▁The ▁charges ▁against ▁López ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁governor ▁to ▁the ▁province ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 0 , ▁Diego ▁de ▁Pe ñ al osa , ▁who ▁arrived ▁in ▁New ▁Mexico ▁and ▁assumed ▁the ▁position ▁in ▁mid - August ▁ 1 6 6 1 . ▁ ▁Ch arg es ▁against ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁last ▁years ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 6 6 1 , ▁having ▁left ▁his ▁residence ▁in ▁the ▁governor ' s ▁house , ▁López ▁tried ▁to ▁b ri be ▁Pe ñ al osa ▁with ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁pes os ▁to ▁rule ▁out ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁to ▁minim ize ▁the ▁charges ▁made ▁against ▁him . ▁However , ▁Pe ñ al osa ▁would ▁not ▁accept ▁a ▁b ri be ▁of ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁pes os . ▁López ▁refused ▁to ▁pay ▁this ▁amount ▁and ▁no ▁agreement ▁on ▁the ▁charges ▁was ▁reached . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁month ▁Pe ñ al osa ▁abol ished ▁López ' s ▁law ▁forcing ▁the ▁Amer ind ians ▁at ▁miss ions ▁to ▁pay ▁t ribute . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 6 6 1 , ▁Pe ñ al osa ▁charged ▁López ▁with ▁ 3 3 ▁counts ▁of ▁mal fe as ance ▁exerc ised ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure . ▁This ▁included ▁for ci b ly ▁acqu iring ▁sett lers ' ▁property , ▁allowing ▁Amer ind ians ▁and ▁cler gy ▁to ▁sell ▁in ▁Par ral ▁and ▁Son ora , ▁in ▁modern ▁Mexico , ▁and ▁w aging ▁war ▁against ▁the ▁Ap aches