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was raifed between the different Factions. Howfoever he could not forbear ·to
refeot the Death of
Chriftopher de Sotelo,
who was a perfon of an obliging deport–
ment towards him, and ever forward to perform his Commands; but as
yet
it
was
requifite to diifernble, and referve the punHhment
tilJ
a more feafonable occafion.
Notwithllanding which
-(llma~ro kne~
not how to C<?nceal
his
Anger
fo
well, but
that
Alvarado
fufpelted
his
evil Intentions towards bun; and conltdering that
00 ·
gentle remedy offered, or could poffibly
be
applyed, wherewith
he
might
foften
his
mind, and reconcile
his
Affeetions, but that he would fooner or later take
bis
revenge,
he
concluded that
the
onely means to fecure
his
own fafety,
was co kill
Almagro,
defigning
by
his bloud co make a facrifice of Atonement to the Gover–
nour, whereby to obtain pardon for himfelf, and his Complices; and having con–
fulted hereupon with fome of his Friends and Confidents; the means agreed to
compafs this defigo, was to invite
A!magro
co a folernn Banquet, at which being·
prefenr, .and without fufpition in his Houfe, he might fet upon him, and
kill
him.
Accordingly an invitation was made unto
Almagro,
wlio to avoid the ap–
pearance _all fufpition and Jealoufie relating to what he feared, he accepted die
Offer: Ttie day being
come,
and he
more
confirmed
in
the
certainty of what he
formerly
fuf
peCl:ed, feigned himfelf fick, and much indifpofed; and
unfit
to be
prefent at a Banquet. And here
Carate
proceeds on his fiory, and
fays,
cc
Garcia
de
Alvarado
finding himfelf difappointed, afcer lie had difpofed and pre–
cc
pared
all
matters in order to the execution of his Defign, determined to go with
" a great Train of Friends co imporrune
A lmagro
to accept the Invitation; and
·" being on his way thither, he met with
Martin Carillo,
and told him where he
cc
was goil)g, to which he made anfwer, that in his opinion, he did not doe well,
" being afilired that he would be there killed ; another Souldier alf0 confirmed
'' the fame, all which was not
fufficienc
to dHfuade him
co
rhe contrary; fo
in
he
" went to the Chamber, where he found
Almagro
lying on
his
Bed, having fe–
,, cretly conveyed certain armed Men into an inner Room. So foon as
Alvarado
" and his Complices came in ,
C(Jme
my
Lord,
faid he,
arifa,
and give
not
'Way
to
a
"
little
Indijpojition, it
'Will
6e
good for
yoH
to
-Walk.., and divertifa
yo11r.
/elf;
and
though
"
you
eat
hut
little,
yet
your prefance
will
chear
up
th~ Company~
and
the
othe-1' Gueft1.
Al–
"
magro
told him that he would go, and arifing called for his Cloak, for he was
" laid on the Bed
in
his W afiecoat, with his Sword and Dagger; and being
" about to go
forth, the
People in
the room
~ent
out firfr, and jufi as
AlvaraM,
" who '"'as immediately before
Almagro,
was ready to go out,
John
de
Rada,
who
'~
kept the door, clapt it
to on
a
fudaen,
and
then clofmg
with
Garcia
de
Alva–
"
rttdo, You are
my
Prifoner,
faid he; with which
Almagro
drawing his Sword, ran
'' him through
the Body, faying,
You are not
onery
a Prifoncr, hut a dead Man;
with
" which
[ohn
Ba/fa, Alon(o
de
Saavedra,
Diego Mende2::.,
Brother of
Rodrigo Orgonno1,
'~
and others, which lay concealed in the inner Room, rufhed forth, and gave
cc
him
fo
many wound ,
as deprived him
of his
Life. The
new
hereofbeing
re–
'· ported
abroad, began to caufe great Tumults in the City, but
Almagro
appeafed
" all with his prefence, fo that the mifchiet proceeded no farther; one1y the
' ' Complices of
Alvarado
thereupon fled to the Governou . Thus far
Carate;
the \\ hich is con.firmed by
Lope2::.
de
Gomara.
The
name
of the
Souldier
which
Ca–
rlfte
fays, advi!ed
Alvarado
not
to
goe, was
Augujft'ne
a/ado.
And whereas it
is
faid,
that
{ohn de Rada
was he who fhut the Door, is
a
miHake, and ilip of the
pen , for as
is
before rnentioQed, he dyed at
Sauffe;
but
he
ho dapt the door to
,·as
Pew ·
de Onnate,
for which
piece of ervice
fo op orcunely performed,
Afm11-
_(ro
made
him
hi
Lieutenant General.
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