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Show FRANCISCO CORONADO , Prins ; ~ eanen it Ae poy ih | | property of Mendoza, or at least was under his control. o> \ s) “4Yy2. eT he says that the most conclusive reason in favor of the advice which ne eAND he offers to the Council, is that each of the parties has clearly proved that none of the others has any right to claim a share in the newly Ley ne _ O294Y e471 When the news of the discoveries of Friar Marcos reached Europe, together with the reports of the preparations being made by Mendoza, the representatives of all the governors and explorers in the New World, at the court and the bureaus of the government, began filing protests against the action being taken by the viceroy. The Council of the Indies referred the entire controversy to the licentiate, Villabolos, April 21, 1540, who made a report in which (anbsantag pl The viceroy was a very wise man, understood fully the opposition which was making against him and was always on the alert for aid in bringing about the successful issue of his undertakings. He had arranged with Pedro de Alvarado for the use of the latter’s fleet. By this arrangement, the viceroy and Alvarado were to share equally in the fruits of all expeditions and conquests. Alvarado had been one of the most vigorous of the lieutenants of Cortés, and was a soldier of great ability. He held the position of governor of Guatamala at one time and had explored the South Sea as early as 1526. He took no part in the Coronado expedition. He lost his life in the Indian insurrection of 1540 and later the entire fleet became the VASQUEZ 2 HISTORY ey yoPleat MEXICAN H OF NEW v4 FACTS i LEADING (0440905) 166 -. stock of provisions and water was insufficient across the Atlantic. Curiously enough, one of the erew, possiblfor the voyage y one of those who had been seized with the sickness, had in his possession some letters which he had been asked to deliver to Hernan do De Soto, in Havana. Apparently the agent or friend of De Soto living in Mexico, one Francisco de Billega s, did not know that the adelantado had left Cuba and had arranged to have the letters carried to Spain and given to the representative of the adelantado there if De Soto was not found at Havana ’’ _Pacheco-Cardenas, Colecion de docume ntos inéditos relativos al descubrimiento conquista y colonizacion de las posessiones espanolas en America, y Oceanmae bajo la direcion de D. Joaquin Pachec o y D. Francisco de Cardenas, iene ‘Petitions, testimony, narratives of explorations and aan. om 8 taking possession of new lands, notifications and decisions, mi — eager yeh were filed and referred, each claima nt watching Villana ee ¢ oes and objecting to their claims so ei mm Ais report on the case, May 25, 1540, strenuously that the fiscal, gives as one of the most soaks : reasons in favor of the advice which he offers the Council, that or the parties has clearly proved that none of the others have any right to claim ‘ a share are in j the newly jy disc discov overed regi re gion by virtue or achievements whatsoev i of any gran er, ’’ . : eat Seven ) é sat pup oath, | on MIN declared, ul SuinjdD> master OUIXAIW The sickness had broken out aboard his vessel soon after the departure from New Spain, and because he had discovered that his | ° Vera Cruz sailed into the harbor of Havana. that he had been forced to put in here, because | , om z OY te st ge |
