Justaboutthistime1644
45arumourwassetonfootthattheJesuitshaddiscoveredminesneartheirreductionsontheParana。TheserumourswerealwayssetaboutwhentherewasnothingelsebymeansofwhichtoattacktheJesuits。AnIndianbythenameofBuenaventura，whohadbeenaservantinaconventinBuenosAyres，onthisoccasionwastheinstrumentusedbytheirenemies。Forashorttimeeveryonebelievedhim，andexcitementwasintense；but，mostunluckily，Buenaventurahappenedatthezenithofhisnotorietytorunawaywithamarriedwoman，and，beingpursued，wasbroughttoBuenosAyres，andtheninpublicincontinentlywhipped。InanyothercountryBuenaventuraafterhispublicwhippingwouldhavebeendiscredited，butaletterarrivedfromtheBishopofParaguay，tellingtheGovernorofBuenosAyresthattheminesreallyexisted。AtthattimeanewGovernor，oneDonJacintodeLara，hadjustarrived。BeingnewtoAmericaanditsways，hestartedouthimselftotrythequestion，andwithfiftysoldiers，takingBuenaventuraashisguide，wenttothemissions。
Asmighthavebeenexpected，onthejourneyBuenaventuradisappeared，thistimealone。`Cettefuiteluidonnabeaucoupa\\penser，\'
saysCharlevoix。Buthavinggonesofar，theGovernordeterminedtotrythequestionthoroughly。
FatherDiazTano，oneofthebestandhardest