ABSTRACT
O.ftheGmnnum.ta.riesofAlvar]{wiczGauczadeVota.
IXCEitpleasedGodtodeliverAh·ar NunezCahezadeYacafromcaptiYity, andfromthetroublesthatheunderwentfortenyearsinFlorida, hecametothesekingdomsinthe yearofourLord1G37,wherehe remainedtilltheyear1540;inwhich
yeartherecametothiscourtofHisl\fajestysomepersons fromtherivP.rI.JaPlatatoinformHisMajestyofwhathad happenedtothearmywhichDonPedrode::Mendozahad
takenthere,andofthedangerthose"·ereinwhohadsurvived,andtosupplicatethatHisl\Iajestywouldbepleased toaidandsuccourthembeforetheyperished(asbutfewof themremained).AndwhenHisl\fajestyknewofit,he
orderedthatacertainarrangementandcapitulationshoul<l bemadewithAlvarNunezCabezadeYaca,inorderthat hemightgototheirrelief.Thisarrangementandcapitulation\vasthereeffected,thesaidCabezadeVacaofferingto gototheirassistance,andundertakingtoexpendforthat journeyandrelief,inhorses,arms,apparelandprovisions,as wellasotherthings,eightthousandducats.Andinconsiderationofthistreatythusenteredinto~Hisl\Iajestyfavoured
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