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 Commenta,ries. BooK IV. XXXI. Pedro de Hinojofa ta/zes Vela N unnez in hú voyage. The great Preparations wbich were made /n Panama. And how thofe Troubles were appeafed. T HE Governour of Pa;ama, called Pedro de Cafao1, bom at Sevi!le; wem in haíle to Nombre de Dios, where he raifed ali the Men he was able; with what Arms he could find both offenfive and defenfive, which he carried with him to Panama ro oppofe Pedro de Hinojofa : the like diligence was ufed by the two Cap- tains of Pi1am, between whom and Pedro de Cafaos, though chere had fqrmerly rifen fome Difputes and Conreíl:s about place or preference , yer ali agreed to chufe Cafaos for Commander in chief. Pedro de Hinojofa having difpatched Rodri- go de Carvajal, proceeded on bis Voyage ro Panama, enquiring along the Coafi: concerning che Vice-king: and in the River and Porr of Sr. rohn he put fome Men aíhoar, to receive what lntelligence :md Nevrs was there fürring, who took ten Spaniards, and brought them on board ; by one of whom they were given to un- deríl:and, that che Vice-king by reaíon of tbe long íl:ay of two of his Captains, John de G11~man an~ {ohn de Yllane~ in Panama,, had ,íem alfo his Brotber Veía N1111- ne~ thither ro haften the Recruits, and ro increafe the nmnbers, he fent great fums of Money out of che King's Treafury, and delivered to him alfo the bafiard Son·of Cionprlo Pi1arro; and that Vela Nunne~ bad fent a Souldier befare to dif- cover what danger time wa on rhe Coafi, whilíl he remained a day's joumey be- hind, upon which Imelligence, Hinojofa fent two Ca[>tains wich different Parties by feveral ways; boch which had good fuccefs; the fíríl: had the fortune to take Vela Nunnez.,; aod che other Rodrigo .Mhda, who was born in che City of C.i.ftin, and with whom was Gon1alo Pi1arro's Son; and both of tbem got greac boory_ and riches; ali which carne üy accepcable to Hinojofa, who was much pleafed wirh the taking of Vela Nurmn, who might oppofe apd prevent his defign in Panama : and with the reícue of the Son of Gonp:¡ fo Pi farro , \ hofe freedom would be ioy full to his Fa th r. And encouraged w1th this happy fuccefs they fai- led toward P:mama, and being near che Place, Rodrigo de Carvajal came forth to mi:et them, and gave them Intelligence of ali Matters at Panama, and how tbe Cicy was prepared to oppo[e rhem. Hinojofa was racher pleafed than difcow-aged wich chis News; and putcing himíelf inco a poaure of War , failed forward un- cill on a day in the monch of Ortober, which was in the year 1 545" he carne wirhin figbt of che Ciry of Pdnama with a Fleet of eleven fail of Ships and a hundred and fifry Menaboard : ·upon chisappearance the Cicy was in great coníl:er- nation; all Souldiers repaired tO their Colours, and Pedro de Cafaos who was chief Offi cer, had above five hundred Men Qnder his command; bu~ rhe moíl: of them were Merchanrs, :md the Officers fuch unexperienced Men in·che War, chat few of rhem knew how to ffre a Muíquec, and all of chern unwilling to engage in 6ght, eípecially agajnfi: Men comiog frorn Pern, with whom having formerly been acco- fiorned to deal in Traffick and Merchandize, it feemed íl:range to comend with them ac any mher Weapon. And rnoreover rhey confidered, chac a greac pare of their Eíl:aces, ~nd effeét were in Peru, wh ich would all be confifcated by Gon;al11 Pi:;arro, in ca re they 01ould appear in Arms, againíl: bis Forces. Howfoever they formed and joined in feveral Bodies commanded by their refpeétive Officers, che chief 0f which were firíl Ped,.o ~e Cafaos, General; then AriM de Az.,ebedo, who orne afi:erwards over, and !~ved at Cordo1111, where at chis fime fome of his Grand- children inhabit: Other Capcaiins and Officers were tohn Fernande~ de Rehoíeda Andrm: d~ A:rayu1, wirh the Vice King's two Caprains', {olm de Gu.z,man and [oh;, de Y/tan~ , wieh (ever<Ü other Noble Perfons ~hen prefe111t, who refolved to cle- fend che Cicy for che ferv ice of his M1jefty; :ind crhers beiog affüglll ced with che lace Omr~es and lnfül:cs bf B,achicao were ~lilclined to preferve tlnemfelves from the like Tyrani:ües, wh id1 th.ey feared from Hinojoftl: bur he, confidering what fort of people be liad to deal with, la nded cwo hul'ldred Men, a,11 old aJ11d vece- rane