. History of the discovery and conquest of Costa Rica . ng upon three hundred Indians whohad joined forces for an attack on Castro. Cotaput them to rout, but several of his soldiers cameout of the fray badly wounded. These hostihties and depredations, and Caval-lóns inhumanity towards the natives, excitedtheir hatred. It happened also that Quizarcoand the counterfeit Garabito succeeded in mak-ing their escape from Garcimuñoz with thechains that bound them, thus further incitingthe uprising, which then became general. Thesituation in which the Spanish found themselvesgrew more and more precario
. History of the discovery and conquest of Costa Rica . ng upon three hundred Indians whohad joined forces for an attack on Castro. Cotaput them to rout, but several of his soldiers cameout of the fray badly wounded. These hostihties and depredations, and Caval-lóns inhumanity towards the natives, excitedtheir hatred. It happened also that Quizarcoand the counterfeit Garabito succeeded in mak-ing their escape from Garcimuñoz with thechains that bound them, thus further incitingthe uprising, which then became general. Thesituation in which the Spanish found themselvesgrew more and more precarious, for they lackedeverything. In this state of things, Cavallónreceived advices from Guatemala that the Kinghad appomted him Fiscal (Attorney General)of the Audiencia, and as a consequence, dis- CONQUEST OF COSTA RICA 207 illusioned as he doubtless was concerning the farfamed riches of Costa Rica, and being withoutmoney wherewith to continue the conquest, hepreferred to abandon it and return to the bosomof his family. As he was a man of great per-. Itinerary OF JUAN DE CAVA1XÓN Itinerary of ESTRADA RAVASO 1560-1562 sonal courage, he proposed to set out alone forNicaragua; but Captain Diego Caro de Mesasucceeded in persuading him to accept his escort,with three picked soldiers—a circumstance thatsaved his life, for, in an unguarded moment, hewas attacked by Garabito at the head of a largenumber of Indians and escaped only with greatdifficulty,^ to arrive in Guatemala poorer and =* Peralta—Costa Rica, Nicaragua y Panamá, pp. 362, 372; 208 HISTORY OF DISCOVERY AND more heavily in debt than when he left. Shortlyafter this he was transferred to Mexico in thesame employment, as Fiscal of the Audiencia,and there he died some years later. Meanwhile on the 9th of March, 1562, theMmiicipal Council of Garcimuñoz wrote to theKing recommending the appointment of Caval-lón as Governor and Adelantado of Costa Ricaand for the appointment of Estrada Rávago asBishop. Cavallón
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