Ecuador -- History -- To 1809; Peru -- History -- 1548-1820; Peru -- History -- Conquest, 1522-1548; Pizarro, Gonzalo, -1548
[31] Alonso de Toro, another citizen of Cuzco, was Lieutenant-General
to Gonzalo Pizarro. Diego Gonzalez, his father-in-law, killed him out
of sheer alarm, owing to certain matrimonial quarrels.
[32] Francisco de Villacastin was one of the original conquerors in
Panama and in Peru. He became a citizen of Cuzco, had a house there,
and married Leonora Ccoya, an Inca princess, the widow of Juan Balsa
who was hanged at Lima by Carbajal. Villacastin first served with
Pedrarias on the isthmus, and was employed in making the road from
Nombre de Dios to Panama. The monkeys threw stones at the workers, and
one wounded Villacastin, who was then a cross-bow man, knocking out
two of his front teeth. He had a good _repartimiento_ at Ayavire. He
died in prison after Sacsahuana, being a staunch supporter of Gonzalo
Pizarro. Garcilasso says that he was wounded in the face by an enemy
after he had surrendered. “He was a good man and did much good to many
people.”
[33] Tomas Vasquez was one of the first conquerors. He had a house in
Cuzco and mines in Caravaya. He was a turbulent soldier mixed up in
all troubles. For this reason the Viceroy, Marquis of Cañete, ordered
him to be beheaded as an undesirable person.
[34] Son of the Judge (Oidor) Zarate. He afterwards joined Centeno.
[35] He was then Bishop: not Archbishop until 1547.
[36] Friar Domingo de Santo Tomas was a native of Seville and
professed a monk there. He was one of six Dominicans who first went
to Peru, being the youngest. He studied the general language, which
he called Quichua, and his grammar was published at Valladolid in
1560. He also studied the language of the coast, which is much more
difficult. He founded the houses of his Order at Chincha, Chicama,
and Truxillo. He won the affection of the Indians whom he tried to
defend. In 1545 he was named Prior of the convent at Lima. He strove
to induce Gonzalo Pizarro to submit and accept the offers of Gasca. He
then joined Gasca and was present at Sacsahuana, 1552. Vicar-General,
July 28, 1553. Provincial. He then visited Spain and was well received
at Court, returning to Peru in 1561, and was made Bishop of Charcas.
He built the first church at Paucar-colla. After a residence at
Chuquisaca he went back to Lima in 1567 to attend the second Council
of Lima; and returning to Chuquisaca the Bishop died about 1570.
Portrait in a room of the University of San Marcos.
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