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 111. Royal Commentariet. CH A P. IX. rhe Incá gains many other great Provinces, and dies in Peace. ·r "H E .Dufeway, being in this manner finiíhed, the Inca, .Ma1m Orpac, paifed over it to the Province called A/lea, and here he encoumred the IndianJ óf that Countrey in a .warlíke poílure, who being encouraged by the advamage of tite pafs, which they-defigned to defend, being fuch as was afperous, craggy, and ltorrid co behold, .and ev:en fud1 as was difficult to Paífengers to travell over, how much more mufi ic be, when guarded and defended by armed Men; and yec fuch was the prudente and goo.d conduét ofthe Inca, and his Military Are and Prowefs; that chough Pe0ple were killed both on ·one fide ·and che other, that füll he gained groUrid and advantage:on che EnemY., which they with great admiration obfer-- ving, diá unanimouíly conclude; that the inca was of che true Offipring of the Sun, and therefore ·was invincible; and on this va~n beliefwich common confent tefolved to fubmit; and accordingly received him as cheir Lord and King, pro- mlling him all Loyalcy and Obedience. . Tne b1c<1 paffing in a triumphant manner throu~h this People, called A/lea, pro- ceeded farther to other greater Provinces, whofe Names are Taurifma, Cotahuaci, PH1nawnpu, ParihHana Cocha, which fignifies che Lake of * Pinguins; for in the pare 8 ><: dA _forhof ~fcha~ Countrey which remains unpeopled, there is a great Lake, which che Jndian1 ~nr~~J: aí. m cheir Language call Cocha, or che Sea, as they do all great VVaters; and hrihu- 4n.ia is that fort ofBird, which abounding in that Province, gives che denominatioo to ic, and is a Countrey rich, fertile and pleafanc, and wnere great quanticies of Gold arife, the Sp.tniard1, by rnntraétion, call ic Parina cocha. Pumatampú figni- fies a;Den ofLións, ·Pum" is a Lion, and Tampu a Den, becaufe it is a Councrey where dtany Lions are found~ . . From Parihuin<1 Cocha che Inca marched forward, and croífed che .defolate Countrey of Coropuna, where is to be feen a moíl: lofty and beautifull Pyramid of Snow, which die Jndians rnofr próperly call Huaca, which arnongíl: many ocher a_pt fignifications hath chis of wonderfull; and indeed it feemed fo greac to che flmplicicy of.the ancient Jndians, that they adored and worfhipped it for its Beauty and Eminence. Thence the Inca proceeded to the Province called Arnni, which runs along as far ás to che Vale of Arequepa, which, :is BlM Ya/era affirms, fignifies a founding Trumper. · All chefe Provinces and Nations Mayta Capac added to his Empfre, with .much eafe to himfelf, and gemlenefs towards chofe he fubdued; for chey having generally heard ofche difficulties che Inca had overcome, and 1 che paífages he forced through inacceffible places, could not imagine, that fuch Aétions as chefe were pof- fible to be performed by any ocher than one ofDivine Extraétion, and defcended from the Sun, by which opinion chey chearfully fubmicced, and became proúd of their fubjeétion: In every of w hich Provinces he cominued fo long as was requi- fice, for che ferclement of .Aífairs, .and peace ~( the Government 5 and finding chat che Vale of Arequepa, was defolace, and without inhabitants, nocwirhíl:anding thac it was a moíl: fruitfull ficuacion, and an Air pure , and ferene , he therefore refQlved to caufe the Inhabiranrs of ocher parts lefs agreeable, which he had con-: quered to tranfplant themfelves to chis more commodious and happy foil ~ and fuch effeél: had his perfuafions on the people, allured by the pleafures ofchar Cli- mate, and the commodioufneíS of che Habication , that not onely fome Colonies of the conquered Countries ,.but alfo feveral of che natural Subjeél:s of the Inca tranfplanted themfelves to che number ofabout three thoufand Families imo that pleafanr Valley, which became che Original of four or five difünét Nacions, one of which is caUed Chimpa, and another SucahHaya: And having fupplied all placei with G'overnours, and neceífary Officers, che lnca recurned co Co'l:.co, having 'in . tbis fecond expeditiop fpent three years time; during which, and the forrner in· K l. · · vafion,