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. . Roy.ál Commentaries. . , who was rhen in GhachapuyM; becau[e he believed hirnfelf to have an ·advanrage in his humbers; yet having been re-rnanded by Orders from Almagro, he obeyed rhern, and relinquiíhed his de(i~n. Garfia de Alvar11do' being retur_ned, Almagro de- paned from los Reyes, and marehed t0wards Coz,co with intention to fight A/vare<:. Holguin, the force of Almagro confül:ed of rhree hundred Horfe well appoinred, ·oran hundred and twenty Harquebufiers, and about ahundred and fixty Pikémen; which ~&n~ _ a,\ll;)oÜ: fix huntlred, were, a11 cho~ce aqd ª?prnved Men; amongíl ~hich tliere were many Perfons ?f ~reat O!!_~hty, and nch, whom Almagro had fe1z~d, when he killed che Marqms. · · . .. r . . · , And kíl: afier his deparmre any ;party fhoul9 ·make an Infürrefüon ag(liníl: him, arrd ferve him, as thofe wlio we11e Enemies to his Father hao done to him, he took Order to fend all the Children of i:he Mar.quis,, and of Gol'}z,aio Pivarro, out of th'e Counrrey. And now firíl: to find out wherher· rhe Marquis ·had left any fecret Treafure, not difcovered, he put the O!lefüon to Antonio Picado, Secrerary to the Marquis, upon the Rack; and not being able to excort any thing from ~im, he fent b1m tó. die 6~1lbws, and,lhanged hím~ up.; , 'and fo he paid the Medal 1 with his own Cein, whiah he 'had· framp<ld {6r 1!lie 'Fa&ion of Chilf: A:fter which he 1 narched to.wards Cózoo, keeping fü-:biis..way.due m~rtfal D.ífciplttne and Ordinvirh much foverity ~! wh€ré me,, íháLl:-:lea~abocfil ., him; arn;i 4lvarez:.: Holguin; oo render ·an accounrnf wh(l,tr lüs ~m~evi<l'b~eíly ·qrddined i~ Spáfii.'; "'afn~r •he fuad·-u-nder- ftood che great Comm~:>tton_s w~Kh had happ~ned ~ Fer.u um~ll the Q~~th of P,on Dieg.o de .Alm.a&_~die Elaer., /1·¡, .• • ·-. • · · · _ ' • : ', . • ífo appeafe wfücp, and•to exam.m~ d5.e true fiat€ pf aU ' n<tatrers, his·Ma¡eíl:y ,was pleaf€d to give.C01nmjffioh tbiDr, P.aca ·de daftro, oné ofHiS: PriVo/i Ooun~rJ; toi_e:'amihe all ;m.~ter~, con~eming t~e D7ath bf, Don Die.g~ de Alf?!ag~(J' W:~thotit makmg any alteratJron m che Po.wer. and Gov.ernment of rhe Marqms 7 but mcafe tlne Marquis íhould be deacl before hisAriiv:al) then by i provJfionál Corn:1rn:iffi6ii be was cbnfüttitecbGovernour i~ h~s place: This wprrhy Perfon ( fot fo his Aéti- ens íhew hirn) was·a Native óf ~he ·City .ofL1'cln, ian,d of the'111arnilies óf' the va-- 6M de Ca.foro, (lnd fkim!onn, whitll are ·noble Houfes, arnongft rn¡µiy others V{hich ffo>er.iili 'in that fü)yal Cicy: · 1 • • • • ~ i, , , T" -. , · Vaca de c~ftro embarked aCSevil for Peru, and after 9ny'Difficultíies ·and íl:o'r- m:y. Weather, to w.hichthatf Norchern Sea is fubie4!, he andved at Nombre;de Droi much l4rer than was expeéted,. frnm whe{lce he · ~ent to f anamrJ. where he agai.n embarked fm Peru, u pon a Ship. not fo well provided·for fuch a Voyage, as was requifite, efpe'cially fince it was ro e.xecute aComrniffion-'of fuch great importance' ~ for the Ship being ·~efetl:~ve, had not proceeded ma~y L~agues on her Voyage, befare !he was detamed on the Coaíl: by comrary Wmds; by force of which ha-~ ving loíl: ·one ef her Anchors~· íhe. was ca~rie~ by the <;urrept.into that Bay 'whicli .is called the Bay 0~ .Gu~f of @o~gona, which IS a bad place, and very .hard fot aqy Ship to get out, ·whtch IS bourtél to Peru. Wherefore Vaca dé Caftro encoilraged the Mariners to n[e ·all the dili¡;ence they were able ,' b'ut finding al! inéffeétual, and to little purpofo, he .refolved to go by Land, ·fince he could not a-Vail to go by Sea. But the Journey was long, ~ifficu1t and tedious, by reafon of che craggy Mountains, the great Rivers and Defarts which they were to pafs, with want of thofe Pro~ifions which were gond and wh~lfome. ·This .lo~g delay 'gaye oppor- tumty to Almagro to ~eveng~ the peat~ of h1s Father,.of whICh he was 'impatt.~nt, feeing that the Jufüce wh1ch H1s Ma¡efiy had prom1fed was fo long dliferred. . At length, after varioqs chances of a' diffié:ult Journey, Judge Vacq, de•Caftro carne to the Frontiers of f2!!}.tu, where Pedro de Fuelles refided in~ Quality of De- puty to Goni;,alo Fi farro. So foon as he found himfelf within the Limits of'.his 9wn Countrt]y, and had been rightly informed of all matteFswhich had paífed irí l'eru, and of che Praétices and Defigns of the feveral Faétions, he Wtore unto all p~rts, giying. thell} advice of ~is A~rival, .and of the ~omrniffion he q~oug~t with h1m from HIS Ma1eíly j by v1rtue of whICh he reqmred them to rece1ve h1m for their Governour. And whereas he had chereby a power to fubíl:itute other OffiJ cers, he difpatc:hed his Commiffions to all the Cities of Per'ú; con.fü ~ting f1,1ch Men Judges thereof, who (as he was informed) were mbderate Perfons, and not interefted or engaged in either party: r L 111 e HA P.