Note 30 — Chapter XV

Francisco de Almendras was one of Pizarro’s original followers, and at Caxamarca he received 181 marcs and 4440 pesos of gold as his share of the Atahualpa ransom. He became a Regidor or Magistrate at Chuquisaca, where he executed several enemies of Gonzalo Pizarro, whom he joined with his two nephews Diego and Martin on the road to Cuzco. He was a violent and very active partisan. Returning to Chuquisaca he was seized by Diego Centeno and put to death, in spite of his entreaties to be spared because of his large family, June 16, 1545. His nephew Diego served against Giron, but was murdered by a negro. The other nephew Martin was afterwards Alcalde of Chuquisaca.