[XV‑28] He informed the people of Panamá that if they had received a wretch like Machicao, they certainly ought to admit him. Herrera, dec. vii. lib. x. cap. ix.
[XV‑29] They had no faith in Hinojosa's promises. 'Aunque Gonzalo Pizarro governase juridicamente, como ellos decian; y que no tenian color ninguno para entremeterse en distrito ageno; y que las mismas promesas avia hecho Bachicao.' Garcilaso de la Vega, Hist. Peru, ii. 244.
[XV‑30] Herrera, dec. vii. lib. x. cap. x., and Benzoni, Mondo Nvovo, 145. In Gomara, Hist. Ind., 218, it is stated that 40 men were allowed to land. Other authorities give 50 as the number of the guard and 30 days as the period.
[XV‑31] 'Con este concierto Hinojosa mandô recoger la gente a las naos, y los de Panamá le hablaron y trataron con mucha cortesia, y le aposentaron en la ciudad y diziendole, que se trataua de prenderle, ô matarle; aunque no lo creyô, todauia se hizo fuerte en la casa adõde posaua, y poco despues, como buen Capitan, por quitar ocasiones de tumultos se fue a sus naos, y presto se entendió q̃ aquel rumor no fue palabras.' Herrera, dec. vii. lib. x. cap. 10.
[XV‑32] It was during this year that the wealth of Potosí began to be known.
[XV‑33] In Herrera, dec. viii. lib. i. cap. ix., it is stated that Hinojosa's officers committed many robberies, taking care to hide them from their commander, who strictly forbade anything of the kind and gave orders that all such offenders should be handed over to the civil authorities. Gasca, in Carta al Consejo, 1. 108-9, says that Hinojosa forced the people of Panamá and Nombre de Dios to feed and quarter his men.
[XV‑34] A native of Álava, and a fellow-townsman of the viceroy. Zárate, Hist. Peru, lib. v. cap. xxxiii. See also Garcilaso de la Vega, Hist. Peru, ii. 244.
[XV‑35] 'Et non molto dopo Melchior Verdugo calato per lo Scolatio di Nicaragua con duecento soldati con animo di offendere la gente di Pizzarro.' Benzoni, Mondo Nvovo, 146. In Zárate, Hist. Peru, lib. v. cap. xxxiii., the number is stated at 100.
[XV‑36] The darkness of the night favored them, but Verdugo's men might have effected their capture if they had not been too intent in plundering the house. Garcilaso de la Vega, Hist. Peru, ii. 245.
[XV‑37] Herrera says that Hinojosa expecting to be attacked placed the city of Panamá in a thorough state of defence and told his officers that Verdugo held but the authority granted him by the audiencia de los Confines and knew not even whether the viceroy were alive. dec. viii. lib. ii. cap. iv.