. History of the discovery and conquest of Costa Rica . magine, hesaid, what sort of people these Christians couldbe who wherever they went committed so manyevil deeds. Greatly surprised at hearing suchbold words, and perhaps ashamed of his ownbaseness, Gutiérrez contented himself with reply-ing that he held the cacique prisoner because hewas a thief, since he had stolen the salt and incensed against the Governorscruelties and exactions, the caciques of Suerre,Cuyupa and many others burned their villages,cut down their fruit trees and escaped into theforests, taking their crop
. History of the discovery and conquest of Costa Rica . magine, hesaid, what sort of people these Christians couldbe who wherever they went committed so manyevil deeds. Greatly surprised at hearing suchbold words, and perhaps ashamed of his ownbaseness, Gutiérrez contented himself with reply-ing that he held the cacique prisoner because hewas a thief, since he had stolen the salt and incensed against the Governorscruelties and exactions, the caciques of Suerre,Cuyupa and many others burned their villages,cut down their fruit trees and escaped into theforests, taking their crops with them in order todeprive the Spaniards of all means of Indians whom Gutiérrez had despatched ina canoe to the port of Suerre to bring up the armsand other supplies he had left there, deserted ontheir way back and carried off the entire make matters worse, Alonso de Pisa failed toput in an appearance and the soldiers, again find-ing themselves confronted by starvation, beganto murmur, and for a second time tried to make. t?: S CONQUEST OF COSTA RICA . 179 their escape. In this unfortunate predicament,Gutiérrez made the desperate resolve to plungeinto the woods in pursuit of the Indian confed-erates. Having first distributed among hisforces the scant supply of provisions that re-mained, reserving the best for himself, and hav-ing sent the sick back to the port, with orders tofollow him as soon as Alonso de Pisa shouldarrive—promising that he would take the pre-caution to blaze his trail through the woods bycutting marks on the trees—he broke camp anddirected that Cocoris Indians should carry thebaggage on their shoulders. When the cacique saw that he tfto was destinedto be turned into a burden bearer, he began tocry like a child, and assured the Governor that ifhe would but restore his liberty, he would returnwithin four days with a large quantity of would seem, therefore, that this cruel indig-nity struck greater terror to the soul o
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