 Ceinos arrived in New Spain in 1530 and took up his position as oidor early the next year.Bishop Ramírez carried with him instructions to begin "juicios de residencia" against the members of the first Audiencia (Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán, Juan Ortiz de Matienzo and Diego Delgadillo), as well as Hernán Cortés and Diego Hernández de Proaño.In 1532 the Audiencia brought back verdicts on the "residencias" of Cortés, the oidores of the first Audiencia and others.