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 VII. Royal Commentariei. . Hi~oj~fa, which afcerwards wer~ thc Poífellions of Doél:o~ Carvajal~ Br?tber to t~e,' Faél:or, or Procurator, for Yl!en-Suare;:. Carvaja,l, of whom the H1íl:ones of Pera make mention. And now we come again to Cujfipata, called Our Lady of ,,Werceds, where rhe' · poor Jndian Men and W ornen relieved their miferies by bartering and exchanging of one thing for another ; for at that time Money W~S not as yet c'urrent amongíl: rhem, nor was ir coined in twenry years afrer; but here they kept thei r Market, or Fair, called by the Indidns Catu. Paffing hence to che Sóuthward, you come co-the Convent ofthe Merceds, which d~es u¡i the whole compafs of four Streets. Behind~this Monaíl:ery was another Neighbourhood, who were Maíl:ers of Jndi.- ans; which 1 pafs by, becaufe 1 am .not particularly acquaioted with rheir Names: b~yond this, there are no farther lohabitants. · - . But m µrriiqg · ~9 the·· quarter called Carmencd, and palling into aootber Street óf1fouíes ; we take notice, that rhe neareíl: Dwellings to Carmenca, were chofe of DiegodéSilva, che Son of rhe famous Felicianode Silva, who was iny Godfather, when I was confirmed: To rhe Sourhward of thefe, in the middle of a Street, were the Houfes of Pedro Lope;:. ple Cafalla, Secretary to the Preíident G11.fca, and of Juan Betan~ás, wirh many others on one íide, aild rhe ocher tbe Maíl:ers 1 which not being Lords of Indians, 1 was not acquainted panicularly with. Paffing forward into another Street, are the Houfes of Alrmfo de Mefa, one of rhe firíl: Conquercurs, which reach to the Square of Our Lady ; adjoyning unto whichi on each íide; and.alfo behind, are many Houfes; of which I fhall not particularly make mention. .The Houfes to rhe Southward of thofe belonging to Al9nfo de Mefa, were the Poífeffions of my Maíl:er GarfilafÍo de 111 V'ega., over the principal Gate, of which was a long and narrow Galléry, or rather B:ilcony, wbere che prhicipal Gentlernen of the City carne ofren to take their feats, and fee che run- nihg at the Ring, the Feaít ofBulls, ( which is a forrofBaiting 0f them·onHorfe- back ufed in Spain) as alío the Darting of Canes, and other fports and exercifes· performed in che open place before che Gate : Befoi;e my Father's time rhefe Houfes belonged to a certain Noble Perfon, who was .one of che firíl: Conque- rour,s, called Francifco ·.t Onate, who was ílain ia the Battel of Chupa!. From chis Balcony, or Gallery, as alfo from feveral other pam of the City, a poim of rhe· fnowy MountaiFl, in form of a Pyramid, appeared ; for though it was 2 5 Leagues diíl:ant, and many other Hills in che way, yet fo high was rhis pique, that it fair- ]y íhewed ir felf to the City wüh a whlte covering ofSnow, which always rernai- ned, and never thawed : they called it Jíi!lcanuta, .or forn€ facred, wonderfull thing,. for this word Villcanuta was attributed m matters of great admirarían ; for indeed -,;he form of this Pyramid is rare and .curious, beyond any defcription we can make of it ; and for confirmation of this truth, 1 refer my felf to chofe who have feen it. To the Weíl:~íide of my Fachees Houfes, wern tbofe of Vafco deGuevara, one of the Con,qtierours of the fecm1d expedition, and were afterwards given to Coya Beatri~, tbe Daúghter of Huayna Capac; on che South-íide of thefe were the Dwel- lings of Antonio de !12.!!.inones, which alfo fromed with the Great Place of our Lady; · and farthir to the Sourhward of rhefe were the Houfes of 'Ihomas Va;:.que;:., orre of the firt1 Conquerours, formerly poífeífed by Alonfo de Toro, Lieurenam-General o( Gonf_alo Pifarro, whorn Diego Gonfafe;:. his Son-in-law killed, out of afear and jea- louíie he fiad of him, •ariíing from fome domefück quarrels between them. To the Weíl:-íide of Thomas Va;:.que;:. bis Buildings were the Houfes of D. Pedro Luis de Cabrera, afrerwards in the poífeffion of Rodrígo de Efquivel. On the South-íide of 'Ihomas Vaz,que;:. bis Hoµfes, were thofe _of Antonio Pe-reira, Son óf l ope Martin of Portttgtyl ; next unto which adjoyned rhe dwe!ling of Pedro Alonfo C,arafco, one of the firff Conqueronrs; to the ~ourh·füie of which were others of lefs confide- . ration, and the laíl: of rhat quarter, which in tbe years I 5')7, and )8, began to be peopled.. And now turning on the foot of the Hill Carmencd, to the·Weíl:- . fide of che Houfes of Diego de Sylva, we come to the Dwellings of Francifco de Villa, a Valiant Man, one of the fi rft Conquerours, and one of rhe thi.rteen Com- ~ani0ns of p. Francifo P,/,farro. To the Southward of thefe on rhe orher frie of the Street, was a long and narrow Lane without Houfes : Southward from which, was a very pleafant Walk , where now is rhe Convent of St. Francú , befare which is a very wide and large place ; and likewife more Southward from hence on the other tide of the Streeu 1re t!he Hóufes of [uan [ulio de Hojcdá, one of ~he ' firll: Conquerours, the Father of Don Gome;:. de 'Í'ordoya, who .is füll liviog. To · · the