arado to Cortes. _Relacion, etc._

_400 men._ Alvarado writes _cuatro mil hombres_, "four thousand men."

148. _The palace of Tzupam._ Perhaps the palace described by Fuentes.
See Introduction, p. 24. Alvarado speaks of the friendly reception he
met with: "I could not have been more warmly welcomed to the house of my
father." _Otra Relacion_, etc. His first visit was for eight days, April
11-19, 1524.

_Pa hul_, etc. This obscure passage is translated by Brasseur in his MS.
as follows: "Vous avez vu la-bas leur tombeau qui est au milieu des
autres;" whereas, in his _Hist. du Mexique_, Tom. IV, p. 651, he
translates the whole of this reply of the Cakchiquel king by these
words: "Eh quoi! aurais-je envoye mes guerriers et mes braves mourir
pour vous et chercher un tombeau a Gumarcaah, si j'avais eu des
intentions si perfides!"

This comparison will illustrate how differently he construed the
passage, and also what excessive license he took with his authorities.

171. The order assigning the Oidor Alonso de Maldonado to take charge of
Guatemala, is dated Oct. 27, 1535, and he arrived there in the following
May.

On his return from Spain, Alvarado landed at Puerto de Caballos, April
4, 1539, and reached the city of Guatemala Sept. 16th of the same year.

"On account of his lineage," _Ruma ru chinamital_; the expression is not
clear.

173.[TN-31] "Prince of the city," _Ahauh pa tinamit_; see Sec. 168. Cahi
Imox and others had returned to settle in Iximche, and their actions had
become suspicious.

173. Francisco de Alvarado was either the uncle or cousin of Don Pedro.

The Adelantado died July 5, 1541, from an injury received while
attacking the stronghold of Nochistlan.

174. This disaster occurred on the night of Sept. 10-11th, 1541.

The mission referred to is mentioned by Torquemada, _Monarquia Indiana_,
Lib. XIX, Cap. XIV. Pedro de Angulo and his companion reached Guatemala
in 1539.

175. "On account of ashes," _Ruma chah_; Brasseur translates this
expression, "a cause de billevesees."

176. Juan Rogel was one of the "oidores."

177. Alonso Lopez Cerrato entered upon his duties in Guatemala May 26,
1548.

179. Pedro Ramirez de Quinones. The actor in this attempt was one of the
oidores. Bancroft, who refers to the quarrel between the Governor and
Bishop Marroquin, does not satisfactorily explain it. See his _Hist. of
Central America_, Vol. II, pp. 326-7. On Ramirez, see Juarros, _Hist.
Guatemala_, To