The royal commentaries of Peru : in two parts / written originally in spanish by the Inca Garcilasso de la Vega; rendred into english by sir Paul Rycaut.

BooK IV. Royal Commentaries. people, whom he reduced under his Dominion, che which were called Ta'cmara and f).g_innualla ; rhen he carne to Cochacaj{a, where he made fome íl:ay and aboad; and from rhence he proceeded to Curampa, and, with uc difficulty, fubdued that people, becaufe rhey v. ere few in number ; from Curampa he carne to rbe Pro- vince called Antah11qylla, which is inhabited on both lides of the way for the fpace of íixteen or feventeen Leagues , by a people both rich and warlike: This Na- tion is called Chanca, boaíl:ing rhernfelves to be defcended from one Leon, whom they efieerned and adored for a God ; and ar their grear Feíl:ivals, both befare and after they were fubdued by the Incas, rhey carried rwenty four Piél:ures in Proceflion, painted after the manner of Hercules, with a Lion's skin, anda Man's head: I remember I faw thefe Piél:ures once brought forth on Corpm Chrifti day, or the Feaíl: of the Holy Sacramenr. Under chis denornination of Chanca many o- ther Nations wete comprehended, as Hanco hualla, Vtunjulla, Vramarca, Vil/ca and others ; al! of whicb make their boaíl:s of being defcended from differenr Origi- nals ; fome from chis Founrain, orhers from that Lake ; every Nation eíl:eeming that far their God, and thereunto offering Sacrifice, from whence rhey owned and deríved their Pedigree ; the Ancettours'of thefe people were faid to be come from far, and to have conquered many Prov_inces in their paífage untill they arri- ved ar the Countrey of Antahuqylla ; the whICh they fubdued by force of Arms, and expelled che ancient Inhabitanrs of ir; and afrerwards gainiag much Land from the f2.!!echuas, they drove them up, and íl:raitned them in their Q!!arters , made them paya Tribute, which they exaél:ed with che higheíl: Tyranny, befides many other famous Atchievements, of which their poíl:erity did greacly glory. Of all which che Inca Roca being well informed, he thoughr them worrhy of his Conqueíl:; fo rhat fo foon as he arrived on the Confines of Antahuqy/la, he dií- patched his uíual Surnmons to the Chancas, requiring them ro fubmit to che Off- fpring of che Sun, or otherwife prepare themfelves for battel. Thefe people af- fembling togerher to coníider of thefe Summons, were divided into two feveral Parcies and Opinions. Sorne maintained that they oughr not to refufe ro receive the Inca for their Lord, who was defcended from the Sun ; others who boaíl:ed of their Lineage from Leon, were of a contrary perfuafion ; for beiog Allied to L eon,_ and Mafiers of rnany ,Countries and People, judged it a difparagement to be fubjeél:ed to any other, or to be cheared wich a fabulous pretence of che Sun and his Family ; and that ir was more agreeable to che Banners which rhey carried; and_t_he ancient Honours which rhey had acquired by che Conqueíl: of fo many Nation~ rather to fubdue others, than tamely to fubmit to an unknown Maíl:er; and forgerting all their ancient bravery, poorly and bafely to yield chemfelves at the fuff Sumrnops wichour fo rnuch as an appearance in che Field, or difplaying their Banners wo\lld argue the hlghefi piece of degeneracy and cowardife of mind in the World. In this ambiguity_ of mind _and irrefolurion, fornetimes inclining to a furren- der, and then again 't0--advemure a barre], che Chancas períiíl:ed many days ; of which che Inca having intelligence 1 deterrnined to emer their Counrrey, and af- füght them wich che advance of 11is Army ; for that perhaps to a people of their difpolition, who availed themfelves much upon ,their ancient Prowe{s and Viéto- ries; indulgence and gentlenefs would be argued as a point of fear and cowardife, and that therefore to attempt rhern br~skly was che onely way to íl:rike a rerrour in them, and aíl:onifh chem with che fear of a cruel War, and a fevere Punifhmenc asan effeét thereof ; in purfüance of this refolution, he ordered his Major-Gene- rals to invade the Countrey of Antahuaya; and imn:iediately upon their. entry tO fend their Summons to che Chancas, telling them plainly, rhat rhey muíl: either receive che Inca for their Lord, or elfe muíl: prepare to offer their lives a facrifice to his Sword ; for that their conrumacy and rebellion was fuch as was not longer tolerable, and rhat rheir delays and impertinencies had already wearied his patience. The Cha11cas obferving chis refolution of che Inca, and that the fkechu11s, and o- ther Narions, whom in former times rhey had injured and provoked, judged ic convenieor to temporize, and with a feigned fubmiflion to accept che conditions of Surrender, being moved thereunto out of fear of his force, and of rhar re- venge which their Enemies might by chis opporruniry cake upon rhem 1 racher than out of any affeél:ion oi: eíl:eem rhey had to his Laws and Ordinances, as will be proved hereafcer in rhe procefs of this Hiíl:ory. · Qa. . Thc: