named S. Christoper standing in 20. degrees toward the north on All Saints day. They arriued at the Islands which Magelan named The Pleasures: and from thence sailed to the Islands, which Gomes de Sequeira discouered, and not knowing thereof they named them Islas de los Reyes, that is to say, The Isles of the kings, because they came vnto them on Twelfe day. In the way Saavedra lost two ships of his company, of which they neuer after heard newes. But from Island to Island he still sailed and came to the Island of Candiga, where he bought two Spanyards for 70. ducats, which had beene of the companie of Frier Loaisa, who was lost thereabout.
In the yeere 1528. in March Saavedra arriued at the Islands of Maluco, and came to an anker before the Isle of Gilolo: he found the sea calme and winde at will, without any tempests: and he tooke the distance from thence to Noua Spagna to be 2050. leagues. At this time Martin Yniguez de Carquiôano died, and Fernando de la Torre was chosen their Generall, who then was in the citie of Tidore, who had there erected a gallows and had fierce warre with Don George de Meneses captaine of the Portugals: and in a fight which they had the fourth day of May Saavedra tooke from him a galiotte and slew the captaine thereof called Fernando de Baldaya, and in Iune he returned towards New Spaine, hauing with him one Simon de Brito Patalin and other Portugals, and hauing beene certaine moneths at sea, he was forced backe vnto Tidore, where Patalin was beheaded and quartered, and his companions hanged.
In this yeere 1528. Cortes sent two hundred footemen and 60. horsemen, and many Mexicans to discouer and plant the countrey of the Chichimecas, for that it was reported to be rich of gold.[1] This being done he shipped himselfe, and came into Castile with great pompe, and brought with him 250000. marks of gold and siluer: and being come to Toledo where the Emperour then lay, he was entertained according to his deserts, and the Emperour made him Marques Del Valle, and married him to the Lady Iane de Zuniga daughter vnto the Earle de Aguilar, and then the Emperour sent him backe againe to be Generall of New Spaine.
In the yeere 1529. in May Saavedra returned backe againe
- ↑ Gomera hist. gen. lib. 2. cap. 73.
