. History of the discovery and conquest of Costa Rica . The Expedition of An-drés GarabitoâMartÃ-n Estetes Entry into SUERRE 1524-1529 FROMthe time Pedrarias saw González re-turn with the treasure and heard the newsof the rich countries he had explored, aproject had been formulating in his mind to seizethem for liis own, this is on the theory of priorityin discovery, based on the expedition of Gasparde Espinosa in 1519. Nor did he scruple to com-municate his intention to González himself, andadded that certain vessels he had in readiness foran expedition towards the east, it was his pur-pos
. History of the discovery and conquest of Costa Rica . The Expedition of An-drés GarabitoâMartÃ-n Estetes Entry into SUERRE 1524-1529 FROMthe time Pedrarias saw González re-turn with the treasure and heard the newsof the rich countries he had explored, aproject had been formulating in his mind to seizethem for liis own, this is on the theory of priorityin discovery, based on the expedition of Gasparde Espinosa in 1519. Nor did he scruple to com-municate his intention to González himself, andadded that certain vessels he had in readiness foran expedition towards the east, it was his pur-pose now to send to the west. Against this thesuccessful Captain protested, stating that thosepeoples had already been Christianized; but suchan argument could have little weight with Pe-drarias, who destroyed Christians and infidelsalike when it was to his interest so to do. González Dávilas flight added to Pedrariasdetermination to dispossess him the desire forvengeance. By his orders, Captain Herrerawent to Española in search of soldiers and 94. Don Hernando Cortés. KroiM ;i ii;iiiiliiiuin llic lÃ-ciyul Academy of San Fcriiaiulo, Madrid. CONQUEST OF COSTA RICA 95 horses for an expedition to be directed againstNicaragua; and, fearful lest González shouldagain overreach him, the Governor for a whiledelayed, and then, ^^ith money lent by theprebendary Don Fernando de Luque, FranciscoPizarro and Diego de Almagro, armed a smallsquadron and placed in command FranciscoFernández de Cordova. Among those who tookpart in this expedition were also the captainsGabriel de Rojas, Sosa, Francisco Campañón,Andrés Garabito, Benito Hurtado and Her-nando de Soto, the same who was afterwards tobecome one of the conquerors of Peru, and laterGovernor of Cuba, Adelantado of Florida andthe discoverer of the Mississippi. In the region of Orotina, near the present portof Puntarenas, Fernández de Cordova, in thevery beginning of 1524, founded the towTi ofBruselas and
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