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.

( 597) . ,¡ ¡ , Royal Cotnmen.taries. •' ' 'JI r , . J· - .. "' . J:lf B' o'::·o R. 1n. . ' ,·!- ,IJ.J!. f t 1 c 11 -- ·ad1 ...... ··". r ' C H ·A P. 1 . . \.. -;.,. i11(\• • Of the Conque/l óf th'e Charcas ; : and of other _Batte!s be· -, · twéen .the Indians /1-nd ·the Spaniards. B ..- Y the' Deaéfi of Allh'dgro, .an.·d the' Abfence of HernttndoPÍyarro, ail the management of the Gonqueíl:, and rl¡e weight of the Góvetnin@ilé' of Per 1 u wa~ charged oó _the íhou:Jders of .Marquis Pi¡atro, to whom · God fl:ad g1ven a füffic1ent tale·mof W ifedom to füpport the care both of pne and th~ other, had not evil Counfellours imerpofed, ta · . rhe 1 diíl:utbance ánd confü.6011 of every thing ; for the Captains ( as wei mave rnentioned'in the preceding Book) being difpeeded áway, and arímfecfl w1th1 new Concfueíl:s, the Land Was at reíl: and quier ; amongíl: which Com- . mahdef's; Gontdlo ·Piy«m'o, Brothét to the Marquis, was fent to rnnquer the Collao; artd the C'harw, ana people diffant about two hundrnd Leagues to the South- wal·:ti of éo~co ; WicK Flirn fhe greateff pan of the:ife"Caviliers were fem, who carné in with Don Pedro de A/varado to gain new Countries; for thofe already fübdued, we~e onely fuch as were Dependan~es on the Cities of Coz.co and los Reyes, which, rogeth€r' with ~111 d'te Vallies a1otig the Seá-coaff, as far as Tumpiz,, were divided 2ff1ongff tl\e firíl: Cortquerours, who had had a hand ·in the lmprffonment of Ata• hifalf ra. Wberefore it wa's beceífary tó edlarge thofe Conqueíl:s, that out of them pí.lb; 'Víflon- rni~hr bé rnád'e for the-feeond Advehrnrers., who e·mred in with D; Diego Je,A lmiagrd, and Pedro de Alvarttdo. Go!RAfo Pifa rro entred on tFie Col/.ao'With a g0ocl number of frout and valiant Men ; at firíl: t.he In.dian~ rnade lirtle oppofüion, but afterwards when chey found t.Fiétn·wdl' entred inw· tJlie Charca,,, and at a hurrdred a'nd fifry Leagues diíl:ance fi!bftJ -Co~co, they then pHed them clofe, and fm¡uel'ltly engaged 6hem in Battel~, i'n VU..n-i'ch tFi'ere' wete rones on both lides ; andl the l ndians airneti <éhief!y at their . l,:Jórfés-; fot tney were of opinibn, that if they coufü kiil~ them~ and force ' the· l\1én- to• fight on Fe:iot, they íl1e:iuld have mucha che adV'antage, and over-power EJ!ietn with their Multitudes, At lengdT it l~-appened, that artera füoudy Fignt, ifl' W~i'e~ 1 many were killed on both fides, thae tbe Spaniards gained the Viltory ! 'fo 1 ptofecute wñi€h o·n a 1 l~ füfes, feveral parties wok d1vers ways, and arrtongíl: . eñe· rel1F, d!iree Companrons agreed to g'o With Go~alo' Pifarro. One of which was Glarpfajfo de la Pega', al'lother [ohn de Figueroa, and the third Gafpar¡ata; al! vlruch had Commands over l rtdians in that 'fowñ, which is now ealle the Cify of Plate, and in the Indian Tongue ChHq11ifac11 , and afterwards· they irnproved' - - their • 1