The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-14
CHAPTER XXXVI
OF What Occurred at the Camp of Narvaez
When Juan VeIasquez de Leon Arrived
There, and the Words Between Don Juan
and Nephew of Diego Velasquez

Juan Velas1uez de Leon made such good
speed on his journey that he arrived the
next morning in Cempoal, and because
Juan del Rio had no horse they went to
the house of the Cacique Gordo. And
when the Indians saw Juan Velasquez
they were overjoyed and they told the SOL
diers of Narvaez who were in the Cacique's
house, that that was Juan NelaSqueZ de
Leon. one of the Captains of Mallnche.
And when the soldiers heard this they
rushed Off to carry the good news to Mar.
vaez. And Narvaez came out to receive
him. When they met he embraced Juan
Velasquez and did him great honor and
sent Tor chairs and asked him to be
seated near himself. He asked him why
he had not come directly to his quarters.
and he sent his servants for his horse to
the house Of the CaciQue Gordo. And
Juan Velasquez replied that he had
merely come to kiss his worships hands
and pay his respects to him and the other
gentlemen who were with him and to en-
deayor to bring around an understand
ing and make peace between his worship
and Cortes. When Narvaez heard this
he took Juan Velasquez apart and asked
him somewhat haughtily how he could
think OF such thing as making peace be-
tween himself and traitor who had al
ready rebelled against the authority of
lasquez, Governor Of Cuba who had
fitted out both expeditions. Juan We
lasquez replied that Cortes was no traitor
but IA loyal vassal of His Majesty, and that
all that he had done had been done for
the best interest of our lord the King,
and tnat he begged his worship not to
app y the word traitor again in his pres
eIice.
Narvaez then made Juan Velasquez
great promises if he would stay with
him and offered to make him second in
command, to which Juan Velasquez re-
piled that he would be great traitor
to desert the Captain to whom he was
sworn, in the midst of war. when he
knew that all he had done had been in
the service of God and the King and
that he begged of him to say no more
about it.
By this time all the chief men and Cap
tains of the camp of NarvaeZ had come
to see Juan Velasquez. and they all en-
braeed him with great courtesy. for he
was man of fine manners and Il courtier,
and was besides of good figure and hand
some. with well-trimmed beard and
wearing his great chains of gold he looked
like bold and gallant Captain in every
thing. and such. indeed, he was.
Father Olmedo came also and spoke Sc
cretly with him and the Alguazil Bermu-
dez and Andreas de Duero, and certain of
the Captains of Narvaez, one Juan Yuste,
and Juan Bono de Quexo a Biscayan.
The bold Salvatierra, seeing all this, adj
vised Narvaez to throw Juan Velasquez
into prison, because he spoke so openly
and boldly in favor of Cortes. Narvaez
had already ordered his Alguazils to do
so when Andreas de Duero, Agustin
Bermudez and Father Olmedo and an
other priest named Juan de Leon learned
of it, and they being all well inclined to-
ward Cortes went to Narvaez and said
that they marveled that his worship could
rest of Juan Velasquez de Leon. as in
decd whaG could Cortes do, even if he
nad hundred such as Juan Velasquez
I'm his camp, and to consider the great
honor with which Cortes had treated
I'll who had gone to visit him; he had
ent them back laden with gold like bees