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57 FIFTH. / The Spanish knights with prancing steed, In Fifteen Forty made a sight indeed; Their flashing armor would awe a queen, Each being ready to fight like a fiend. / PON AEEIVING at the capital, Alonzo im- mediately presented himself to Governor Mendoza. Our hero brought from Spain cre- dentials of the highest order and his gentle- manly demeanor and handsome person at once caused the "Good" Mendoza to be favorably impressed, and when informed that the sole object of our young cava- lier's coming to the new country was to. join the expedition to make new conquests under Coronado, as well as to make a fortune for himself, he was given, every encouragement and promised advancement if satisfactory to General Coronado. Alonso informed the governor that he desired to learn the language of the country, and would like to hire a native servant from whom he could acquire the language, as well as to attend upon him; to which the governor responded by informing him that a youth of the deposed Motecuhzoma royal family had