Incidents like those at Mayaca, Apalache, and Guale were seemingly minor episodes of little consequence in the life of the colony, yet taken all together, they are highly significant. They reveal the type of problem with which the governor had to deal and the extreme sensitivity of the Indians to the treatment they received at the hands of the Spaniards. These incidents also demonstrated that it was difficult for the governor to control the actions of individuals like Roque Perez or the armed Indians. Acting on personal whim or at their own discretion, they could undo at one stroke the efforts of the governor to build strong ties with the Indians. Moreover, Indian problems put the governor in a continual dilemma. Wishing to pursue a benevolent policy towards the natives, he found that he could not always look to the best interests of the Indians when their welfare conflicted with the total welfare of the colony. (Tepaske GSF)