. ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁the ▁conquist ador ▁Bern al ▁Dí az ▁del ▁Cast illo , ▁the ▁expl orer ▁Fernández ▁de ▁O v ied o , ▁and ▁the ▁soldier ▁Juan ▁de ▁G rij al va ▁write ▁about ▁scenes ▁of ▁sod omy ▁car ved ▁into ▁the ▁architecture , ▁in ▁gold ▁j ew el ry , ▁in ▁ter rac ota ▁and ▁in ▁stat ues . ▁ ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁confirmed ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 6 ▁by ▁Gonz alo ▁Fernández ▁de ▁O v ied o , ▁manager ▁of ▁gold ▁sm el ting ▁for ▁American ▁mines . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁N ú ñ ez ▁C abe za ▁de ▁V aca ▁writes : ▁ ▁Isabel la ▁of ▁Portugal , ▁wife ▁of ▁Charles ▁V , ▁possibly ▁driven ▁by ▁these ▁accounts , ▁b anned ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 9 ▁the ▁plant ing ▁or ▁use ▁of ▁mag ue y ▁for ▁the ▁fer ment ation ▁of ▁pul que . ▁ ▁The ▁queen ▁thought ▁that ▁it ▁caused ▁" d run ken ness ▁and ▁drove ▁the ▁Indians ▁to ▁carry ▁out " ▁human ▁sacrific es ▁and ▁un spe ak able ▁sin . ▁ ▁These ▁and ▁other ▁accounts ▁were ▁converted ▁into ▁an ▁authentic ▁literary ▁genre , ▁circul ated ▁to ▁the ▁whole ▁Pen ins ula , ▁and ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁justify ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁Empire ; ▁it ▁was ▁another ▁" just ▁cause " ▁for ▁the ▁dom ination ▁and ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies . ▁ ▁Francisco ▁de ▁V itor ia , ▁despite ▁knowing