. History of the discovery and conquest of Costa Rica . terwards learned, for the new cityof Cartago, which had been settled in the ab-sence of Vázquez de Coronado. He also foundpottery strewn along the road. The Indians fell upon the rear guard, butVázquez de Coronado, who had gone forward,returned with great celerity and vigorously re-pulsed the attack. In a difficult pass at the en-trance of the Guarco valley,^^ he discovered adangerous ambuscade. The Alcalde mayor, how-ever, protecting his flanks with the arquebusiers,made it possible for his force to pass through,the Indians not daring to
. History of the discovery and conquest of Costa Rica . terwards learned, for the new cityof Cartago, which had been settled in the ab-sence of Vázquez de Coronado. He also foundpottery strewn along the road. The Indians fell upon the rear guard, butVázquez de Coronado, who had gone forward,returned with great celerity and vigorously re-pulsed the attack. In a difficult pass at the en-trance of the Guarco valley,^^ he discovered adangerous ambuscade. The Alcalde mayor, how-ever, protecting his flanks with the arquebusiers,made it possible for his force to pass through,the Indians not daring to attack; they contentedthemselves with hurhng war cries at them fromthe crest of a neighboring hill. Nevertheless, inspite of this small success, dismay spread throughthe ranks. The soldiers reasoned from the factthat the Indians had dared to kill the two Span-iards, that the city had already been destroj^^ed,and that there remained for them no securerefuge from their terrible hardships. In order to restore their drooping spirits, theUjarraz Stikiíim of thk TwEi-t^H Ckntiky. Worn \i\ tbe Ciini/ii/n/in/oris in toata Rica in the Itith cent my. In 1(1 Costa Itica. (riiotn. (ió) CONQUEST OF COSTA RICA 255 leader called them together and said to them: Ye are Spaniards, sons of noble fathers, andmust show your courage in this emergency. Benot dismayed, for it is characteristic of the Span-ish nation to perform deeds that exceed thehighest standards of greatness. He added that,as their leader, he must be first in all risks andlosses, and told them to choose men amongthemselves, and he would give them suffi-cient power to proceed to Nicaragua and Guate-mala and sell, not only his personal property andestate and the jewels and finery of his wife, butalso, if it should become necessary, to pledge hissons; and he further assured them that he hadno doubt that the President of the Audiencia andthe authorities of Nicaragua, who, up to thattime
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