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.

.(3ooK IV. Royal C01µmentaries . de M endop;¡, Alotifo Pere~ de Efquive!, A lonfo de Camargo, Hennan Nunne:c..~de Sagura, Lope de Mendiera , {ohn Ortiz..Áe Carate his Brorher, with other perfons in whom• he repofed a confidence; who being aífembled together, they agreed that the one~ ly way was to kili Franci[co de AlmendrtU, 'rvhich accordingly they put in execu- tion one Sunday morning atlüs own houfe., fiabbing birn in divers pJacés juíl: as' he was going forrh to hear Mafs ~ and being not quite dead, they drew hirn out imo che Market-place, and tbere cut off his Head. Nor was chere.rriuch·fear that: any great tumult would follow hereupon amongíl: the people, becaufe A lmendrM. was generally hared and ill fpoken of in all pares. In bis.place Diego Centeno was named Caprain' General, who alfo gave Commiffions to feveral ocher Caprains boch of Horfe and Foot, ~md wirh greac diligence raifed Men, and provided Arms and other things neceífary for W ar ; and ro hinder all intelligence from coming ro che Enemy, he fet Watches and Guards upon the ways. And moreover he fent Lope de Mendofa to Areque¡ra, to feize, if poffible,.upon Pedro de Fuentes, who re~ rnained.there with Charaéter of Lieutenant Governour to Gonfalo Pifarro: bue chis marter was not carried fo coverrly, bue de h untes received timely. Advices rhereof, by means of the Jndiam who were in the Cbamu ,. upon whith he aban- doned rhe Ciry , and L ope de M endo;a emred thereif! and poífeífed himfelf of the Pepple, Arms, Horfes, with what Money.he coula .find; and fo he rerurned to joyn with DiegoCenteno , who was then at rhe Villa de Plt11 ta , and there·they made up a Body of cwo hundred and fifty Men well armed and appointed in al! refpe&.. And beiog now afiembled rogether, Diego Centeno made them a long Difcourfe of all matcers which had paífed from che beginning of the Troubles umill- that tirne5 he condemned the proceedings of Gonfafo Pff 11rro, purting thern in rnind of the rpany Slaughters he was guilty , and of the Bloud he fpilt of thofe who preten~ ded to doe. fervice to the Kiog.: and now by menaces and force of Arms he had caufed himfelf to be fiyled Governour of that Empire, and that he had poífef- fed bimfelf not onely of his Majefiy's revenue , but of the Eíl:ates of particular Men, from whom he haa taken away their Jndian plamations, ancl appropriared them ro himfelf; and rhat he had encourage.d men fo [peak chings in derogation of his Majeíly's Authoritf; to which he added many other things, which he ob- jeél:ed againíl: Pifarro : and .in the conclufion he put them in mind of the dury which good Subjeéts ought to bear towards their Prince , and rhe danger of deny-· iog rheir allegiance: rhe whi~h reafons DiegoCenteno .urged fo home that the peo- ple unanimouíly agreed thereunto , and frankly offered to follow bis Commands in what emerprize foever he fhould employ them. And to keep this matter rhe more fecre.t, care was taken to intercept ali corre- fpondences and imelligence which might país by the way to Couo , umill fuch time as he had made his foil recruit of Men ', Horfe, Powder , and óther ammu- nition for War ; and yet norwithfianding ali this care and camion, it was impof- fible to hinder or obfiruél: the imelligence which by means of the l ndian Mefien- gers was difpatched ro Coz:.co ; and a hundred Leagues farther ro the Norrhward to)\ 1 ard Los Reyes ; rhough Alonfo de Toro who was an Officer belonging to Gonf_alo Pi fam did all that he was able to intercept Advices·; and to that end had fenc a hundred Men to poífefs the pafs and obíl:ruét ali intelligence, and the paífage ' OÍ rhe Vice-kiog towards Coz,co. And here it was that A lonfu de To-l'o received the foil news of the Infurreétion of Diego Centeno and the death of Francifco de Almen- dr.u ; rogether with rhe number of Meo, and Horfe, and Ammunition ; and all other matters which umill that time had paífed ; which the Jndians in a particu- lar manner related to him. So foon as Alonfo de Toro received thefe informations Ji~ immediate!y repaired to Co-<-co, where havihg levied Men , he perfoaded the Citizens and Governours of rhe City to engage themfelves in the Caufe of Pi pir- ro againfr Diego Centeno; telling them, that with the help and afliíl:ence of rhofé Sopldiers, Horfe and Arms, which were then in the Ciry, he imended to go forth and fight him : And rnoreover to juíl:ifie the righteoufne[s of his Caufe, he told them that this DieJ!.o Centeno was a mere lmpoíl:or, who had no righr, nor title, nor aurhority on bis lide; and that being moved onely by his own imereíl: and pri- vare advantage with colour and pretence of bis Majeíl:y's fervice, had inveigled many people to follow his <=;olours; whenas in realicy Gonfalo P:'ftirro was che onely true and lawfull Governour of thofe Kingdoms ; imending co keep rhem in quiernefs, and peace, and fafety, umill füch time onely as rhat his Majeíl:y fhould declare his fenfe and pleafarefo thefe rnatters : and therefore that che Infurreétion rnade