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tros Fray Diego de Ribas, Fray Augustin Cano, Fray Joseph Delgado, Fray Tomas Guerrero, and Fray Pedro Monzon, as well as other persons well versed in the frontiers, Entradas and Woodlands of the Infidels, because of the great value of their opinions in determining the methods of operation and the manner of penetrating the forest region.... "Likewise, it was determined that the expenses they were planning to incur and which were found necessary, should be met from the Royal Funds and that the Royal Officers should issue orders for quantities of maize, beans, chili, and fowl, which were to be collected with all speed as part of the Royal Tribute from the Provinces of Vera Paz, Chiapa, and Gueguetanango. "And it was ordered that Spanish men-at-arms should be recruited at once, and that notice of this determination should be given to the Alcaldes Mayores and to Don Roque de Soberanis y Centeno, Governor of the Province of Yucatan. "At this time the President had all the chief citizens of the City of Guatemala called together.... He urged each one to aid with his person or with whatever aid of his he could...." The result of this appeal was a quickened activity in the recruiting and in the collecting of supplies and munitions of war. At the same time Don Joseph de Escals was applied to for aid in the collecting of donations or voluntary gifts. The Voluntary Contributions. Toward the end of 1694 the donations began to come pouring in. A list of them will give some idea of the scale on which operations were carried out. Don Joseph de Escals sent from Sonsonate 350 pesos, which he got by selling 56 horses given by the citizens. Don Juan Jeronimo de Mexia, Corregidor of Huehuetenango, 100 pesos from the citizens and 100 of his own as well as 14 horses. Quasaltenango, 14 horses but no money. Acasaguastlan, through Captain Don Miguel de Azanon, its Corregidor, 34 horses but no money. Chiquimula, 70 horses and 50 pesos. Soconusco, 30 horses and 6 mules. Esquintepeque and Guazacapan, 13 horses, 2 mules, and 23 pesos. San Salvador, 60 horses, 11 mules, and 200 pesos. Teconicapa and Huehuetenango, 33 horses, 800 fowl, and 400 bushels of maize. Guatemala, 1176 pesos, 49 horses, and 7 mules. Don Jacobo Barba of Zuchitepeque, 100 pesos. Don Francisco Lopez de Albizuri, two soldiers and paid for the entire time of the campaign. Don Juan de Galvez, 20 horses. Don Estevan de Medrano, four soldie
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