Later in the 16th century Chieftainess Maria of Nombre de Dios village—a real dona Marina with a Spanish soldier for a husband—had each of the 48 vecinos in her district bring the Spaniards one arroba of maize. The royal officials auctioned it off at four reales the arroba but advised the chieftainess not to require this in the future because her people were poor. The officials knew that the unconverted and unconquered were watching. They should not resist becoming subjects of the king on account of a little maize. [Note 108: Alonso de las Alas and Juan Menendez Marquez 12/13/1595] (Bushnell KC)