re to overpower and govern them, since
they cannot believe that it was established for one hundred and thirty
households and so few soldiers. Accordingly, they have shut the door
to the commerce, friendship, and intercourse, which was commencing
between them and us. In addition to this your Majesty possesses no
income here with which to pay the salaries of president, auditors,
fiscal, and other officials of the Audiencia. These salaries, added
to what is wasted in this country, would establish it, and put it in
a better state of defense; while now it is subject to any piratical
invasion whatever. For all these reasons, and others that Father
Alonso Sanchez will tell you in greater detail, we beg that your
Majesty be pleased to reduce this government to only one governor who
has experience in the affairs of this country, and in the wars and
pacifications that can and should be made. This we shall consider as
the greatest favor and kindness, and the only remedy for our hardships.

Section 3. In other letters we implored your Majesty to be pleased
to have set aside in Nueva Hespana pay for three hundred soldiers,
who should serve here as a garrison, with whom this government and
the dominions of your Majesty could be increased by other kingdoms
of great wealth. We entreat this once more; and Father Sanchez will
inform your Majesty of the blessings that may result to your royal
service therefrom.

Section 4. Because of its lack of public property this city cannot
maintain many things needed for the public good; therefore, we wrote
to your Majesty, entreating that you have a repartimiento of Indians
granted this city. Answer was received that the governor should
take cognizance of this matter; and therefore having recourse to the
governor and president, Santiago de Vera, we learn that he is informing
your Majesty of this necessity in his letters. Father Alonso Sanchez
also will do the same by word of mouth. We entreat your Majesty--since
this matter is so just, and appertains so much to your royal service
and the common good--to have this city granted an encomienda of
three or four thousand Indians, and the alcaizeria of the Chinese,
or any like favor, whereby all the above expenses may be met.

Section 5. We are being totally ruined here through the arrival in
this city of merchants, and consignments from Mexico, and innumerable
troubles are arising therefrom, of which the same religious will
inform you in our name. The