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Royal Commentarier.
wich
fifty
Horfe, and
Alonfo de Mendo¡a
was to bring up the Rere ; and to cover
the main Body in cafe they fhould be attacked by
Diego Cente,ió;
and
in
chis order
they marched
to
Couo,
where they all mer.
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C H A
P. XXVlII.
Diego Centeno
purfues
aftet
Alonfo de Toro:
gredt Jea–
lorif,es
an~
Fears arife
in
the C
ity
of
Los
Reyes.
LoQ
ren~o
de
Aldana
pacifies and fuppre/fes them.
Gon~a.::
lo Pi~arro
fends
hi..5
Major General
Fraricifco de Carva–
jal
into
the
Charcas;
with
what happened in·
hi..5 way
rhither.
.
.
T
HE
return of
Alón/o
de
Toro
towards
Couo
was fpeedily made known to
Die;
go Centerro
by the intelligence which the
lndians
brought hirn ; at which he
much admired
~
and conceived that this fudden turn from bis late purfuic and di–
vifton of his Forces inco chree pares muíl: neceffarily be caufed by fome extreme
wanc, defeét or inabilicy amongíl: bis people, in confidence whereof he decached
·fifcy of his beíl:'_and ligbteíl: Horfe under the command of Captain
Lope
de
Men–
dofa,
to purfue che Enemy, and cake u.p che íl:raglers, and fuch as rernainecd in che
·Rere. And accordingly
Mendofa
had che fortune to overtake about fifcy Horfe–
men ofthem who were in che fec0nd detachment, all which he difrnounted~ and
took cheir Horfes and Arms fr0m tbern ; -rhough afterwards he reíl:ored them a–
gain,
upon prornife to cake cheir fide and join with them ; which gciod fuccefs
was obcained during che time that
A!onfo de Mendofa
cominued in che City of
P!ate.
Sorne Hifiorians who favoured che Caufe of
A/onfo deToro,
fay that he han–
ged feveral of chern, though che number is not fpecified. After which
Lope
Je
Me»dofa
recurned again,
to
fet upon
Alon{o de Mendofa,
for as yet he had not ,quic–
ted che Cicy of
P!ate;
bue he having received advice of che late fücceís, took ano–
ther way, and
fo
a:voided him : ·
in
che mean time
Diego Centeno
coming
'tO
che
Ci.
ty of
Plate;
it was agreed ro continue there for forne time, that che people mighc
have an opportunity to come in to chem , and make proviíion of Arrns and ne_–
ceflaries of which chey íl:ood in need. The unexpeéted retQm of
Alonfo de Toro
to
Couo
furprized a:11 che Cicy·wi
th great amazement; and che tather, beéaufe
nd
juíl: caufe or reafon appeaerd for
fu.ch,a diforderly recrear; which had givm courage
to
che Enerny , that was low ,
anda little before weak and affiig'futed, to h>ecorne
bold aod daring, and to make an atcack upan 1hem. Ali thefe fücceUes were
particolarly known and difcourfed ac
Los R~es
;
and
in
regard ,chere were ~oplt
of both parties in chat place, and fuch as favoured -the fide of che Vice-king
talked publickly, that chey would goe forth and join with
Diego Centenó:
to all
which
Lorenfode Aldana
feerning
to
give little regard, or to punifb or fupprefs fuch
·who gave out chefe Difcourfes ;
Gonfalo Pir¡arro
concluded tfot he was one of that
Ploc, anda Ringleader of thac Faétion.
\i\Tith theíe apprehenfionsfeveral perfons went to
Gonfalo l?ifarro,
ar,id gave hirri
an accounc how freely people difoourfed of his Affairs: bue when News carne of
the defeac of che Vice-king , alild bis füaicned and nlilhappy condition, che laearcs
of that Parcy who dedared for him began to fink, and d;ie Faétion of
P'irarro
to
rife and cake c<Jmrage ; fo thac cheiprincipal Inhabitalilts of tbat City thought chey
migbc noc fafely make rheirCornplaints to
Lorefo de Aldana
aga,iofr cercain'ill~af–
feél:ed perfonswho dai'\y uttered feditious woi:ds and reports; ro che diílarbanc-e
of che
Cicy ;
whomchey offered'panicularly to name, and 'hring cheir infovmati–
ons againíl: chem; ro the end that they
mtight
be paniíhed by deach or ib~niíh~
mem, as their Cri.mes deferved;
to
which
L
orenfode Aldana
gave.for anfwer, that
he was not informed ot thofe maaers before,
b.utchat now he wouild feverely pu-
nifh chem, as che Law did dirett.
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