[34] Son of the Judge (Oidor) Zarate. He afterwards joined Centeno.
[35] He was then Bishop: not Archbishop until 1547.
[36] Friar Domingo de Santo Tomas was a native of Seville and professed a monk there. He was one of six Dominicans who first went to Peru, being the youngest. He studied the general language, which he called Quichua, and his grammar was published at Valladolid in 1560. He also studied the language of the coast, which is much more difficult. He founded the houses of his Order at Chincha, Chicama, and Truxillo. He won the affection of the Indians whom he tried to defend. In 1545 he was named Prior of the convent at Lima. He strove to induce Gonzalo Pizarro to submit and accept the offers of Gasca. He then joined Gasca and was present at Sacsahuana, 1552. Vicar-General, July 28, 1553. Provincial. He then visited Spain and was well received at Court, returning to Peru in 1561, and was made Bishop of Charcas. He built the first church at Paucar-colla. After a residence at Chuquisaca he went back to Lima in 1567 to attend the second Council of Lima; and returning to Chuquisaca the Bishop died about 1570. Portrait in a room of the University of San Marcos.
[37] The Licentiate Rodrigo Niño was the son of a Regidor of Toledo. He was faithful when the Viceroy sent him, with others, to intercept Puelles, but he afterwards sided with the Judges, and had the custody of the Viceroy at San Lorenzo and on the way to Huacho. He joined Gonzalo Pizarro and, on the march to Quito, he forged a letter to get Maldonado the rich into trouble, and put it under Pizarro’s pillow. He deserted Pizarro and joined Gasca who sent him to Spain in charge of convicts. Nearly all escaped in the West Indies, so when he arrived at San Lucar he was sent to prison in Oran. Released after two years he returned to Peru in 1554, and served against Giron. He married (third husband) Maria, sister of Bishop Valverde, whose first husband was Rodrigo Orgoñez. He was Alcalde of Lima 1555, 1558, 1564. His son Fernando was Alcalde 1597, 1603.
[38] Or Chuquisaca.
[39] In the valley of the Cauca, in the newly-discovered province of New Granada.
[40] Alonso de Mesa was a native of the Canary Islands. He was one of Pizarro’s original followers, was at Caxamarca and received 135 marks and 3350 pesos of gold as his share of the Atahualpa ransom. He was in the siege of Cuzco and served at the battle of Chupas. He concealed himself when Gonzalo Pizarro took up arms, and was at Sacsahuana with Gasca. He fled from Cuzco when Giron rose in rebellion and served against him. He was a citizen of Cuzco and had a house there. His son went to Spain to advocate the cause of the Incas.
[41] Herrara leaves out this and states it as a fact.
[42] Homily in S. Luc. c. xiv. vv. 25-33.
[43] See my book, the Incas of Peru, pp. 260-274.