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.

Royal Commentaries. BooK IV. prívate corteípondence with Pifa~ro, he caufed them to b~ run through with a Lance: though ir is faid for certam, that they were not gu1lty, at leaíl: Pifarro ne- ver received Leuers from rhern : and about che fame time alfo, and upon che like fu[picion he cauíed Rodrigo de Ocampo to be fiabbed with a Dagger; though he was innocent of rhat Treafon of which he was fufpeéted ; and in reality deíerved liighly from hi~, having adhered faithf~lly ~o him in ali his Troubles: And be- íng come to fJ.!!_itu, he gave Orders to Licenciado Alvare;,:, to hang up Gome;,:, Efta- úo and Alvaro de Carvajal, who were Cicizens of Guayaquil, precending thar they had a Con[piracy to take away his life, &c. Thus far Gomara. This great effufion of Bloud and Slaughter gave much cauíe of offence to the people of Peru, who every where fpoke againíl: che Vice-king and his Cau[e; faying, that he was not a man to be dealt wich, who chus upon ever-y light occa- fion, or the leall: fuípicion could put meo to death ; and therefore rnany fell off from his párty, and denyed him the affifience they otherwi[e defigned him, for fear of incurríng the like fate with others. But now, leaving the Vice-king in fl..!!itu, and Gonf alo Pifarro in purfoit ofhim, we fhall relate the fucceffes of chofe Affairs which paffed in che Kingdom of f2.!!:i- tu, with what happened in the Province of the Charcas, which are Councreys above feven hundred 'Leagues diílam each from che orher, and are che urmoíl: confines of Peru : which is wonderfull to confider thar thefe quarrels fhould extend fo far, as to inAuence Affairs at fo far a difiance. CH A P. XXVII. The de.ath of Francifco de Alm ndras. The lnfurre[/ion · of Diego Centeno. The Oppofition which Alonfo de Toro made againfi it: and the defeat he gave ?im. W E have alre:idy rnentioned, how cha,t many of che Inhabitants of the Ciry of Plate, whom the Vice-kiog bad fummoned to come in to bis affifience, were aétually on their way to bim, bue hearing of bis lrnprifonmenr, they remr- ned to tbeir own bornes. We have alfo faid, That Gonf alo Pifarro had fem Fr11n- cifco de A lmendw wirh Commiffion to be his Depury; knowing him ro be a perfon truely zealous and afieétionare to his Cau[e ; and indeed he fhewed him- fr:lf really fo to be ; for baving informacion, that a principal Gentleman of rhac place called Don Gome:z:, de Luna, fhould fay in his hou[e , that it was impoffible, •bue thar one day tbe Emperour would reign in Peru, he pre[emly rook him, and clapr hirn up in the common prifon, wirh a ílrong Guard upan him: bue the Cor- poration of che City made [everalAddreffes in bis belulf which were rejeéted by Francifco de A!mendr.u; with fome kind of ill language, which a cerrain perfoo ta- king notice of, boldly replyed, char if he would not releafe hirn, rhey would: ac which Almendras though highly offended, coocealed his diípleafure for awhile; and at midnight, went in períon to che prifon, and there füangled Don Gome~, and draw- ing his body to the Marker-place, cut offhis Head, and chere Jefe the Corpfe: The lnhabitanrs were fo greacly offended hereat, as C11r11te in che nh Cbap. of bis 2oth Book relates, chat che feníe rhereofwas general, and eíteemed to be a common con- cernmem; and particularly one called Diego Centeno ; who was a Narive of the Ci- ty. Rodrig~ rook it much ro hearc, having ha~ aparticular friendfhip for Gome~. And .though rh1s Centeno followed che pany of P~ farro wben be made h1s firfi Infurrec- tion, and ~ollowe~ him frorn Co~c~ to Los Re;·es, having greac.imereíl: i,n che Army, and a.Plempotenuary for che Provmce of the CharcM: yet afrerwards, difcovering che ~vil defigns and intemions of Pifarro, he obrained leave from him to rerurn to his own eíl:ate, and his Command over Jndians, where he quietly refided un- till fuch rime as this unhappy death of Gome>:. fell our, whicl1 firfi móved him ro ufe che befi meaos he was able Go free che Lives and Eílares of chac people from the oppreffion and tyranny of Francifco de AlmendrM: in order whereumo he com- municated hjs defign to che principal Inhabiranrs of char Coumrey, namely, Lope de