The same day that the Governor departed from _Aguacay_, he lodged in a small town subject to the lord of that province. The camp was pitched hard by a lake of salt water; and that evening they made some salt there. The day following he lodged between two mountains in a thin grove of wood. The next day he came to a small town called _Pato_. The fourth day after his departure from _Aguacay_ he came to the first habitation of a province called _Amaye_. There an Indian was taken, which said that from thence to _Naguatex_ was a day and a half's journey; which they traveled, finding all the way inhabited places. Having passed the peopled country of _Amaye_, on Saturday, the twentieth of July, they pitched their camp at noon between _Amaye_ and _Naguatex_ along the corner of a grove of very fair trees. In the same place certain Indians were discovered, that came to view them. The horsemen went out to them, and killed six, and took two, whom the Governor asked, wherefore they came? They said, to know what people he had, and what order they kept; and that the Cacique of _Naguatex_, their lord, had sent them, and that he, with other caciques which came to aid him, determined that day to bid him battle. While they were occupied in these questions and answers, there came many Indians by two ways in two squadrons: and when they saw they were descried, giving a great cry they assaulted the Christians each squadron by itself; but seeing what resistance the Christians made them, they turned their backs and betook themselves to flight, in which many of them lost their lives; and most of the horsemen following them in chase, careless of the camp, other two squadrons of Indians, which lay in ambush, set upon the Christians that were in the camp, which also they resisted, who also had their reward as the first. After the flight of the Indians, and that the Christians were retired, they heard a great noise a crossbow shot from the place where they were. The Governor sent twelve horsemen to see what it was. They found six Christians, four footmen and two horsemen, among many Indians; the horsemen defending the footmen with great labor. These being of them that chased the first two squadrons, had lost themselves, and coming to recover the camp fell among those with whom they were fighting: and so they, and those that came to succor them, slew many of the Indians, and brought one alive to the camp: whom the Governor examined, who they were that came to bid him battle. He told him, that they were the Cacique of _Naguatex_, and of _Amaye_, and another of a province called _Hacanac_, a lord of great countries and many subjects; and that the Cacique of _Naguatex_ came for captain and chief of them all. The Governor commanded his right arm and nose to be cut off, and sent him to the Cacique of _Naguatex_, charging him to tell him, that the next day he would be in his country to destroy him; and if he would withstand his entrance, he should stay for him.