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 v·. Róya} Cqmmentariet Lope~ de Cunigfl ; . ch& five Cap~ains . w~ch thei~ Enftgns ~;¡;{ledo~ the -lefc-Wi~g and in che Ván of ali ab_out cwenty pa,c;:qs,pifiant fron:;i ~)¡ie r~ft ,of th~ Squadron. . Thefe were irnmedi¡tely followed by elevén Files of the choiceíl: meo in ch~ Squa?ron, ~ nacure 0f a Forlome Hop~ :._ ,Afcer tbe~¡ ql.fle tfle.. Enflgn-b~ar~rs pu:ry1pg their Colours, and rhen folh~w~d. .. che Lan~qs.: and Pikemen mcerlined · with cbe Mufqueciers. · · .· _ , . /, ," . . , ~ . ·.¡ · The r·ight Wing of che Infamry , wa~ .fl!RP9rted witl:i ~hree Troops of Horfe~ whofe Captains narnes - were Pedro de los. ;R~~.fra ;Nacive pf, Cor4oua, and of as noDJe: • defcenc ?S .any in ch.ar Cicy, a!fo A!ltonio ~ Vl~oa .bQW ~e €arc~res , aGentleman o€ a very a~1ent Fa irnly , .and w1ch.chem.was¡joined P_iego A' ivar.rz, born ac-Almendral, who carned the. Royal .Standard. Deeg<i ,f.~nt.eno bemgrche.n fick was not,arnoogíl: che Troops, nor prefent in che Batteli. ,bu.e _w,a~ carri~d up and clown ·in a Chair giving orders a·od direé1;ions. This Squac{von, confifüng. 9f,a hrindred and_fixcy ·tt.orfe,. was co1,I1manded to tharge che kfc Wing of che Enemy·: like 'i:'¡ife' Centeno flanked"che lefc Wing_of his Fooc wich ninecy fe:ven1Horfe which belonged.to .Arequepá• . and to.che <Ziw :of Plate, whofe .Capcains. were Alonfa d, l14epd0Ja ancl {.ero¡¡imo de Vi/lega&, and all commanded by the Major,Gei:ieral Lfl) s de Ribera; and . th~ S.erje·ant·tvlajor of·th'is Arrny was Luyfl(Jarc!a de Sat;t .Mam~;. , . . · . . . Qn ,the other fide cheJ:,ieutenanc-Gepetal Francifc.o,.de,C,arvajai (ormecl; hi~ Squa~ dron ~ich che flowe~ a nd cho ice(t men_of che M ilitia of Perte ; andA was.picy chat fucli .fi~uc,an.~ exc~ lle.nc Souldie.r~ dicl not take the righc fide, ancj employ themfe.lves in fervice of che K¡og cheir Lord and Mafier : chis was thNaufe whlch moved Hiíl:orians to write with (uch defamation of aman fo experienced in W ar thac he lmew to a poinc how mány Lances were requifite to give checkmate to a Party, and had as much advancage over ochers in War as an expm Mafier at che. Garrie of CheíS hach overa young beginner or leamer. Accordingly wich greac art he drew up in Battalia bis little Army of fo~· hundred men upon tJie Plains, of which eighcy five were Horfe, fixty Pikes ánd Lances and abouc two hundred and fifty Fire·locks: howfoever many Authours make Pifarro to.have been of a greacer for<;e, and Cent~no of a far lefs ; perhaps to abate the glóry of Francifco Car- vajal in cafe he conquered Centeno; ,but chefe Wricers underfiood noc the Seer.et nor fouhd out the ·true caufe of the Viétory on one fide, and the defeac of ch~ oth~r, whjéh we íhall fpéed.ily relate. 795 Carvajal drew up in admirable Order his finall .Squadrón in an open Plain, vvhere were no Buíhes, nor any ching elfe co hinder the íhot of his Hatquebufiers :· che Captaihs of which were Diego Guillen and 'Jbhn de la Torre ; and Carvajal hirnfelf commanded his qwn Co°'1any compofed of fiout Souldiers, and excellent Marks- JneO-. And .chough [ohiz de Acoft"' commanded ac thac time aTroop of Horfe, yec. he changed thac ·day with Capc~in Guevara for his foor Comp<1,ny,, becaufe G uevarr,i was lame and could not fight ocherwife than on E1orfe-b!ck: chefe four were,CaR- .., · tains of Fooc, and Hernandof5achicito <:ornmanded íixty Lances and Pikes; and boch Wings wére interlined wich Harquebufiers ón one fide and the ocher. Arnongíl: che Capcaios ofHorfe GonyaloPifarfo was bravely rnounred and armed. wich a good Coac ofMail, and over ita Coat.of green Velvec, which 1 have feen . hirn wear, and over all he had a loofe Garmenc of crirnfon Velvet ílaíhed; on each hand ofhim wére Licef!ciado C~peda, who wasCaptain of Horfe, and Bachiller / Guevara. Francifco de Cai:vt1jai was Commander in Chief of this whole _Squadron ofHoife," and poíl:ed hlmfelf on .che right Wing of che Fooc, noc exaét.Jy joyning to them,'. . buc advanced abouc fifty paces before, chac the Mufqueciers rnight have che more • room to play their fhot; for in them he repofed his greaceíl: aífurance ofViétory. Carvajal was armed like a Commander of Horfe, with Coat ofMail, anq Gant-: lec, anda Hea<l-piece, which they calla Burgonnon, wich a clofe &ver~ . fumiíhed with fuch crofs J3ars as chey puc upon the Hilts of taeir Swords; over c{lefe Arrns. he woi:e aCoat ofgreen Cloch, of afad and deep colour, and he was mounced on. __ a comrnon Pad, like·a poor Souldier, not to be known. And in this maoner were his Troops ranged,• whilíl: he, to put them into good order, rode tq che Ftpnt and · Rere, and was prefent in all pares and places to givé his direétions and word 061~ • ~ommand. - . . Thus were qoth Armies drawn up, and .at a difiance of about fix hundted pa- ces faced each ocher. ·Thofe of Centeno's fide remained fo ,confident of Viétory, thac when chey went out.of the Camp, they Qrdered their Indian Servancs to pro- l i i i i 2 vide