How the captain Pero Alvarez Holguin felt somewhat aggrieved¹ because the standard he had presented was not displayed, and there was even some commotion²; and how Vaca de Castro again made public the decree of His Majesty³ that he held, and requested, by virtue⁴ of it, that he be acknowledged as Governor.

AS soon as Vaca de Castro ordered the standard which Pero Alvarez presented to him to be taken over they all moved off towards the place where the camp was pitched, which was not far away, and, as there were many tents, it looked like a great town. When they were starting Pero Alvarez observed that the standard the Governor had brought with him was displayed, but not so the one he himself had presented. This hurt his feelings very deeply. Some of his friends saw it also, and began to make a disturbance⁵, but not so as to reveal the cause of their annoyance⁶. Pero Alvarez, prudently⁷ dissembling his feelings, rode side by side with Vaca de Castro, who had clearly discerned the other's pique⁸. When they arrived at the[206] camp they found it all decorated with sedges and green boughs⁹. Before entering the quarters which had been arranged for him, he ordered that all should remain where they were, without moving or going to rest, because he had something to say to them. When the Spaniards heard this, none of them went away: on the contrary, all the captains and other principal people wanted to hear why Vaca de Castro directed them to stay. A high stage was set up covered with a cloth of black velvet¹⁰, and on it was placed a blue velvet chair. Then, without seating himself, he addressed them with a

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