ABSTRACT
Three days after their arrival in the city of Cuzco, the licentiates Espinosa and de la Gama, the factor, and Diego de Fuenmayor, requested the Adelantado to allow them to see Hernando Pizarro and Gonzalo Pizarro, where they were imprisoned in the building of the Temple of the Sun, as they would consider it a great favour. Almagro gave his consent to their paying this visit, and they went at once with great pleasure. When they arrived where Hernando Pizarro was imprisoned they embraced him and his brother, who did the same to their visitors. They asked after their brother the Governor and what he had thought of their imprisonment, and related how ill the Adelantado had acted towards him. The envoys replied that the Governor had felt their imprisonment so deeply, showing how much he loved them, that they at his orders had come to treat for their release, hoping that the Governors might come to an agreement and leave no excuse for dissensions, which were much against the service of God and his majesty to continue. Hernando Pizarro said that he would rejoice to be free from the prison in whatever manner it might be effected, for they knew the haste with which he came from Spain to take the gold that might be in the kingdom to his majesty. they answered that they would use all their powers to secure his freedom.
