From this have resulted two serious evils, and the beginnings of many others.

First: The Spaniards are always few in number, and have but little experience or knowledge of the country; they have little affection for it, and few ties or interests therein.

It is always their intention to return to the mother-country, and to procure their own enrichment--whether it be by fair means or foul, or even by destroying and consuming, in their eagerness to attain that end--not troubling themselves whether the country be ruled rightly or wrongly, whether it be ruined or improved.

The second evil is that, to the Spaniards, the commonalty of the Indians is something new and strange, and the latter are always regarded as menials and slaves, and objects for the insolence of those who come into possession of them.

Accordingly, they are always scorned, despised, overworked, exhausted, and even dying--as is actually seen to be the case.