[XXXVI‑3] Situated on the large island.
[XXXVI‑4] 'Tziminchac, q̃ quiere dezir, Cavallo del Trueno, ò Rayo.' Villagvtierre, Hist. Conq. Itza, 100. For an account of the origin of this idol see [Hist. Cent. Am., i. 561], this series.
[XXXVI‑5] The canek does not seem to have regarded the action of Orbita with anger, having merely told them that the time for their work had not yet come, permitting them meanwhile to depart in peace. An Itza chieftain, however, pursued them, and they would have been slain but for the intercession of the Tipu cacique, to whom the Itza leader replied 'con grande enojo: Pues no traygas mas acá otra vez à estos Xolopes, que assi llaman à los Españoles, à desde que vieron à los primeros comer Anonas.' Villagvtierre, Hist. Conq. Itza, 107.
[XXXVI‑6] 'Mitotes, ò bailes, y borracheras.' Id., 121. Consult also my [Native Races, ii. 289].
[XXXVI‑7] Cogollvdo, Hist. Yuc., 505-6, 'Llevaronlos ... como arrastrando ... al Embarcadero: Embarcaron el primero al Padre Orbita tirandole en la Canoa por muerto.' Villagvtierre, Hist. Conq. Itza, 123.
[XXXVI‑8] Villagutierre says: 'Esto dizen las Historias que seria, porque debian de estar sin Armas;' but he does not believe it credible that Spanish soldiers would go unarmed. Id., 136. Compare Cogollvdo, Hist. Yuc., 544.
[XXXVI‑9] Squier's account of this expedition is quite at variance with that of Villagutierre. He says that the priests, who accompanied it, alone crossed over to the island. Mirones then retreated; and being pursued, the whole Spanish force was destroyed. He, moreover, gives the date as 1662. Cent. Am., 548. Consult Cogollvdo, Hist. Yuc., 544.
[XXXVI‑10] Cogollvdo, Hist. Yuc., 547.
[XXXVI‑11] 'Cerrando los Caminos, poniendo en ellos Estatuas, à traza de Españoles ridiculos, y delante de ellas otras de Idolos formidables, diziendo, eran los Dioses de los Caminos, y que se los estorvavan à los Españoles, para que no passassen à sus Tierras.' Villagvtierre, Hist. Conq. Itza, 144-5. Pinelo, Rel., 4-5, gives a brief though incorrect account of Mirones' expedition.
[XXXVI‑12] 'Otras mercedes para despues de conseguida la pacificacion de aquellos naturales.' Cogollvdo, Hist. Yuc., 684.