From these so pernicious ideas fixed in the minds of the Indians, is
born the monstrous result that a baptism, burial, or marriage costs
them twelve, twenty, or more pesos, if the father asks it--and this is
with all caprice, and no resistance or appeal can be made. But when
it comes to demanding the tribute, although it is not more than one
peso and two reals a year for the whole tribute, and five reals for the
half-tribute, there are a thousand difficulties, and various stratagems
are used, such as going to the mountains to hide, or feigning that
they cannot pay; and, in such a case, they always have the father on
their side against the king and the alcalde, on this point.