The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo Vol. 2

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Diego Hernandez assisted in the building of the brigantines, became blind, and died a
natural death.
Pizarro had a command as captain, was a relation of Cortes, anddied in Indian captivity.
Alvaro Lopez, who had settled at Puebla, died in his bed. So also thesoldier Yannez, of
Cordoba, who accompanied us on the expedition to the Honduras. When he returned he
found his wife married to another,but he never took her back.
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The excellent soldier Magallanes, a Portuguese, was a nimble pedestrian, who, with his
countryman Platero, died in Indian captivity.
The four other Portuguese soldiers named Martin de Alpedrino, JuanAlvarez Rabaso, and
Gonzalo Sanchez, a man of great bodily strength, and Gonzalo Rodriguez, who was the
most distinguished of the four,all died a natural death.
Of two other Portuguese, named Villanuevas, both very tall men, Iknow nothing more than
that they settled in la Puebla.
Of the three Avilas, Gaspar died a natural death; the other, whowas always about the person
of Andreas de Tapia, in Indian captivity;and the third settled somewhere in New Spain.
Two soldiers of the name of Vandadas, both far advanced in years,and three others of the
name of Espinosa, all died in Indian captivity.One of the Espinosas we used to call, "God
bless you," because hewas constantly saying this; which, indeed, is an excellent sentence:
he died in peace. So also the courageous soldier Pedro Poron, ofToledo. Another excellent
soldier, named Villasinda, of Portillo,entered a Franciscan monastery.
Of the two brave San Juans, of whom one was called the "high-minded;"the first died in
Indian captivity, and the second peaceably in his bed. So also the courageous soldier
Izguierdo, of Castro Mocho.An intrepid soldier was also Caceres, of Truxillo, who was
captured bythe Indians. Alonso de Herrera was also a courageous warrior, whofor some
time commanded in the country of the Zapotecs. The same who fought the duel with
Figuero during the administration of Estrada.He died among the Indians of the Marannon.
Figuero was drownedon his return to Spain.
There was also a young man named Maldonado, of Medellin, who always suffered from
disease of the groins; but I forget what afterwards became of him. He must not be
confounded with a soldier of the same name, who married Doña Maria de Rincon. The
soldier, Morales, was advanced in years, and limped with one foot, he was one of the
ordinary alcaldes of Vera Cruz, where he kept good order and was considered an honest
man.
Escalona, the younger, died in Indian captivity. The three soldiersArevalo, Juan Leon, and
Madrigal, who settled in Vera Cruz, neverfought in any of our battles, and all three died a
natural death.
Lencero, to whom the Venta belonged, known as the Venta [59] deLencero, between Vera
Cruz and la Puebla, was an excellent soldier,and entered the order of the brothers of charity.
His example was followed by Alonso Duran, who was near-sighted, and generally
performedthe office of sacristan.
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Navarro, who generally kept company with Sandoval's servants,died a natural death at Vera
Cruz.
Another courageous soldier, Alonso Talavera, died in Indian captivity.
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