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 II. R.oyal Commentariei. CH A P. XL. Who thofe Captains were that were employed on the New C onquefls ;_ the Arrival of Hernando Pi~arro in Spain , and his long l~iprifonment there; S O foon as He1;nando Pifarro had takenA/magro Prifoner,he immediate)y employed many of hisCaprains in new Conqueíl:s; both rhat rhere~y he might free him- felf from their impottunities,who were in expeétation ofgreat andmighty rewards for their Cervices, and might alfo fecure his own Perfon from fufpicion and jealou• fies 7 which bis Enemies were contriving and plotting againíl him. Pedro de Vdl- divia was fent Commander in Chief, with a confiderable Force to the Conqueíl: of Chili, which was begun, but left irnperfeét by Almagro; the fuc~efs of which, with his profperous and unhappy fortune, we have formerly declared in the Life of Inca Yupanqui the tenth King of Peru. Francifco de Villagra ( witb whorn 1 was acquainted) went in company with him , as did alfo Alonfo de Montroy. Captain 1 Francifco de Olmos, with whom went Garfilaj{o de la Vega, was fent to the Bay of St. Matthew : Ofwhofe Conquefis and Succeíles Gomara fpeaks in the 14 3d Chap- ter, as follows : " - « Come<:- de A/varado was ~mployeq in rhe Conqueíl of the Province of Guanu· " cu : Fra'IJCifco de Chaves wa~ fent to fupprefs rhe CGnchucos, who rnuch infeíled ' 1 the Inhabitants abour Trugillo, and in their Army carried an Idol, ro which they " facrificed the fpoils of dieir Enernies, and the bloud of Chrifüans. Pera Je " Vergara marched a·gainíl: the Bracamoros, which is a Counrrey, rhat to che North- " ward joins to the Countrny•of ~itu; Pere~ de Vergara went to che Chachapoyu, " and Alonfo de Mercadillo to .Mullubamba; but Pedro de 9andia went to the High- " Iands of Collao ; into which, by reafon of rhe difficulty and badnefs of the Coun- '1 trey, he ~ould rnake no gréat·progrefs ; and·befides, bis people fell into a Mu- ·' ' tiny, who were for the moíl: pare friends of Almagro, as was alfo Mefa Captaia ' ' of che Artillery to Pifarro .- For which·neafon Femando went co them; and ha- ': ying accufed Mefa of Muciny, and with ~candal?us Words againíl: rhe Pifams, ' and with a Plot to have fet tA!magro ac hberty, m_cafe he had been carried to " the Marquis' ar los Reyn ; al! whicn having been proved againíl: hirn, he puc him " to Deach. The three hundred Men which belonged to Pedro de Candia he gave " to Peranfuref, and fent hit:n forwar_d to the Conqueíl: of that Countrey. In this '~ manner al! the Spaniard1 were @mployed,, and in a very íhorc time enlatged their " Conqueíl:, at 'leaíl: three hundred Leagues in Iengch from.Eaíl: to Weft, though " wich che death and lofs of Multitude$r0Í people.¡ Fernando and Gonr¡alo Pifarrd '~ fubdued the Callao, which. is a Countrey·1wherein·Gold fo much abounds, that ·«· they Wainfcoat the in-fides of their Chapels, and Chambers with Places of " Goícl; and cherein is a fo1:i©f ¡Sheep, which have fome refemblance of a Ca- '\ mel, and fomething of a t)~¡ Thus·far Gomarfl; whQ fartherion in·the fame, c.~~pter adds : . . ¡ rr r ' ·1 .J. '\ :' '. Fernando Pír.arro, Íaith he, returned to Co:cco, wheré he t'net with Francifcó p¡. ' 1 farro, whorn he had not feen 6nce the Irripfifonrnent of Almr11gro. Afcer chey " had entertained difcourfe for feveral Days; concerning ,the macters larely paft, " aña what was farcher to be done in order ro che Govetnment : le was deterrni- " ned chat Fern~ndo íhould go imo Spain to render a p-ue information unto the Em~ " pérour of ali matters which had paífed; ahd to carry with him rhe Eifchs of all " whiCh belonged ro his Majefiy, with an atcount of che Revenue, as it was late" " ly augmemed. -Many of bis friends who knew the true fiate of rnatters, and ~- how ill che D'ea~h of ;Jtmagro would be refemed by the Ernperour, diffuaded G ~ g g '.'. Fernaml~ 593