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 Commentarier. CH A P. xvn. · Of the Idols which the Indians of Antis worfhipped, and of the Conquefi made over the Charcas. . I N thofe Provinces of Antis they commonly wpríhipped Tygers for their Gods, . and great Serpents, much thicker than a Man's Thigh, and twenty five, or thirty foot in le11gth, though fome others might be lefs, called ¡Amaru ; they are a certain fort ofa fluggiíh Serpem, which are not venomous, and, as they fay, were charmed by a skilfull Sorcerefs, that they fhould doe'no harm, baving before been dangetous,' ánd very poifonous. The Tiger they adored for bis nimblenefs and bravery, faying that Serpents and Tygers were the true and natural Inhabitaní:s and Lords of that Coumrey, and therefore did juíl:ly require reverence and refpeét ' from Men, who were but Strangers and Aliens ·in it. They woríhipped alío rhe Plant Cuca, or Coca, as the Spaniards call it. Thus far the Prince Yahuar-Huacac having enlarged his Dominions, being almoíl: thirty Leagues in length, and in a Countrey ill Inhabited, he found himfelf fiopped in his fanher progrefs, by the Mountains, moorifh Grounds and Bogs, which interrupred him in his paífage, and which confine and give bounds to that Province, properly named Anti, whence all that fide takes the Denomination of Antift4.Ju. The Prince having finifhed this Conquefi, returned to Coz:;co, where his Fáther for that prefent, tqought fic to repofe, and lay afide all farther defigns of ne;\r Enterprifes; for on the fide of 4 ntifuyu, which is to the Eafiward, there remained nothing more to conquer; and to the Weíl:ward, which they called Cuntiftf:Yu , there was nothing more to be reduced, for they were come as far as to the Pad- fick Sea, or the Sea of Z ur, fo that the Empire, from Eafi to Wefi, extended at leaíl: an hundred Leagues crofs along by tbe way of Cow, and then from North to South it reached two bundred Leagaes : Ali which rraét ofLand the l ncM la- boured to manure, and cultivare, and adorn with Royal Palaces, Gardens, Baths, and places of Pleafure for divertifement of che Inca ; and for better convenience of the Countrey, tlwy ereéted in all the great Roads Magazines and Granaries, wherein to lodg€ their Ammunition, Arms, Corn, Provifions, and Clothing for the common Souldiery. · Sorne Ye.ars being paífed in tbis rnanner with peace and quier, when rhe King Inca Roca refolved'tO add another famous Atchievement to the glory of bis Reign, that fo in perfon he might put an end ro the entire Conqueíl: of chofe great Pro- vinces, which wern called Charcas, the beginning of which was commenced in.che time of his Fath~r, in the Diviftoñ of Collaf uyu : And in order hereunto he com- rnanded thirty thoufand Men to be 1evied, which was an Army greater rhan any that bis Anceílours bad yet brought into tbe field; to command chis Anny ftx Major Generals were appointed, beftdes other inferiour Officers; and tbe Prince Yahuar- 1l11acac was, widi four other IncM for bis Coun[ellors, ordained to rema in ar home for government of tbe Kingdom. Tbe I nca took bis J ourney fro'tn Co:;:.,co by way of tbe greai Road towards Co!lafoyu, and in his march ali che forces carne in to make · up his Army: And being come to the Confines ofchofe Provinces of Chuncuri, Pucuna, and M uyumuyu, which bordered on bis Kingdom; he fent his fummons to. them, acquainting tbem, tbat he was come to reduce thofe Nations, and re- quire them to live under tbofe Laws whicb hi_s Farher che Sun had ordained ; and chat leaving1tb€ir ldols made of Scone and Wood, they íhould woríhip him onely for their God ; and that forfaking tbeir cortupt Cuíl:oms, and Manners, th€y fhould learn and ,foJlow rhe light ofNarure, and the lníl:ruél:ions of hisWif- dom, which would direét them in ways more agreeable to humane Li fe. The Natives of thefe Countries received the meífage wirh great anger, and rhe young and hot Captains 'betook tbemfelves to their Arms~ ancl anfwered wirb fury and rage , That · t was a hard cafe for rhem , chat they muíl: be forced to renounce their own natural Gods, and adore a füanger; and a God unknown t0 chem; ' tlut