1. This being done, Aguirre returned on shore to the governor, to thank him on the part of the soldiers for the permission he had given them to land, when he shortly returned on board (for the volcano of his treasons, which burned within his breast, prevented him from being in repose for a moment anywhere), to tell the soldiers what they had to do.

It did not appear to the governor to be prudent to allow so many armed men to be there; so he stepped on one side with his followers, and debated how they might disarm them, being really ignorant of Aguirre's intentions, for they were not accustomed to tumultuous or mutinous people. Whether this discussion of the governor's as to disarming, proceeded from covetousness, or from fear, we cannot say, but we think it was more likely the latter.

The traitor Aguirre caused his men to land well armed, and in order of battle, and marched to where the governor and his friends stood. He then changed the tone and manner he had previously used, and said, “We, Señores, as already stated, are returning to Pirú, where tumults and wars are not wanting, and we are informed, that you have the idea that we do not go to serve the king, and that you wish to stay our voyage and take our arms from us, also that it is certain you do not intend to treat us with hospitality; so, Señores, you will consider yourselves our prisoners; but you must be active (you being our prisoners) in ordering all we may require to be given to us, for our voyage.”