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 III. ~oyal Commentaries. Having this Deíign in his Eye, he fent for his Brother Gonz.alo, _ .who was then in rhe Chamu, employed in che fettlement of a new Colony in che City of Plate, and of that Divifion of Indian Subjeéts, and rule over them, as was falo to bis loe and poffeffion. Gom:,aloPi farro, at the Summons of his Brother repaired fpeedily to Co-<,co, where the Marquis then refided; and having there treated of the Con- queíl: of Canela, he prepared himfelf for that adventure, íhewing rherein the fame forwardnefs, and perfonal bravery, as he had done in other Enterptifes of the like. narure. In Co:u:o he levied above two hundred Souldiers, of which one hundred were Horfe , and a liKe number of Foot; with which he marched five hundred Leagues, ( which is the diílance between Co:(,co and fl.!!.itu,) where Pedro de Pu- dles was then Governour. In his way thither he mer with many lighr Skirmii}1es and Encouncers wich the Indian1, which appeared in Arms; but chofe of Hua· nucu put him fo hard to it, (as Carate reports in the firfr Chapter Qf his fourch Book ,) that the Marquis was forced to fend him fpeedy Relief by Franci{co de Chaves, Gon:(,4/o Pifarro being delivered out of this danger, and from others of lefs mo- 1ñent, anived at length at fl.!!.itu, where Pedrode Puelles yielded ali Obedience to the Commands of rhe Marquis, providing him, as was the Office. of Gover- nour, wirh ali chings neceffary for that Expedition, together with ·a recr.uit of an hundred Souldiers, fo that bis numbers were three hundred and forty in all, of which one hundred and fifty were Horfe, and the reíl: Foot. . . Moreover he had a Retinue of four thoufand Indians , who were bden wich Arms, ProviGons, and other neceífaries for this Enterpri[e, fuch as !ron, Hatchets, Match, Cords, and Bas-ropes, Nails, and wooden Pios, to afe, as occaiion fer- ved: They alfo drove with them a Herd of about four thoufaAd Swine, and Sheep of the biggeíl: fize that that Empire afforded, on which they laded pare of cheir Ammunition and Baggage. , . Pedro de Puelles was ordained and lefr in f2!!.it11 in Qg_ality of P,epucy Gover~ nour, and Pifarro having reformed ali Diforders, and fettled matrers on a good FOundation of Rule .and Government; he departed from fl..!!itu about Chriíl:mas, in the Y ear 1>39. Thus did he march peaceably, and was kindly received, and tl-eated by the Indians, through all the Dominions belonging to the lncM, till ac - lengch.he entred into that Province which Hifiorians call f¿uixos. And in regard mac L ope:(, de Gwara and Car11te do fo well agree in t he Reiati on'of this Adven, ture, that their very Words are almofr the faine; and becau.fe I have often heard the particulars of this Difcovery, from the Mouth ofthofe wFio were prefent with Gon:(A/o Pi farrn at the very afüon; 1 íhall repeat tfüei Summ :of ali chaé \)affed, as 1 it hath heen delivered by divers Relations. • L ' . ,. • lt is certain, that in the Provin ce of fl.. !!Jx os, · whith l~es Norch ·from ~it11, great numbers of Indians pre[ented themfelv.es in a warlike pofibur.e in oppofüion to Gon:(,4lo Pifarro; but fo foon as they dif cover~d 1he•tman1' Spartia~ds, and th~ Horfe which carne with him, they immediately retired wjthin'rhe:Countrey? {rora whence they never more appeared. Sorne few days 'aft:erwards the.re happened fo terribie an Earth·quake, that _m:my .Houfes in thofedV.illages where they then were, fell to the ground ; the Earth .opened in many places, and fo terribl~ Were che Lighcnings, and Thm1der, and fo very quick, a1rnofi without Inter.rtiiffion ~ and fo fierce AA' ere the Rains,. wM.ch pournd dowo like Buckecs.of ·Water; thar rhe Spaniards rnuch admired at the nature of that Climate, fo' ditferent to cµiy they had ever feen in Peru. , ' · After this Storm was 0v.er, which continued about forty or fifty days, they -prepared to pafs the fnowy MountaiAs; for ·wbich though tbey bag 'IJlade good Provifions_, yet che Clitníl:te was fo extremely cold, by t he gre at ·quantities of Snow which fel! , that rnany Indians) who wenr thin in the.ir Clothing, 'were frozen to death. The Spaniards, that t:hey might make hafie out of t!hac Snow, and Cold, and fevere Region, left rheir Cattel, and proviíions behind i;hem, ex- peél:i!'lg to find fufificient fupplies of al1tl;iings, ar rhe next place, wbere the Indiam inhabited. Büt the ma-tter fucceeded ~therwife, for having paífed the Moun- tains, they enrred into a Counrrey fo barren, and fruitlefs, that it was void of all Inhabitants; wherefore doubling their Jourriies to get out of it, they carne at length to a Province, and People, called Cumaco, füuated at the f'oot of a Hill, H h h h which 601