HISTORY OF THE SPANISH CONQUEST OF YUCATAN AND OF THE ITZAS

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also for things from Spain. At about this time two ships from Cuba
brought news of the discovery of Peru, and in one of these ships Davila
and his men went off. Ultimately they rejoined the Adelantado at
Campeche.

Even after he was rejoined by Davila and his followers at Campeche,
Montejo still had plenty of trouble with the natives. Like all the
rest, the Indians of Campeche were bitterly opposed to the Spaniards
and gave them much trouble. It is pleasant to know that Queen Juana
recognized the sacrifices made by Montejo in a cedula given at Ocana on
April 24, 1534.


The Elder Montejo Goes to Tabasco in 1535. Nothing daunted by all his
misfortunes, the Adelantado bought some ships and gathered some
soldiers to continue his conquest. In New Spain, also, he obtained new
supplies of munitions and other necessary things. Apparently Montejo