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.

Royal Commentaries. Boott VI. ,,s CH A P. XIX. Of the Ancient Conquefts, and vain Rodomontadoes, of the: Chinchas. T HE Inca rnuch fatisfied with this fübrníffion, congtatulated with thé Curac~ Chincha che happinefs of the enfuing Peace, whereby an end wás pqt to the miferies of a bloudy War, which was defüúétive co hi$ people: Ano fpeaking kindly co this greac Cornmcinder of the Tunaa1, aíltrred bim of pardon frorn his Brother che Emperout ; and becaufe he perceived hi.m to be much dejeéted and affiieted for his faulc, he encouraged him with many kind and obligirlg expreffi, ons, celling him, chac che .King his Eto.th!:!r was a gratious and meréifull Prince; who never t'ecalled co mernory the enmityJhewn him at firíl:, provided th¡tt haQ. ving once fubrnitted, and acknowledged him for th€ir Lord, they did never af"\ cerwards returq to che~r rebellion : And as an evidence óf favour and áéGeptance, he commanded, chac Veíl:ments íhould be given them of che fineíl: fórc ; ana fo all cortcluded in a mutual fatisfaétion. . , Thefe Indians of Chincha-boaíl: much of chis reíiíl:ence they had maae againfi: che Incas, precendihg chat they repelled -chem twice, becaufe chey reckoñtd che ex-.. change of the firíl Army with the fecond to be a ~ind of retreat. Tney reporn alfo, that che Incas were 1füihy years before chey could conquer them, and that at length they fubmicted upon conditi,ons and promifes ; and thac rhey Were woil rather by gifts and prefents, chao fubdued by force of Arms. Thus was ch~ rllilq ufage and rr~atment whjch the Incas ílm,•ed to them, interpreted {ói: .a figo of thei.r own Valour and Coutage; whetias, in réality, the powet of t~e Incas was fo great in thofe days, tfüft füey could with facility have fübdued them, had theY- in earneíl: applied theit Strertgth, and MiUtary Art, in füac Conqueíl:: bue Men have liberty to talk of the Mighty Aétions of former tinies, and of cheit Anee~ fi:ours, withour offence to any in the prefent Age. They rep0ft farther of chemfelves, thát before rhey were Subjeéts to the Inca, they-were of that power-, atid Marcial difpofition, that éhey made fréquem Iocur- fions into .che Neighbouring Countries, from whence they carried Spóifs and. Trophies of Viétory ; that rhey Vr'.ere fo dreadfull to thofe who iñb:ibiced the Mountains, that chofe people, for fear of fhem, d~ferted cheir Countrey, and that rhey often carne as far as the Province of Colla/ All which appears to be falfe; bécauíe thefe íuncas are háturally a íldggiíh and dull Nation, and noc given to. bbour, or tralfel, and tlierefore it is QOt probable, that chey would undercak_e a. Mmh .(Jf ai!lloíl: 200 L~agues, rhrougn greacer Provinces, and more popu!Ous chan rheir own. And that which maJrns chis report íl:ill more improbable is, Tliat che Tuncas 1 being (as we have faid) born in a very hot Countrey, where it never Rains, and where confequencly the noife of Thunder is never heard ; are fo. affrighted w.ith che found, and claps of ir, fo often as rhey emer into the Rilly- <;mmtt¡es, that with coníl:ernation and terrour ch€y recuro imo their own Cli~ mate ; and therefore it is not credible they íhould aaventure into Moumains where the voice of Thunder is often heard, .'!nd ·which cheir ignorance rnade fo horrible and affrighting to them. · · - · · Whilíl: Yupanqui employed himfelf in Eíl:abliíhing che Goveroment of Chincha,. and pmting ali things into the beíl: order and poíl:ure he was able ; he gave intelli- gence to hisBrocber of the fuccefs of his proceedings, qeliring him ro relieve the Army, which remained rhen on Duty; by exchange--for anotner, chat fo he might proceed in che entire conquefl of theYuncao. And whilíl: he was chus fetling che Go- vel'nm~nt in Chincha,and impofing new Laws and Cuíl:oms on them; Informations were brought him againíl: cerrain perfons guilty ofSodomy, to which fin thac Coun- trey was much addiéted : All which he cook, and condemned, and burned alive ; commanding their Houfes to be chrown clown, their Inheritances co be deílroyed, th,eir