[14] Hernando Bachicao was a native of San Lucar de Barrameda. He is not mentioned until 1537 when he was at the Mala conference. He served at the battle of Salinas and at Chupas. Regidor of Cuzco, he was active against the Viceroy, and was at Añaquito. At Huarina he deserted to Centeno but was captured. Carbajal hung him. Bachicao was a cruel, faithless ruffian.
[15] Piura.
[16] Yllan Suarez de Carbajal was a native of Talavera. He came to Peru with Hernando Pizarro in 1534, then aged 31, as Factor. He was learned and accomplished. He strove to reconcile Pizarro and Almagro and was at the Mala conference. He was at Lima when Pizarro was murdered, and was imprisoned by the Almagro faction. His murder by the Viceroy finally destroyed the chances of that unfortunate man.
[17] Diego de Aguero was one of Pizarro’s original companions at Caxamarca, receiving 362 marcs and 8880 pesos of gold from the Atahualpa ransom. He was employed to negotiate with Alvarado for his departure. He was a citizen of Lima and had a repartimiento at Lunahuana. He served at the battle of Chupas. He married a daughter of Nicolas de Ribera.
[18] Pablo Meneses was a native of Talavera. He was Camp Master at Lima 1544. He joined Gonzalo Pizarro but, going to Panama with Hinojosa, he changed sides and joined Gasca. He served against Giron.
[19] Or Llaches. See my translation of Xeres, p. 80, Hakluyt Society’s volume for 1872.
[20] They were perfectly true. There is a letter from Blasco Nuñez to the Emperor Charles V, dated at Panama on February 15th, 1544 (Muñoz Coll., t. 83, f. 246) in which he brings all sorts of accusations against Vaca de Castro before he could possibly have verified any of them, and which he had received from followers of Almagro at Panama.
[21] The Licentiate Antonio de la Gama was sent to Puerto Rico in 1517 to hold a residencia. He went thence to Panama where he planned improvements. Arriving in Peru he was employed to negotiate with Almagro. In 1539 Pizarro left him at Lima as his Lieutenant and Chief Judge. After the battle of Chupas he judged and condemned the rebels. Vaca de Castro sent him to Lima as his Lieutenant, but he left on the approach of the Viceroy and went to Cuzco. The Viceroy excepted him from pardon for having joined Gonzalo Pizarro. He remained at Cuzco, and was living in 1551.
[22] Ruy Lopez?.
[23] So thought the Viceroy who seized Solar and intended to hang him. This was prevented, but Solar was kept in prison until he was released by the Judges.