Hernan Lopez de Avila managed the properties of deceased parties, and accumulated great wealth, with which he returned to Spain.
Bernardino de Corio, Juan de Aragon, and a certain Santisteban died natural deaths.
Bartolomé Pardo and a certain Cieza died in Indian captivity.
Pedro Escudero, Juan Cermenno, and his brother, were excellent soldiers. The first two, it will he remembered, were hung by Cortes, for attempting to desert with one of the vessels to Cuba.
The pilot Gonzalo de Umbria was also an excellent soldier, who, by command of Cortes, had his feet cut off. His majesty subsequently bestowed on him an annuity of 2000 pesos or some Indian commendaries; but, for fear of Cortes, he durst not return to Spain.
Rodrigo Rangel was a very talented man, but he never distinguished himself as a soldier, and he died of severe swellings in his groins.
Francisco de Orozco suffered likewise from this disease. He had served in the Italian campaigns; he was sent in command of a small detachment to Tepeaca, while we were quartered in Mexico. I do not however know what became of him.
Mesa, who had previously served as an artilleryman in Italy, was drowned in a river subsequent to the conquest of Mexico.
Alobancho, of Old Castile, a man of great courage, died in Indian captivity.
Luis Velasquez, of Arevalo, perished in the expedition to the Honduras.