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.

R.oyal CommentarieÍ. CH A P. XVIII. How the General Qg_izquiz was flain hy his own Soul- diers. 1' ' T Hat we may omit nothing material of all thofe matters which occurred at: thac rime i_n Peru, it is neceffary for us to give an account of what fuccefs befell che General :kiz:,qui:i:., the Capcain Huaypallca, and th~ir Forces ; who be- ing animated and ericouraged by d{e advantages they had ga:ined over Don Pedro de Alvarado and Almagro in three feveral Skirmifhes, began to prefurne themfelves able to drive che Spaniards out of their Empire ; and efpecially Huaypallca was füe tnore confiélent, becaufe in the abfence of fl!!.iu¡uiz:, he had been che Chief Com- mander in chofe late Battels, which fo vainly puffed him up in his owo imagina, tion ¡ cbat he became prefumptuous, and fecure in his íl:rengch and fortune. Here- upoo ·chefe cwo Commanders marched towards fl.!!_itu, wich defign to make new Levies of Meo, and Provifions for a War againíl: che Spani;1rds ; bue chey had not made many days march before they were difappointed of their hopes and expec- cations ; for che Curacar, as well as che common Indiam, being affiighted and fore- warned by; he lace creachery of Rumminavi, and jealous leíl: chey íhould aét over.. che like práél:ices thac che others had done, refufed either to follow the1 to the , 'War, or obey cheir C~nntnands,.l which were fór bringing in óf Provilio11s ; fbr amongíl:-áll che Captains of théir Army, there was none of che Bloud-Royal thac appear.eds nor any per.fon -with a l)tle to che T):ingdom of f2!!.itu, eirher derived from AMhualpa, or Manoo Inca, who being tbe onely Lawfull and Univerfal Heir of all ·chac'EmP,ire, might counrenanc~ the deíign. , With thefe difficulties, ,and in íl:raics of Proviíions, fl!!.iz:,qui'l:} was labouring when bis Purveyors fell imo che hands of Sebaftitm de Belalcafar, by ,the 1 Advi~ whicn his friends rhe l ndiq111 had giv~h ; for t,hey beiqg generally 0 dehrous 6f a Pea(e, were troubled ar ali aéts and mocions which tended .to a War; and .in regard rhat chere was no Anny a- fooc again!l: che Spaniards, bu·cchis onely, chey were deíirous to fee it defeated; fo tbac upon this advice Befalcafar furprized che Foragers, and eaíi!y defiroyed them, and cook many of rhem Prifoners ; fuch as efcaped, carried che news of their defeat, and that the V.i;·acochar were very numerous and firong ; for having but rhe day before found fo many of chem in a body cogether, chey were unde- ceived in the reports they had, rha cche Spaniards, or greateíl: pare of them, were departed out of che Councrey wírh Alvarado and Almagro. Upon chis advice fl.!!_iz:,qui~ :iífembled ali his Captains to coníider what would be moíl: expediem in chis cafe, propoíing it neceffary to make a recrear for che prefent, in order to ga- rher Provifions, which were greatly waming, and rhen on a fudden ro aífault che Viracochar , and profecute them untill they bad encirely deíl:royed and extirpated rhem out of cheir Countrey ; bue che Caprains amongíl: whom H11ayp;1llca, ( who ever íince the late fucceífes, was acknowledged the Chief) were of a differem opinion, e11eeming it their beíl: courfe to render and fubmic themfelves unto che Spaniards, to deíire Peace and Friendíl1ip with them ; whom to fubdue, it was a madnefs to imagine, íince experience had füewn them to be Invincible . and that ir was impoílible to get Proviíions from the Jndians, who had with~ dr:iwn rhem.felves from cheir obedience; and in that frarving condition, how diffi- culc would 1t be for rhem to make War upon a viél:orious Army ; :ind which it were more eaíie to overcome wich fair words, and kind treatmenc than to refiíl: a people come from Heaven, which upob fubmiílion would re;dily encercain Friendíl1ip and Peace ,with them. And in rega_rd che Prophecy foretold by che Inca H1tayna Capac ( namely, that a íl:ranger Nauon íhould be Lords of chat Na- tion) \~as n~w fulfilled, ic was in vain to ~empc. che forcune of War longer. Bue ~1~quiz:, bemg a íl:out Man, and a Sould1er, declared againíl: chis manner of fub- miílion, upbraiding bis Souldiers wich cowardife and pufill~nim.icy of fpirit ; aod wich