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.

600 Royal Commentaries. BooK 111. C H A P. 11. The Marquis mak!s a Divifion of the Kingdom and Province of the Charcas, and Gonzalo Pi~arro is fent to the Conqueft o[ the Canela. ' T HE War being ended, and che lndians fetled in peace, che Marquis made a Divifion of the Conncrey amongíl: che principal Perfons concemed in che Conquefi. To his Brother Hernando Pifarro he divided a very large íhare, and anodier part to Go~alo, within whofe Divifion, fome years after, the Silver Mines of Potoji were difcovered; of which one part belonged to Hn-nando Pirarro, as Inhabitant of that Ciry ; and though he were then in Spain, yet one Mine was religned to his Officers, to dig che Plate for his Benefic and Ufe; che which was of fo rich a vein, that in fomething more than eight months, they digged Silver of che finel1 fort from thence without any Allay, and withoat otner trouble than onely to melt down the Metal. 1 have mentioned thefe Riches in chis place, having forgotten to fpecifie them, when in che firíl: pan of thefe Com- mentaries we treated of that famous Hill. To my Lord Garfilaffo de la Vega chac pare was given which is called.Taj ac- ri. To Graviel de RojM another very coníi- derable fi>offeffion was given, and che like to maoy other Cavaliers, and all wich- . in the compafs of one hundred Leagues; of which alfo fome pare was given·tó 1 the City, called la ·plR., or the Cicy of Peace. ' ',; Bue chefe Divifions chmgiven, were of litde value, chough ch~ Soil was frtfü- full, and abounding wich ali Provifions, and very populous, and well inhabited by Jndians, untill the Mines of Potoji were difcovered in chofe p:ms; for then rhe Rems were raifed cen for one; and chofe Poffeffions which yielded cwo, or chree, or four chouíand Pieces of Eighc, amounred afcerwards to twemy, thircy, and forty ·thoufa nd Crowns a year. The Marquis, Francifco Pifarro, having given or- der to found chat Cicy, which is called che Cicy of Place, and having divided che l ndiam under that Jurifdiétion amongíl: the Conquerours and Adventurers; all which happened in che Years 1 ns, and 1539. he had noc reíl:ed and repofed in quietnefs from his civil War, and lace Conquefts, before he undercook fome orher more laborious, and more dangerous Advemures chan che forrner, which fhall hereafrer be related. By che death of Almagro the Marquis remained fole and fupreme Governour of morethan 700 Leagues·of Land, which reach Norch and South from the CharcM ro f2..!!.it t1, and had enough to doe, how and in what manner to fecu re chofe new_ Conqueíls, which his Capcains had made in divers pares, and how to rule wirh Laws of Juíl:ice chofe People who were fetled in a quiec:rnd peaceable Condirion, yet íince che dekre of Rule and Governmem is never to be fa risfied, his Warlike Mind was incited to farther Enterprites, being encouraged wich che good Forcune of his paíl: Succeffes. For now the News arrived, thac befides che Limics of fh! itt1, and ocher Coun- cries, over which the lncan Kings were fopreme Commanders, anocher Counrrey was difcovered both long and wide, where Cinnamon was growing, for which rea fon they called it che Coamrey of Canela, which Ítgnifies Cinnamon. The Mar- quis had a defüe to em_ploy his Brother in that Conquel1 , with intention to make d\e Exrem of his Land as long and wide as his own; and having conful- ced hereupon with chofe of his Cabinec Council, he renounced his right to che Government of f2._uitu, and cransferred it co his faid Brother, fo that in che Con- queíl: of Canela,- "Vhich líes Eaflward from f2.t!.iw, he mighc have che benefit of fupplies and fuccour from that Ciry. Having