Note 54 — Chapter XLII
Clements R. (Clements Robert) Markham translation
The Father Provincial San Martin left Lima for Cuzco before the Bishop, though we are not told by Cieza de Leon when he set out or of the arrangements for his mission. It appears, from MS. letters, that San Martin was sent by the Viceroy to make certain proposals to Gonzalo Pizarro and, meanwhile, if possible to seduce his chief followers. Pizarro’s detailed reply to the Viceroy was dated August 2, 1544. The conduct of San Martin fully accounts for the refusal to receive the Bishop or Pero Lopez.