 Marcos de Aguilar and Luis Ponce de León (governor of New Spain) (colonial official) were also sent by the Crown to act as judges in the "juicio de residencia" of Cortés, but Ponce de León died of indigestion contracted at his welcoming banquet.He was rumored to have been poisoned by Hernan Cortés.In 1524 Governor and Captain General Cortés left Mexico City for Honduras.