He Even
Resolved To Go After The Admiral With A Military Escort Of Cavalry And
Infantry, Who Gave Out On Their March That Another Admiral Was Come, Who
Would Kill The Old One:
The natives, being greatly dissatisfied by the war
and the tribute of gold, were much pleased with this news;
And several of
the caciques met together privately in the house of a cacique named
Manicaotex, whose territories were near the river Yaqui, when they
agreed to complain against the admiral, and to demand redress of their
grievances from the new commander. When he received intelligence of Juan
Aguado coming in search of him, the admiral thought proper to return to
the town of Isabella; where he received the letters of their majesties
before all the people, with the sound of trumpets, and all the
demonstrations of profound respect. Aguado, however, did not the less
continue to shew his indiscretion, behaving disrespectfully to the admiral,
and interfering with many things, by which he gave a bad example to others,
and encouraged them to despise the admirals authority; who, on the other
hand, honoured and entertained him generously, and bore his contumelious
behaviour with great modesty. Among other things, Aguado pretended that
the admiral had not received their majesties letters with becoming respect;
and about four months afterwards he sent for the notaries to his house,
requiring them to make out affidavits to that effect. When they desired
him to send the vouchers on which this charge was grounded, he alleged
that he could not trust them in their hands:
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