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. BooK ~VL Howfoever chis is 'tertain, that the Incas eíl:eemed it fo great a work to have conquered che King Chupeiman~u, that ~a Trophy of. the~ Viél:ory, an? in pe~~ pecual remembrance of che valiant Aéhons performed m thtS War, both by· their own people, and by the Tuneas in ~heir own d~fence, they built ~ Foytrefs in tne · Valley of Huarcu, whích, though 1t w~re of hctle c:ompafs, yet it was a won,der- full and rareWork for that people, bemg made w1th due Symmetry, and aé<;or- ding to the Rules of Fortification; and ~or that Reafon, an? for the firu.ation o{ rhe place, being built:on. the Sea ~ore, it ought to be perrnmed to rernam fer ·a~ ancient piece of annquicy ; ami mdeed the work was fo ftrong and durable, as rnay laíl: for many· a~ without any repair; for when 1 paífed by it in che Y ear 1 5 60 it ftill íbewed what it had been, and which neither 1 nor any -0ther could behold , Without forne refenting thoughts of tltis unconfia~t and tranfitocy World. ! J 'J.!.. f. (\ 1 J, . ) . r r ,,/} XXX. " ¡J \ 1 ¡] · OJ the Vallies of Pachacamac an:d Rimac ; and of .thei~ Idols. ., T I ' tí E King ChHquÍ?nancu being thBs fubdued, and -!!he Govemment efiablflñef! in bis Countr~y, ' a~or-cling to tbe Laws, Rites and Cu.fl:oms praérifed a~ obfervec:I ·by che Sµb¡e&·-0f che In~a,. They ;pa.ffc!d for_w~rds mfarther purfoance of thek Conqueíl:s, over the Va!Ms of Pachar;11mnc, Rimac, Ch<tncay and Huam-d-(1, (which the Spaniards call the Baranca, or Breach of ~arth betwem two Hills, ) ~'li which four were undér che Commane ahd Dominion <;>fa powel'(úll Ruler, caHe,d Cuyfmancú, who alfo ·hatl t4e vanity to take upon himfe1f che Title of Kiag-; and though amongíl: che Indi'!ns they have ·not a word properly t-0 eJq)re!S the name·óf Kin_g, y:et iti!Iie teim of Hatun Apll', · which is 1 as muah ás a ~eat L0r<l , hath foooe affinicy with that ñgnükation: And ~ to thefe Vallies of Pachacamac and Rimad; which 1 íhall fay ~nce for a:ll, thac-che Spaniards, by corrupti0n of-the faí.l: W ~r<t give it the .name df Lima, by whkh it is known to ~bis day. 1 ' _ " Now as we have faid befare, fo we rnufi fay ag~in, ílAd as a.tl 1 the 8pan~1Pli~ ft@rians write, Thát _che Kings 'OÍ Pme did by the mere ,light 0f -fl'clmraol Rie.a 1 [pn actain to tpe knowledge ofone rGod, the Malret -<!>f all chings, wlmin they ca~léd P'achacamac, -and St1futiner of the Uníverfe; -rhe whi~h Doéüln'e W~ more afie~ ent lfihan -the time of é~e 'Inca.~ and '~Hid'l was d~fp'éf.fdd throagh a1Í-4'-eif Kingdtim~ b0rlri <0eforeand a.fter· th$- 1 Conquefi,s. They ifüréher .affirmed, ~hatfhe,wjs linvm~ ble 5 élnd becaufe~ew-0uld n0t füfifer il:tim'fdf tb be 'fe&J, ifer ,t!Yctt ·~afen they iftd noE build Ternf}leS10 him, nor offer him Sacrifjees;"flS t:he:y ·did' t0; .t-he 1 Su,r~, -bcit (Dhely .ad0re-d )útn lintet·i?urly with ·prdfc;m~~ 'V en~ation -iri ~h~ír~arts, ..as '~~y appear by their -outward geíbures,-0f!howmg ~he1r IHeads, 11fring 18p t'hé1r éye$, and-opening che-ir Arms when(0evei; ~is faered )N,a~e c¡une t Che ,me-ori0ne8. 1JrisD0ltrine (as w e :ha.Ve faicl' ""í:as evef-vWh&e ailaéea; :for 1 fo. íbof:i 'as anyt~o­ ple ~ilS fubjeél :ed.to, the Inca, .this Principle was iqfülled, in cafe ít lfücl ne> t tí- ken·plaGe and r oot b efore: Bet dml.e>wlao had C~i~Ay aclmiHec_iJ'lmd~.rece'íYeo 1 th.is 00<fuil:le befOFe Fhe times of,·tlne 1riaas, ·Wére ~he Aittelileurs oH fiis K:iil~ ci{jf ímancu, who havmg 1 búilt a Temp1€ ro Rachao:amac-,Jclid afterwati~s 1give füe lhmé Name to the Valley,wqere it w_as ereéJ:ed; ·whifh in ~hofe d~ys»wils ·0fithe 1 g?ea- wl\ F a¡:ne aAd ·~eabwn -of any 10 tíla_c-'qoaft. fü this' T:emple'-t~e '~unc¡ts ;Place~ 'the.tr l4ols, wh1ch wer~ ~he· Figures of dwers fort'-s of F1íh; ano 1 amongíl: them 11re:y had .alfo ,ifiti:edused the lrnage of .a Shee.lfox. · ' ,· , • 1 1 ! : · 'l.P8is