" Then
came the heirship. All upon Don Diego and the heirs of
his body, with lavish provision for the younger son, "having
great qualities and most dear to me," and for the brothers,
but more especially the Adelantado. Followed gifts to friends
and companions, and then far-flung benefactions.
Son and son's son must give, year following year, a tenth
of revenue from the Indies to the help of needy men.
"In the city of Genoa in Italy is to be maintained a
man and his wife of the line of our family of which he is
to be the root in that city, from whence all good may derive
unto her, for I was born there and came from thence."
The taking of the Sepulchre. Into the Bank of Saint
George in Genoa, "that noble and potent city" was to be
put what moneys could be saved and collected for the purpose,
"and one day God will bring the purpose about."
His heirs must support the Crown of Spain, "seeing that
these Sovereigns, next to God, are responsible for my achieving
the property, though true it is that I came into this country
to invite them to the enterprise, and that a long while
passed before they allowed me to execute it, but this should
not surprise us as it was an undertaking of which all the
world was ignorant and no one had any faith in it." And
if schism arose in Christendom, his heirs must to their uttermost
support His Holiness the Pope, and give all and die,
if need be, defending the Church of God.
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