They were followed by Captain Mateo de Heredia, ex-factor of the royal treasury, and Captain Silvestre de Aybar, regidor of this city, both worthy of being promoted to higher places by their talent and ability.  They wore livery of violet velvet embroidered with many knots of gold and silver, with figures and designs in black and gray, orange, and green, which made an agreeable and very beautiful sight, because of the fine livery and its brilliancy.  Their shields had green bands with silver letters that read:  “My hopes are the highest.”  On the streamers of the lances, in illuminated golden letters, was the cipher of the name of “Dorotea.”  Their caps and the bands of the horses, their boots, and the other ornaments and liveries of the servants were beautiful, and so costly that their value cannot be reckoned.

Lastly went the master-of-camp, Don Geronimo de Silva, so gallant a trooper and so great a gentleman that with reason one may award him the laurel, both for valor and gallantry, and for his wealth and courage, as will yet be made known.  The robe that he wore was of yellow satin embroidered in black with palm-trees, with clusters of fruit on them.  His shield had a field of solid silver plates edged with gold.  His lance was of ebony, and twenty palmos long; and instead of an iron head, a colic-stone, [13] so splendid to the sight and so well made that, however beautiful may be that of a painter, it cannot equal it.  It was enclosed in a case of solid gold, a thing of inestimable value for its efficacy and its so brilliant beauty.  On the banner was a palm-tree crowned, tassels, a red ribbon with large silver letters that read:  “Alas for the delay, if it liveth in thee; but how well lives the faith that thou placedst in me.”  He wore a cap embroidered with diamonds, rubies, and large pearls, which formed a knot and ornament with a great quantity of seedpearls interwoven with some feathers, and an especially beautiful plume which gleamed among all.  He had sword and dagger with furnishings of solid gold.  His sword-belt was embroidered with gold of Milan; and his stirrups and spurs, buckles, and all the bolts of the bit and saddlebows were of solid gold.  He bestrode a grayish horse, a fine goer, of magnificent spirit and body.  He had an embroidered saddle of great value.  The band on the horse was set with many pearls and rich embroidery; so that the value of the wealth that he bore was, in the judgment of experienced persons, estimated at nine or ten thousand pesos.  In front were lackeys, while behind were his pages, all clad in very showy livery of yellow and black.  All had feathers that beautified and glorified the festival.  Not of less value and price were the jewels and ornaments of the governor estimated, because of the many diamonds, rubies, topazes, pearls, and other precious gems that he wore; and one could not estimate the value of those of the other gentlemen who engaged in the canas matches.

The charge of this pertained to the master-of-camp, who took as his companion Captain Don Juan Ezquerra, son of General Juan Ezquerra, a prudent and well-inclined gentleman.  The latter went out clad in the same livery and habit, and was very splendid and showy.