110 - Concerning the war that broke out between Castile and Navarre, and concerning the death of King Enrique

Summary

With nothing further to say about such matters, since that process would take too long, let us turn our attention to the story which we left aside about the kings. As nothing more happened between the King of Castile and the King of Portugal than what you have already heard, we now wish to relate the death of King Enrique to enable you to know how it occurred.

It came to pass that the King of Navarre had wanted to make a treaty with the English to help them against the King of France, despite the family link he had with the latter, since the King of Navarre was married to his sister. The King of France found out and prepared for it. He sent word to King Enrique, who at the time was in Seville, asking him to show his displeasure at this, for the sake of their friendship. King Enrique's complaint to the King of Navarre ensued, and he then went on to declare his intention to wage war against him.

It so happened that before this the King of Navarre had suggested to Pero Manrique, the chief provincial governor of Castile, that he should be given the town of Logroño, of which he was also the local governor, and that he in turn would give Pero Manrique 20,000 doblas. King Enrique knew of this, and when he heard such news from France, he had Pero Manrique told that he should inform the King of Navarre that he wanted to give him the town, that he should accept his doblas and then make every effort to bring him in and hold him prisoner there. Pero Manrique informed the King of Navarre that he had thought about his suggestions and that he would be pleased to hand the town over to him when given some of the doblas that he had been promised. The king was very happy. He gathered 400 lances and approached Logroño with them, sending one of his men with some of the doblas that he had promised him. Pero Manrique had a considerable number of men in the town as well as a further 600 lances who were in Navarrete, 2 leagues away, with Pero González de Mendoza as their captain, and they pretended that they were against Pero Manrique.