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Updated: May 14, 2025
Monterey danced every night and all night of that week, either at Alvarado's or at the Custom-house, and every afternoon met at the races, the bull-fight, a merienda, or to climb the greased pole, catch the greased pig by its tail as it ran, or exhibit skill in horsemanship.
This is clear of all rights or taxes. In answer to Alvarado's request for a tenth of all lands and vassals discovered, selected as he may see fit, and accompanied by the title of duke, with the dominion and jurisdiction of the grandees of Castile, the king grants him four per cent pro rata in each part, and the title of count, "with the dominion and jurisdiction that we shall decree, at the time when we shall order the said title bestowed.
He no longer hesitated, but, calling on his men to follow, led off boldly into the thickest of the melee to the support of his stout-hearted officer. The arrival of a new corps on the field, all fresh for action, gave another turn to the tide.28 Alvarado's men took heart and rallied. Almagro's, though driven back by the fury of the assault, quickly returned against their assailants.
It is the land of siesta, of undreamed dreams, of brooding slumber. The barbaric diversions of the day are done. The firing squad leave the guns. The twang of guitar and screech of violin open the fandango. The young cavaliers desert the streets. Bibulous dignitaries sit in council around Governor Alvarado's table.
The affair, indeed, seems to have been utterly indefensible, and must ever remain a foul blot upon Spanish honor. Cortez was extremely angry at hearing what had taken place and, after listening to Alvarado's explanation, said: "You have done badly. You have been false to your trust! Your conduct has been that of a madman!"
All this is to be at Alvarado's expense, without the king being obliged to recompense him for any outlay, except by the privileges granted him.
Among these followers were several of Alvarado's men, who, though of better condition than the soldiers of Pizarro, were under much worse discipline, and had acquired, indeed, a spirit of unbridled license under that unscrupulous chief.26 They now evinced little concern for the native population of Cuzco; and, not content with the public edifices, seized on the dwellings of individuals, where it suited their conveniences, appropriating their contents without ceremony, showing as little respect, in short, for person or property, as if the place had been taken by storm.27
The marshal's first step was to send a message to Alonso de Alvarado's camp, advising that officer of his occupation of the city, and requiring his obedience to him as its legitimate master. Alvarado was lying, with a body of five hundred men, horse and foot, at Xauxa, about thirteen leagues from the capital.
After crossing the Rio Dable, Alvarado's guide deserted him, so that he was soon entangled in the intricate mazes of the sierra; and, as he rose higher and higher into the regions of winter, he became surrounded with ice and snow, for which his men, taken from the warm countries of Guatemala, were but ill prepared.
"Well, what can you do with a Scotchman who's mad clear to the marrow? Especially a rough actor like McNutt. I'd already done a mile from the village when along comes 'Chita in her roadster. You know, old man Alvarado's only daughter. Some senorita, 'Chita is. You should have seen those black eyes of her's flash when she heard how abrupt I'd been turned loose.
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