 Nonetheless, early in 1548 Valdivia joined the royal army of Viceroy Pedro de la Gasca, and his military experience counted heavily in the victory of Xaquixahuana on April 9 of that year.Nonetheless, a discontented faction from Chile managed to have him tried in Lima, accused of tyranny, malfeasance of public funds and public immorality.One of the charges levelled against him was that he, being married, openly lived with Inés de Suárez ""...in the manner of man and wife and they sleep in one bed and they eat in one dish..."".