940 / 1070
Koyal
Comm_entaries.
BooK
VI.
. ·e
H A P. XXVIII.
The Royal Court of Juflice conflitutes the Marfbal
Alonfo
de Alvarado
to
flt
Judge on the Tr~a! of the Rebe/s.
Decrees
ami
Orders
·
were i/fued out
by
the Judge, and
others
by
the Soúldiers.
The bnprifonment
~f
Bafeo Go–
dinez,
and of other Souldiers, and Men of Eftates.
T
H
E days of,joy and fefüval being paíl: in the City of
L?J
Reyes
for the death
of
Don Sebajlian de Caftil/ia,
and the defeat and defiruéhon of che Rebels,
in
which
Ordonno de Valencia
(whom
piego Hernande:z:.
ofcen mentions
in
his Hiíl:ory)
had proved a principal Iníl:rument, though he had aéted a double pare, and been
concerhed on both fides. Howfoever his good fortune guiding hirn co bring the·
firfi
news of che death of
Don Sebaftian;
the Judges in reward rhereof beíl:owed
upon him a divifion of forne Lands wich vaílalage of
lnJiam
in che Cicy of
Co:z:.co,
to
the value of five or. fix thoufand pieces of fughc of yearly Revenue, where I
left him in che enjoymenc of the fame when I carne for
Spain.
Bue others failed in rhat defign, and gained a c;oncrary reward, being accufed
and endiéted before a High Courc of Jufüce, of which che Maríhal
A/011fo 'de Alvtt–
r.tdo
was confütuced Lord Chancellour by Commillion from che Lords Jufüces;
for that he being known to be an upt·ighc and a fevere perfon, was eíleemed aproper
Iníl:rument to punifl\ rhofe many outrages, rnurthers and violences wh.ich had been
committed againfl: God, and contrary
to
the peace and quietnefs of our Sovereign
Lord
Char!n
che 'Fifth Emperour ami King of
Spain.
In
like manner for Tria! of
Offenders in che
Charca., '/ohn Fernande~
the Kiog's Accorney General was ordai–
ned, and 'appoinred
to
proceed againfl: and judge chofe Delinquenrs. Moreover
another Commiflion was privately fealed, whereby
Alonfo de A/varado
was ordai–
ned chief Governou1· and Jufü~iary of ali chofe P\·o.vinces, and Caprain Gcmeral
of all che forces, wirh
ful!
power to raife Souldiers, and
to
pay them, and ali ne–
ceífary Expences of che War out of che Royal Treafory. Thefe Commillions
were fenc to
4lvarado
in che ticy of
Peace,
by
virrne of which he immediacely
applied himfelf to che erial and pmiiíhmenc of che Rebels
:
and in order rhereun-
10
he difpacched Jeveral perfons of enrire confidence and integrity, imo divers
par,Es to fe;fe and apprehend fuch as had been guilcy, aod were fled t9 avoid che
c0úrfe of Jufüce imo prívate corriers, and concealrnencs amongíl: che
Indian1.
One
oí chofe employed upon this meífage was called.
'/ohn de Henao,
who puríued rhem
fo hara, as
to
fearch for them wich
Ganoe1,
or
Indian
Boats, in certain little Iílands
within che Lake of
Titicaca,
and to hum them amongíl: che Oíiers and Ruíhes
/ which grew py che Banks of thofe Iíla0ds, and having raken above rwemy of che
moíl: maJignant an9 cufpable amongíl: rh~m, he delivered rhem into che h~nds of
Pedro Encifo
rhen Governour in
ChHrnytu:
who having
firíl:
examined rhem, and
raken thei( Confe{fions, he fent rbem wich a fafe Guard to che Marlhal.
It be–
ing by chis rim~ made known 0ver ali che
CharcM
and
Potoc(i,
chat che Maríhal
was bY, Commiffion conftimted Judge of chofe Provinces, divers Souldiers, who
were confciou~ of their, own gailc, advifed
Bafeo Godine:z:.
(whofe crimes rhey be–
li<wed were too l)lack to admit of Pardon) ro be wary and caucious of his own
pe_rfon, and
to
rai(e Souldiers to reíifi the Marfbal ; che which (as
Diego Hernan–
Je~
fays, Chapter tbe cwemy fecond) they reprefemed ro him, as a macter very
eaÍte to be effeél-ed ; anc! chac he íhould caufe ic· to be publiíhed abroad, chat che
Mar(hal, and
LorenfOde Aldantt,
-
and
Gomez., de A/varado
imended to raife Arms,
and in an arbirrary manner ro ryrannize over che Counrrey : which being once
fixed in che mihds of the people, he might have a very laudable prerence ro kili
them ali; which being·done, rhere could be none co oppofe or confronr him.
Howfoever
Befco Godinez.
was of anorher opinion; for, depending much on (he
fervice he had done his Majeíl:y in killing
Drm Seba.Jlian de Ca.Jli!lia,
and upon the
enmity which was between him and
rohn Ramm,
who accuf
ed
and complained of
-
him,
.
.