Note XXI‑56 — Chapter XXI · GUATEMALA AND CHIAPAS. 1551-1600.
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The cabildo prayed the king for 200 strong breast-plates, (petos); 500 helmets, (celedas ó morriones); 400 coats of mail, (cotas); 400 arquebuses, etc. Many would be bought by citizens, and the rest remain in keeping of the audiencia. Gunpowder could not be manufactured in Guatemala for lack of saltpetre, etc., and they asked an annual grant of twelve centals from Mexico. Arévalo, Col. Doc. Antig., 69-70.