Ecuador -- History -- To 1809; Peru -- History -- 1548-1820; Peru -- History -- Conquest, 1522-1548; Pizarro, Gonzalo, -1548
[67] As the army of Gonzalo Pizarro approached the Judges became
more and more alarmed. They sent an embassy to him, consisting of
the Accountant Agustin de Zarate and a prominent citizen named
Antonio de Ribera. They found Gonzalo at Xauxa. Ribera was allowed
to proceed but Zarate was arrested, and was kept a prisoner for ten
days in the bitter cold of the heights of Pariacaca until Gonzalo’s
forces came there on the way to Lima. Antonio de Ribera was a sort of
brother-in-law of Gonzalo, as he had married the widow of his half
brother Francisco Martin de Alcantara. Gonzalo’s answer to the Judges
was that it was for the common good that he should be Governor and if
that was granted he would comply with what the Judges asked. If not
he would enter by force. Those who had left Cuzco to join the Viceroy
were hiding in different houses. Others fled into the montaña. When
Gonzalo Pizarro was within a league of Lima, he sent Carbajal in
advance with 30 arquebusiers, who seized 28 of the fugitives, among
them Gabriel de Rojas, Garcilasso de la Vega who escaped and hid in
the Dominican Convent, Melchor Verdugo, the Licentiate Carbajal, Pedro
del Barco, Martin de Florencia, Alonso de Caceres, Pedro de Manjarves,
Luis de Leon, Anton Ruiz de Guevara. Carbajal locked them up in the
prison and took the key. The Judges did not interfere. All their
troops had gone over to Gonzalo Pizarro. The Judges were then asked to
proclaim Pizarro as Governor. They said they had not the power. Upon
which Carbajal took three of the prisoners and hanged them on a tree
outside the town. These were Pedro del Barco, Martin de Florencia,
and Juan de Saavedra. Carbajal was so witty and amusing during the
executions that they must have found it quite a pleasure to be hanged
by him. Luis de Leon was begged off by his brother, who was one of
Carbajal’s soldiers. Carbajal told the Judges that unless they signed
the document at once recognizing Gonzalo Pizarro as Governor, he would
hang all the rest and sack the town. The Judges saw that the Camp
Master was in earnest. The document was signed, and Gonzalo Pizarro
entered Lima as Governor of Peru, promising that there should be no
more executions. Bachicao led the vanguard with the artillery, then
200 pikemen followed by 150 arquebusiers led by Guevara and 200 under
Pedro Cermeño. Next rode Gonzalo Pizarro himself in a coat of mail
covered by a brocade surtout. Behind him were three captains abreast,
Puerto Carrero with the standard of Castille, Antonio Altamirano with
the standard of Cuzco, Pedro de Puelles with the standard of Pizarro’s
arms. Then followed the cavalry. In this order the procession went to
the house of the Licentiate Zarate where the Judges were assembled.
Pizarro received their submission and then went to the municipal
buildings where the assembled Magistrates received him with great
ceremony. Pizarro then took possession of his brother’s house, lately
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