of the order--part of which was to secure the dissolution of
the Congregation of St. Paul, formed by Fray Diego Collado, in 1636,
with the Dominicans who came then with Corcuera (who were called
_Barbones_; see Diaz's account _ante_, p. 161). Pinelo remained in
Spain, dying in the convent at Segovia, January 23, 1643. See _Resena
biografica_, i, pp. 391, 420.

[67] There is an evident play on words in this passage. The
original reads: "_Que le auian hecho papa o papilla y que con el
les auian querido dar papillas_." "_Papilla_" is the diminutive of
"_papa_"--meaning "pope," or "pap"; and the phrase _dar papilla_
is used to mean "deceiving by insidious caresses."

[68] Referring to Juan de Zumarraga, guardian of the Franciscan
convent at Abrojo, Mexico; who was appointed (December 12, 1527)
the first bishop of the new diocese of Mexico, and protector of the
Indians. He filled these offices ably, although his energy and zeal
made him numerous enemies. He was made archbishop when the diocese of
Mexico was raised to an archdiocese (by papal bull of July 8, 1547);
but on account of his great age he declined the honor, and died (June
3, 1548) a few days after those documents arrived, being eighty years
old. A cloud upon his memory is the ruthless and vandalic destruction,
under his direction, of the Aztec images, manuscripts, and other
records, both public and private, for which his agents made close
search, not only in the City of Mexico but in all the larger cities
and towns--a cruel and irreparable loss to scholars and historians. See
Bancroft's _History of Mexico,_ ii, pp. 297-300, 556-559.

[69] Apparently alluding to the penitent thief who was crucified
with Christ.

[70] _Secuestrarle_, in MS.; but compare the same letter in Diaz's
narration, _ante_, where the word is _secuestrarme_ ("sequester my"
property).

[71] A line is omitted here by transcriber; see Diaz's copy, as above.

[72] Francisco de Paula, a native of Segovia, arrived at Manila
in 1618, where he ministered to the Chinese, and afterward gave
instruction in the college of Santo Tomas for sixteen years. He filled
numerous important posts--among them that of provincial (twice), and
commissary-general of the Inquisition; and not long before his death
he had been appointed bishop of Nueva Caceres. He died at Manila,
April 5, 1664, at the age of sixty-seven.

[73] The only friar of this name who is mentioned in _Resena
biografica_ came to the islands