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.

\ · BóoK 11. Royal Commentariú. Royal CommentarieS. B O o· k 11. lJ .J C I1 A l>. l. Don Pedro de Alvarado goes to the Conquefl ~f Peru. · .·T.. HE Fame or•eeit AtchievementS in¡ Peru, and the Riche5 rhereof was ndw f pread in all parts with fu ch Renown, that a5 · ' · Lope:i, de .Gomara in the l.6th Chapcer of' his Book rePQrts, the · · S¡aniards crowded in fuch numbewto cake a fhare of che Gold, , . that Panama, Nicaragua, .fl.!!.ahutemallan, Cartagena, and other Plafü . tatfons, ªl!d Iílands wet'e almoíl: difpeopled , and left deíolare. Amorigíl: the rell: Admira! Don Pedro de A/varado, one of the moíl: famous and re- nowned Captains of thafage, being not comented wirh the Glory anp Riches h{ had acquired by rhe Conqueíl: of the Empire of Mexico, Vtla~lan, and ~ahutemal(an, reíolved to augment bis Greatnefs by bis attempts upon Peru. To y¡hich end he oh- . tained a Commiflion from the Emperoür Chf!rles tne fifrh, to conquer, "plantan~ govern ali rhat Countrey which he fhould gain, at fuch a number of Leag~es di- fiant from the Jurifdifüon and Conqueíl:s of Francifco de Pifarro . For this Ente'r.., prife he made Levies of many íl:out Fellows, and moreover many GenHemen pf O!!_ality from ali parcs·of Spain offered their Services, efpecially chofe of Eftremen- ñós, becaufe Doñ Pedro himfelf was a Native of Badajoz.. . ' . . 1 - • • This noble Períon, amongíl: bis rnany other Excellencies of Nature, wás en- dued with fuch nimblenefs and aétivity'of Body, that chereby he faved his own Life, when the Marquifs del Valle was forced to make a retreat from Mex~co: . fo:r the Jndians liaving broken the Bridge over vvhiéh the Spaniards were to pafs: Thi~ Don Pedro, with the help of a Lance which he carried in bis hand,: the ,point of wbich having fixed in the Bodies of the dead, he rook a n:it1ning leap óf twenty five Foot clear over the füidge; at which che lndi-an1 w~re fo much 'aíl:onifhed, arid wondred, that rhey called him a Son of God. This Pa:ífage Lopez. de Go"m4ra. . touches in the 1 07th Chapter of his Book, where treating of che C:onque{l: ~,f Mex.ico, and of Eernando de Cortes, he hath thefe Words, which we lfa~e deliife! red verbatirn: ' ' When he returned to them, though forrle fought ,t;'e y ffouth 1 , ' ' yet he found many killed. He loíl: his Gold, his Baggage, ana Prifoners. fo " fine, his Men were routed, and his·Oimp _diíperfod, and ñothin¡( r~mained íd '~ .thac p'oíl:Lire iry whlch he had left it; howfoever he rallied as many as be c9uld; « put thern in the frotit, and he hirtffelf brought up the í'ere. . And P~drv de Al- " varado was orclered ro rally what Foi·cés he coúld, and to make héad againíl: the. " Enemy, but they charged hi111 ro · ho'me , that he was rfot able 1 w ,,~iftbíl:a nd ~' ti em; when íeeing hisMen ílain round about him) · and th~r if he íl:aid, there R r r ·as