This incident seems to have given rise to stories of either a mutiny or a brawl among Victoria's crew. Medina cites Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo as source for the story a number of the men were executed at Timor for participating in a mutiny. On the other hand, Francisco López de Gómara, according to Medina, reported that "many" were killed during a brawl. But Visconde de Lagôa (João A. de Mascarenhas Judice) points to Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas as source of the brawl story which talks of only a few being killed.
