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 IX. Royal Commentaries. CH A. P. VII. Of the Mutiny which arofe among(i the Chachapuyas, and th~ Valour of Huayna Capac. 'WHilíl: the King Huayn.:i Capac was preparing for bis return to Co:;¡;,co, and to vifit feveral Kingdoms in bis way, many Caciques, or Lords of thofe Provinces adjoining to the Coaíl:, which were reduced to the Obedience of the Empire, prefented themfelves with fuch Gifts and Offerings as theit Countries afforded; amongíl: which they brought a Lion ánd a Tyger, both Creatures moíl: fierce in their Nature, and which the Inca very much eíl:eerning, gave order thac they íhould be kept and nouriíhed with fin·gular care; by which.Creatures God was pleafed to work fo great a Miracle in favour pf the Chriíl:ians, (as we íhall lrereafter relate) that they were adored by the Indians for it, and eíl:eemed like their IncM for Children of the Sun. 1 · • 359 The Inca Huayna Capac havh1g provided all things neceffary for government of Affairs both in War amd Peace, departed frorn Tumpiz,, intending ip bis Journey to vifü one half of bis Kingdom in Iength, as far as the Chi~M, which is the l!lfti- .mate Cm1fines of Peru, and chen taking a compafs to- vifit the other half,~ which lies to the Eaíl:ward. And being in the Countrey of the GhichM, he employed and fubíl:itmed certain Vifitors to fürvey the Kingdoni of Tucma, called by the Spaniards Tucuman, and others to vifit Chile; and wich them .he fent many Vefi:- ments, of fuch fort as che Inca himfelf wore, and other Curiofities for the Gover- mmrs, Capcains, and ocher Miniílers of che King; as alfo for the Curaca;, who were Natives of thofe Coumries, that fo th~y might in the Narne of the Inca ob- lige them with chofe Prefents which were highly eíl:eerned. In bis Journey from Couo, and his return thicher, he vifited the Fürttefs, which was then almofi: fini-: íhed, and the better to give Life and Enmmagernent to the chit';fArchite&, and Labourers in che Work, he himfelf would láy his own hand co fome pan of the Edifice. This Vifüation or Progrefs being made, in- which.four Years were fpent, he commanded Souldiérs to be levied, for che farther Conqueíl: of Tumpiz, to the Northward, where it íl:retches it felf along che Sea·Coaíl:; and whilíl: he refided in thJ Province of the Cannaru, which was the way, as he thought 2 that did Iead to fl..!!.itu, that he might the better defcend for Conqueíl: of rhat Coafl:, News · was brought to him, that the Inhabitants of the great Province of Chachapuya-r, feeing ·him engaged in Wars and 'Conqueíl:s of great importance, took that oppor- tunity to rnake a Rebellion; and confiding in the faíl:nefs of their craggy and mountainous Countrey, and in che numbers of their People, which were íl:urdy and íl:om, had made a general Maífacre of all the Governours and CaRtains, and many of che Souldiery; which the Inca had appoimed to prefide over them; and fuch of the Sould1ers, whom they had fp1red, they made Slaves to ferve them in che bafeíl: Drudgeries, ~nd meaneíl: Offices. So foon as this lntelligence was brought to the ears of Huayna Capac, with great anger and difdain, he counter- manded al! his Troops from their march on che Sea-coaíl:, and appointed them to bend cheir cour[e towards the ChachapttJM, refolving to punilh them with tbe ex- cremity of fevere J uíl:ice; and he in perfon went to che place which he had ap- poimed for the general Rendezvous; and whilíl: hisArrny vvas gachering intoaBody, he fent his Summons to the Chachapuyas, requiring them to remrn to their Obedi- ence, and declaring pardon to al! fuch as !hould voluntarily fubmic themfelves: but thefe brutith people iníl:ead of returning a fubrniffive ·and penicem Ar:ifwer, treated che Meffengers with indignities .and opprobrious words, threaming thern \\· ich Deach , if chey did not immediately depart ; che wbich rude rreacment che lnca highly refenting, made all che [peed imag·nable to unice his Forces, and ha- vi ng affembld and fiued his Arrny, he marched to a grw River, w1 ere the~ · found