In 1593 the crown authorized an unspecified fund for making gifts to Indians: the gasto de indios. Perhaps it was meant to take the place of the allowance for munitions, for Philip II was serious about his pacification policy. Those on the scene never achieved unanimity over whether to accomplish the conquest by kindness or by force. [Note 13: Cedula to the royal officials 9/29/1593] (Bushnell KC)