In 1538, dead broke, with three kids to raise in Mexico, Garrido submitted his claim for a pension to the king of Spain, summarizing his credentials: I, Juan Garrido, Black resident of [Mexico City], appear before Your Mercy and state that I am in need of making a probanza to the perpetuity of the King, a report on how I served Your Majesty in the conquest and pacification of this New Spain, from the time when the Marqués del Valle [Cortés] entered it; and in his company I was present at all the invasions and conquests and pacifications which were carried out, always with the said Marqués, all
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