[XXI‑47] Remesal, Hist. Chyapa, 500, 520-3, 578-84, 596-601, 613-14, 626-7, 636-9, 642-7; Juarros, Guat., ii. 98-9.
[XXI‑48] Mendieta, Hist. Ecles., 382-5; Vazquez, Chron. Gvat., 144-9, 179, 223; Cogollvdo, Hist. Yucathan, 326.
[XXI‑49] Mendieta, Hist. Ecles., 386; Relacion, in Prov. del Sto Evangelio, MS., 1; Vazquez, Chron. Gvat., 129-37, 147, 182-4, 224-6; Juarros, Guat., ii. 99-100, 106.
[XXI‑50] The neglect to punish the notorious abuses of the clergy, 'having in his household certain women who were neither his sisters nor his cousins; and receiving bribes through his nephew and one of the women, who was young and of doubtful reputation,' appear to have been the principal charges. Remesal, Hist. Chyapa, 656.
[XXI‑51] In Aug. 1569, according to Juarros, Guat., i. 277; in Santa Ana, San Salvador, according to Gonzalez Dávila, Teatro Ecles., i. 153. See also Cabildo, Carta, July 9, 1567, in Arévalo, Col. Doc. Antig., 41-2; Remesal, Hist. Chyapa, 654-65; Vazquez, Chron. Gvat., 194-200; Juarros, Guat., i. 276-8.
[XXI‑52] Remesal, Hist. Chyapa, 706; Juarros, Guat., i. 277-8.
[XXI‑53] At Guatemala he presented himself before the audiencia and demanded redress. A judge was sent to investigate, and he reported abuses witnessed by Bishop Gomez himself; an utter ignorance of the native speech, so that they gladly confessed to any visiting priest, and the absolute refusal of the natives to have el señor cura for their guardian. Vasquez, Chron. de Gvat., 243.
[XXI‑54] Those of San Juan de Comalapa, San Francisco de Tecpan Guatemala, La Assumpcion de Tecpanatitlan, San Miguel de Totonicapan, and Espíritu Santo de Quezaltenango. Vasquez, Chron. de Gvat., 261.
[XXI‑55] There were also six doctrinas belonging to the Merced order, and 22 to the padres clérigos. Mendieta, Hist. Ecles., 386.
[XXI‑56] The cabildo prayed the king for 200 strong breast-plates, (petos); 500 helmets, (celedas ó morriones); 400 coats of mail, (cotas); 400 arquebuses, etc. Many would be bought by citizens, and the rest remain in keeping of the audiencia. Gunpowder could not be manufactured in Guatemala for lack of saltpetre, etc., and they asked an annual grant of twelve centals from Mexico. Arévalo, Col. Doc. Antig., 69-70.