Medina (1894) attributes Gómara's 'mentirosa' charge to the report of Amazons on the river, quoting Gómara's objection to Orellana's affirmation that Amazons lived there.

Medina attributes the 'mentirosa' charge to the Amazons claim

what the source states

Medina says the ground for Gómara's charge is 'not difficult to discover': Carvajal in his notes and Orellana at court had spoken of Amazons, and he quotes Gómara — "fué afirmar que había en este río amazonas" — as the disparate that drew the accusation.

what we infer

This is Medina's inference from Gómara's text, which Medina himself notes does not state its grounds.

limitations

• Inference by the 1894 editor, not a statement by Gómara of his reasons.