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 Commentarie..r. BooK 11. CH A P. XXVI. The Spaniards gain the Fortrefs with the Death of the wor- thy John PÍ«iarrq. 1 JN the 5th Chapter of the 8th Book of the firfi part, we there mentioned the Loyalty which che Natives of che Cannarú bore cowards cbeir Kings che In- cM, and we chen promifed co declare, how chac on occaÍton of che great Love, and Friendíhip whjch ene of that Nacion profeífed towards che Spaniards, all the others withdrew their Obedience, and renounced their Allegiance to the Incni. In che 37th Chapcer of the 9ch Book of che fuít pare, we defcribed che greac Loyalty of that People cowards cheir Princes ; we are now to give an account of che reafon, fer which che fame was afcerwards denied. The Caufe was chis: When che JndianJ, after che Viétory obferved the many Favours and Honours which che SpaniardJ beíl:owed on the Perfon of the Cannari111J, who fonghc the duel, chey became fo emirely affeétionated and devoted to che Spaniards, that they denied all farther Service and Duty to their own I11ca, and from mar time became Spies, Informers and Betrayers of che other Indiam, and in che very dvil Wars which che Spaniard: had º?e v.:irh c~e other, evento the time of FrAn&~o Her11A11deJ Giron; che CannarutnJ wh1ch lived m Co:uo, under the Command ofchis Don Fr11n- cifco che Cmmarian, and were then very num.... r us, feryed for Spies, and Infonners againíl: che Indian;; and in al1 the civil Vhrs which che Spaniards waged one againíl: che other, to thar very War óÍ Htrnandt:{, Giron; the CannariAnJ ( who were very numerous at C<R;Co, and lived tb@re under the Command of.Don Fran- <ifco Cannari,) ,did all th?t time ferve for Spies; and dividing themfelves inco two Parties, forne ~ook the Kings party, and orhers fided wirh che Tyram; fo chat at the end of the War, they [o íhufHed their matters together, tbat they all precen• ded to h~ve been of the firongeíl: an e conquering Ítde; and whereas chey are namt.ally -a fort of differnbling People, rhey all rejoiced , and congratulared the Sum~fS ot the Viél:orious; which piece of Fraud and Diffimulation che Spaniards could hardly difcover amongíl: them, becauíe they :dways treated with theirCom- manders, and not with the Commonalty, [o that they could noc know their Faces, or diíl:inguifh their Períons; and yet theíe fawning Raícals, who were al! of a Bloud and Kindred, conferred t ogerher, and communicated intelligence ofall that paífed in one or rhe orher Anny. A.nd .chus much l was given co underíl:and from one of the Narives of Cannaru, who a fcer the War of Hernande:{, difcovered all theíe fecret Cabals, and Intrigues co another, who asked him, how it fared with d1oíe who had taken pare wirh the Tyrant; bue as to Don Fr1mcifco Cannari him- felf, he became fo proud, and iníolenr, by thac favour and councenance which the Spanit?rd1 had fhew\l to him, chat fome Years afterwards he advemured (as is cornmonly reponed) to poiíon Philip Inca, the Son of H11ayn11 Capac, of whom we have formerly made mention; and this mauer is the .more füípkious, becaufe he :i frerwards married the Wife of this Phi!ip Inca, who was a very beautifull Woman, and rook her rather by force, than by Courtfhip, cauíing his Creamres and Confidents ro threaten her into che Match, to which fhe was forced to yield againíl: the Confent and Approbation of che lnw; bue now there was nothing bur Patience, for the1r Empire and Command was takenJrom them. We fhall hereafrer te ll o f another Atchievement of chis infolent lndian, to the greac fcandal of al! rhe o ,rh.er Jndian Inhabitants of that City. . _T_he Span i~rd ! finding themfelves ~aily favoured by the miraculous H~nd of D1vme Prov1dence, and the IndianJ to cowed and terrified, chat they duríl: not make any Atte1 pt upon them, bue onely to keep them, as it were, blocked up they refolved ar length to fally forch, and fhew, tñac though their numbers could be:ir no comparifon wich che multitudes of rhe lndimu, yec thac chey emercained no dread or appr€hen!ions of t~l1) ; f9 evi.dence which, they made fr~uent . . Sálli~.,