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 Commentarie.r. BooK VII. Mande fo was ali Peru in comparifon of that Countrey; but to let pafs his Cof- ~ography, there .is no doubt h?t that this Proyince was both wid~ and l?ng. Afterwards thefe Indians bavmg every Evenmg converfe and foc1ety w1th thofe of Peru had underíl:ood.from them, that this Diego Aleman had been the Leader and Chiefof chafe few, who attempted this bold and rafh Defígn; on reputation of which, rhey fo high~y eíl:eemed an~ honoured him, tJlat th~y ch~fe ~im the Caprain of rheir Anny .m thacWar wh1ch c~ey i;nade agamfi therr Ne1ghl:iour-s on the other fide of the River of Amarumayu; ¡udgmg themfelves extremely honou- red; and fecure under tbe conduél: of fo renowned a General of the Spanifh Na- tion. But Francifco Moreno, his Companion in thefe Travails, beíng overwearied in his Journies and Labours, fo foon as he arrived in bis own Countrey, dyed, having put hirnfelf into a Fever in his Travails over the Mouncains and Ma- rifhes, which were not to be paífed on Horfe-back, bur on Foot onely: This .JV!oreno recounted many things at large relating to ~bis Difrnvery, which moved and perfuaded many tb undertake thís Defign; ~he . chief whereof was Gome;;¡, de Tordoya, a young and brisk Gentleman, to whom the Count Niéua, Vice-king oF Peru commu'nicated ali the particulars of Morcno's Journ.:Il at large: But in regardí great number of people carne in ro offer their [enrice, and liíl: themfelves in this Expedition; the Vice-king fearing a Muriny, or fomeComb1:1Ction, gave out tbat the Defign was laid aGde, and that they would 1 disband the Souldiers which they had alreaély raifed. · .;' 11' CH A P. XVI. Of othBr unhappy Succe/fes which _befell the Spaniards m that Province. T W O Years afrer, Caftro, a Doétor of the Civil Law, Governour of Peru, gave a like Commiflion to another Gentleman , an Inhabitant of Co:{.Co, called GafPar de Sotelo, who fitted and prepared hirnfelf wirh a brave and íl:out company of Souldiers, who freely and voluncaríly offered themfelves to accompa- ny füm in this Expedition: But that which gave moíl hope and advanrage to tbis Deíign was a [ecret Correfpondence between him and the Inca 7 upac Amar~, who was retired into ViJlcapampa; they both having agreed to join tbeir Forces ro- gether for this Conqueíl:, and that Tupac was to furnifh him with flat bottomed· Bo:its to pafs the River of Vil!capampa, which lies to the Northeaíl: of Coz.co. But as in the like occaGons there never want malitious Spirits, who, envious of. rhe Enterprifes of generol:ls Men, do always endeavour to doe ill Offices; fo in this alío there appeared chofe , who derogating from the worth and ability of Gafpar de Sote/o, perfaaded the Governour to cake away his Commifiion, and confer it upon ruan Alvarez., Maldonado ; which being done, he raifed t WO h nndred and fifty Foot, a~d one hundred Horfe, and embarked them on great fl.at bottomed Boats, built on the River Amarumayu, which lies Eaíl: from Co<:.co. Gom c<:. de Tordoya ob- ferving that this Conqueíl: which he deíigned to himfelf, was by Commiflion gi- ven to Gafpar de Sotelo, and afterwards to [uan A/vare<:. Maldonado, in preparing for which, he had engaged his Friends, and fpent his own Eílate, he fo highly refenced, that he would not be diverted, but publifhed abroad, that he alfo in- tended to proceed on that Deíign; for though they had revok~d bis Authority, yet he füll kept his Conimiflion, by virtue of whicb he went · on in raiíing his- Souldiers; and rhough few appeared, and rhat his numbers did not amount to above fixt y Me n in all, becaufe the Governour had declared his [énfe and ple.lfure againíl: it ; y.et in defpigllt ofall oppofüion refolving to proceed, he entred by che Province of Camata, which is Southeaíl: of Couo, and having paífed infuperable . M~