing
it
.
Of
the
fiue
that
came
behind
,
the
first
that
came
vnto
it
was
that
wherein
Calderan
was
Captaine
.
A
quarter
of
a
league
before
they
came
at
it
,
and
before
they
did
see
it
,
they
saw
the
water
muddie
,
and
knew
it
to
be
fresh
water
:
and
comming
right
against
the
Riuer
,
they
saw
,
where
it
entred
into
the
Sea
,
that
the
water
brake
vpon
a
shold
.
And
because
there
was
no
man
there
that
knew
it
,
they
were
in
doubt
whether
they
should
goe
in
,
or
goe
along
,
and
they
resolued
to
goe
in
:
and
before
they
came
vnto
the
current
,
they
went
close
to
the
shore
,
and
entred
into
the
port
:
and
assoone
as
they
were
come
in
,
they
saw
Indian
men
and
women
apparelled
like
Spaniards
:
whom
they
asked
in
what
countrey
they
were
?
They
answered
in
Spanish
,
that
it
was
the
Riuer
of
Panuco
,
CHAP.
XLII
.
How
they
came
to
Panuco
,
and
how
they
were
receiued
of
the
inhabitants
.
FRom
the
time
that
they
put
out
of
Rio
Grande
to
the
sea
,
at
their
departure
from
Florida
,
vntil
they
arriued
in
the
Riuer
of
Panuco
were
52.
daies
.
They
came
into
the
Riuer
of
Panuco
the
10.
of
September
,
1543.
Don
Antonio
de
Mendoça
,
which
was
resident
in
Mexico
,
that
of
the
people
that
went
with
Don
Ferdinando
de
Soto
to
discouer
and
conquer
Florida
,
three
hundred
and
eleuen
men
were
ariued
there
,
that
seeing
they
were
imploied
in
his
Maiesties
seruice
,
he
would
take
some
order
to
prouide
for
them
.
Whereat
the
Viceroy
,
and
all
the
inhabitants
of
Mexico
wondred
.
For
they
thought
they
were
miscarried
,
because
they
had
trauelled
so
farre
within
the
maine
land
of
Florida
,
and
had
no
newes
of
them
for
so
long
a
time
:
and
it
seemed
a
wonderfull
thing
vnto
them
,
how
they
could
saue
themselues
so
long
among
Infidels
,
without
any
fort
,
wherein
they
might
fortifie
themselues
,
and
without
any
other
succour
at
all
.
Presently
the
Viceroy
sent
a
warrant
,
wherein
hee
commanded
,
that
whithersoeuer
they
sent
,
they
should
giue
them
victuals
,
and
as
many
Indians
for
their
cariages
as
they
needed
:
and
where
they
would
not
furnish
them
,
they
might
take
those
things
that
were
necessarie
perforce
without
incurring
any
danger
of
law
.
This
warrant
was
so
readilie
obeyed
,
that
by
the
way
before
they
came
to
the
townes
,
they
came
to
receiue
them
with
hennes
,
and
victuals
.
Of
the
fauour
which
they
found
at
the
hands
of
the
Viceroy
,
and
of
the
inhabitants
of
the
Citie
of
Mexico
.
FRom
Panuco
to
the
great
Citie
Temistitan
Mexico
is
60.
leagues
;
and
other
60.
from
Panuco
to
the
Port
de
Vera
Cruz
,
where
they
take
shipping
for
Spaine
,
and
those
that
come
from
Spaine
do
land
to
go
for
Nueua
Espanna
.
These
three
townes
stand
in
a
triangle
:
to
wit
,
Vera
Cruz
,
to
the
South
,
Panuco
to
the
North
,
and
Mexico
to
the
West
,
60.
leagues
asunder
.
The
Countrie
is
so
inhabited
with
Indians
,
that
from
towne
to
towne
,
those
which
are
farthest
,
are
but
a
league
,
and
halfe
a
league
asunder
.
Some
of
them
that
came
from
Florida
staied
a
moneth
in
Panuco
to
rest
themselues
,
others
fifteene
daies
,
and
euery
one
as
long
as
he
listed
:
for
there
was
none
that
shewed
a
sower
countenance
to
his
guests
,
but
rather
gaue
them
any
thing
that
they
had
,
and
seemed
to
be
grieued
when
they
took
their
leaue
.
Which
was
to
be
beleeued
.
For
the
victuals
,
which
the
Indians
doe
pay
them
for
tribute
,
are
more
then
they
can
spend
:
and
in
that
towne
is
no
commerce
;
and
there
dwelt
but
few
Spaniards
there
,
and
they
were
glad
of
their
companie
.
The
Alcalde
Mayor
diuided
all
the
Emperours
clothes
which
he
had
(
which
there
they
pay
him
for
his
tribute
)
among
those
that
would
come
to
receiue
them
.
Those
which
had
shirts
of
maile
lest
,
were
glad
men
:
for
they
had
a
horse
for
one
shirt
of
maile
:
Some
horsed
themselues
:
and
such
as
could
not
(
which
were
the
greatest
part
)
tooke
their
iournie
on
foote
:
in
which
they
were
well
receiued
of
the
Indians
that
were
in
the
townes
,
and
better
serued
,
then
they
could
haue
been
in
their
owne
houses
,
though
they
had
been
well
to
liue
.
For
if
they
asked
one
hen
of
an
Indian
,
they
brought
them
foure
:
and
if
they
asked
any
of
the
Countrie
fruit
,
though
it
were
a
league
off
,
they
ran
presently
for
it
.
And
if
any
Christian
found
himself
euill
at
ease
,
CHAP.
XLIV
.
Which
declareth
some
diuersities
and
particularities
of
the
land
of
Florida
:
and
the
fruites
,
and
beasts
,
and
fowles
that
are
in
that
Countrie
.
FRom
the
Port
de
Spiritu
Santo
,
Chiaha
,
Coça
,
and
Talise
,
Rio
Grande
,
or
the
Great
Riuer
,
may
be
300.
leagues
:
the
Countrie
is
low
,
and
full
of
lakes
.
From
Rio
Grande
From
the
Port
de
Spiritu
Santo
vnto
Apalache
,
they
trauelled
from
East
to
W●st
,
Rio
Grande
,
as
far
as
the
Prouinces
of
Quizquiz
and
Aquixo
from
East
to
West
.
From
Aquixo
to
Pacaha
to
the
North.
From
Pacaha
to
Tulla
from
East
to
West
:
and
from
Tulla
to
Autiamque
from
North
to
South
,
to
the
Prouince
of
Guachoya
and
Daycao
.
The
bread
which
they
eate
in
all
the
land
of
Florida
is
of
Maiz
,
Rio
Gra●de
Westward
,
the
Walnuts
differ
from
those
that
grow
more
Eastward
:
Rio
Grande
to
Puerto
del
Spi●itu
Santo
for
the
most
part
are
hard
;
●nd
the
trees
and
Walnuts
in
shew
like
those
of
Spaine
.
There
is
a
fruit
through
all
the
Countrie
which
groweth
on
a
plant
lik●
Ligoacan
,
which
the
Indians
doe
plant
.
There
are
in
Florida
many
Beares
,
and
Lyons
,
There
be
many
wild
Hennes
as
big
as
Turkies
,
The
Indians
are
well
proportioned
.
Those
of
the
plaine
Countries
are
taller
of
bodie
,
and
better
shapen
,
then
those
of
the
Mountaines
.
Those
of
the
Inland
haue
greater
store
of
Maiz
,
and
commodities
of
the
Countrie
,
then
those
that
dwell
vpon
the
sea
coast
.
The
Countrie
along
the
sea
coast
is
barren
and
poore
:
and
the
people
more
warlike
.
The
coast
runneth
from
Puerto
del
Spiritu
Santo
to
Apalache
,
E●st
and
West
;
and
from
Apalache
to
Rio
de
las
Palmas
from
East
to
West
:
from
R●o
de
las
Palmas
vnto
Nueua
Espanna
from
North
to
South
.
It
is
a
gentle
coast
,
but
it
hath
many
sholdes
,
and
great
shelues
of
sand
.
Deo
gratias
.
This
Relation
of
the
discouerie
of
Florida
was
printed
in
the
house
of
Andrew
de
Burgos
,
Printer
and
Gentleman
of
the
house
of
my
Lord
Cardinall
the
Infante
.
It
was
finished
the
tenth
of
Februarie
in
the
yeere
one
thousand
,
fiue
hundred
,
fiftie
and
seuen
,
in
the
noble
and
most
loyall
citie
of
Euora
.
FINIS
.