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 .Vll. íhall (God willing) treat more at large in ics due place. The fecond perfon that enu·ed into the Kingdom of Chili was the Governour Pedro de Valdivia, who with a firong parry both of Horfe and Fo~t, marched bey.ond th~ Dominions of che JncM, making conqueíl: of all before l~m ; the Col~mes wh1ch he planted were thriving and profperous, though he himfelf ~nhapp1ly _fell by the hands of his own Subje& of the Province of Araucu? :wh1ch he havmg fubdued, made cho4;e • of for himfelf. when tbe Lancls were dlVlded amongíl: the Conquerours. Tóis worchy perfon' phnred many Cóloni~s, and fo~nded Cicies wich. Spanijh Inhabi- tants . and amongíl: che reíl:, that which after hIS own Name was called Valdivia; in ch~ Conqueíl: of this Province he performed many and noble Exploics, and afterwards governed it with great prudence and juíl:ice, and had not onely been happy in himfelf, but formnace alfo to his people, had not the boldnefs of an In· dian, who adventured to cut che thread of his life, given a period ro che exp€éta- tion of many other bleílings, which his Wifedo1n and ~onduét might have pro- duced to his Subjeéts. And in regard ~he De¡ith of thIS Governour and GeFléra} was in a manner wichouc Example, and that which was never praéHfed by che in¿ dians eicher before ór fince che Entrance of the Spaniards into that Councrey ; and what curned to their greater mifcbief; 1 have thought fit to relate ic in chis place, that fo che Reader may be clearly inforrned of the particulars of chat unhappy bat- ee!, according to che firfi report which carne ofit to Peru, foon after the Figbr was ended, and likewife what intelligence che fecond report gave of ir; for bener underíl:anding of which, it will be neceífary to begin from the original and caufe of chis whole matter. CH A P. XXI. Of the Rebellion of Chili again(i the Governour Valdi 0 via. T H E. poffefiion and inhericance of che Kingdorn of Chili falling to che fhare and ]oc of chisGentleman, who was worchy of an Empire, bis forttme was to.be Maaer alfo of tbat part, wbich yielded him a yearly Tribute of a hundred thouf and píeces ofGold : But in regard the chiríl: of Gold encreafes with che gains of it, and cbat there is no end propofed to Vv ealth and Riches; fo che more chis Governour amaífed, che more labour and hard ufage he impofed on che Jndians, forcing them beyond their firength and abilities, to which they had not been ac- cuíl:omed to labour, and dig in che Mines to fatiate that Avarice of lü~, w J · 1as never ro be fatisfied: The people of Araucu ( which were che Sub¡e•~ts of Vi1!divia) not being able to fupport chis'Yoke of bondage and fervimde, joined i:hemfelves wirh orhers in confederacy, and put chemfelves into open rebellion, committing all the outrages and infolencies chey were able upon che Spaniards. The Gover- nour Valdivia having imelligence hereof, marched out wirb a hundred and fifty Horfe, defpifing che !ndians, as che Spaniards have always done, on o afian of fuch-like revolcs and mucinies of that people : But this comempt of an enemy coíl: dear, having been the ruine and deíl:ruétion of Va!divia, and of chofe who were wich him, who ali perifhed by che hands of thbfe whom before they had defpifed. The. fü{I: news which carne of chis difafiure, was broughc to che Cicy de la Plata, wbich is in Peru, by che hand ofan Indian wrote in a fcrip of Paper, wirhour form or date eirher of time or place, in a few words, that Pedro de Va!divia, with 1 S'º Lanciers, were fwallowed up by the Earth. This report coming in a fcroll of Pa- pe1;, and by an Indian Meílenger foon gained belief, being quickly fpread chrough all Peru, to che great amazemenc of che Spaniards, who could not underfiand what chofe Words fhould mean, of being fwallowed up by rhe Earth; for chey could noc think it poílible for I )o Sp11nifh Horfe to be overthrown by che Indians ; and chere-