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. R~yal Commentaries. flouqdred and cumbled on all four; wich· the fórce 0f which ~he head of the ~nce broke.off in-his Arms; but how~eever the Horfü Püunfing up, carried off h1s Maíl:er w1th more d'clllger tb~n what 1~ here expireffea. _, But Michael de Vergara was more unforcunate, for he m che b~a.t of his Fury"fanfying thac che Traycor Pifarro was bis prifo~, purfued him within three ot four fries of ch~ Enerny , Where they knocked h1rn down, and cut both him and hishorfe inco pi€ces; Nor did Francifco de V/loa fuq:~ed 'better; for as he •was turning his horfe co efcape, a Mufquetier clapc che noíe of'h~s G\ in.oq the r@ins of his Baék, w6ich paífed clear through him ; arid .another 5oill<l;.er ac che fatl1e time, euc his horfe over che buckfons of his hin~er leggs, and chough he was hamíl:ringed chereby, yet he was a horfe of chat fpirit, that' he carried his Maíl:er off above fifty paces, and then •eorh of them fel'l d~ad cogecher ; all which l have learned and heard fo very parcicularly that tfue colours of their Horfes were de[cribed : This wás che iífl!le ·of thi Fighc between che Horfe .of Pip:irro and Cente,no, which was fo bloudy thac a húncfred and feven 'horfes lay dead wichin che field wbere the Baccel was fm1ght , whid1 coocaffied not above cwo Acres of ground b~.fides chofe which fell ac forne fanJ1er difiaf)ce off, an~ yec a'11 !;he number of· hor.[e on one fide and che kDcher didl •lil0C amount to <tbove a hundred and eighcy t:wo. 'The macter was very fiUraoge, and indeed no rpan;believed' che teport, untill my Father Garfilaffo ·tie la Vega €l id aift;1r.e tihem updh his word, cbat he had countea them one by one , and ,that Ol!lt @f cu,riofüy, ·he .had eaken che accounc, by reafon chat the Batee! was fo 6'Ceeili0g 0fom_dy -that rte man would hereafcer bdieve, cbac ouc of fo fmall a -mimber ,fo-maay íh0uld ,be 1 kil!ed. , . · · " Wben J!Ji6go 'C:cnteno's Horfemen faw ~hat Pifarro was retreaced foto the Body 1oflhis 'lnfabt~y, ·r:hey éhei;i charg_ed'chofe ~w Horfe of che Enemy which remained •w.irlh fodvfuceefs , ·that •they 1 killed ·díem almoíl: ali ro che faíl: man , fo chat che Viél:ory was cl~ar as ~o ch~m: One of chofe who were kills:d was Captain Pedro t:1e Fu.entes j who had b<!en Gov;er-nour .w 'Pi9ar~o _in /Jrcqurpa; he was krtocke.d .d©wn widh ~ne, o'f ·thofe..Clúbbs-which ·the Indians ufe in.the War; by rhe firong Ar.m of a. bJ0¡:fem'!.n, ·wih\:> rifing hig~· ifr~m · his Saddle , 1 gavf! him' ·fuch a blow -wich ibocb·han9s ·©n ·his=>P:lelmec~:a~ 1.Peac~ ~t;1µ~0 pieces, and'.Qaíhed out his Brains,(o i!hat FJOOr Peilro1 fell ·aown .de~d -upon the, Vf2fy place. Captail} Licenciado Cepeda was -gtievouily wour;iélea wíéh a Gut ·over •his .face ·ánd bridge 1 of his Nofe, and was raken prifoner, I remember 'rhac I faw him ac Co:{,oo, afrnr'he ..yas cured , wich a . patch of blaéli: Ta-ffauy of a finger's breaclth ov~r rhe Scar. At this time Hernan~ ·do Bí!chicao, ~·h0 com1rnmded ·che .Lances under Pi farro, hearing the Enemy [qund i:he Levec· ,o'f V'iél:ory , r~n pver to .Centeno's fide, aµd called W.icneífes chat he was come over to ·the 1 IGng's fervice , and . claim~d ~he pr-ivileg€ of che ~Procbtma­ tion of general Pardon. But che oeher Squadron of Horfe belonging ro Centeno, whi h fhnked on che righr Wing of the Infancry, and commanded by Pedro de Los Rios, a l ' Antonio deV/loa, charged che Jefe Wing of Pi f arro's Foor, as was or- <iered at rhe beginning of the Bmel ; bue chey were fo warmly received with fuch a volly from rhe Enemy, rhat Caprain Pedro de Rio; was killed, and many ochers, before rhey co id come to clo[e with them ; whereupqn chey wheeled off, and would ot ad enture to engage farther with that ·Squadron, which was coo hoc for them, being well fortified ~:vith Pikes and Fire·arms : Howfoever paffiog along ~he left Wiog and the rere-g1,.1ard of Pifarro's Forces, they were rnuch gaulled wich Shot from chem; for chat Squadron was well guarcled with YllapM, which in che 1ndian tangue •fignifies thunder aod lightning; and indeed it proved fo to rhac no-: ble and flouriíhing ·Army of Diego Centeno, which confiíl:ed for the moíl: part of <ientlemen, mounred on che beíl: Horíes which at that time were to be found in allPeru, and which were for the moíl: pare cha~ day d~íl:royed in that bloudy and unfonwme Battel. Pifarro had a defire co have charged che Eqemies horfe iri '{)erfon, and fought it out with them to .rheJaíl:, bue Caroajal advifed him not to .dee ic, but to keep bis ground, and leave che management uoto 'him; and do not -~oubt ( faid he ) but very f peedily you Q-iall fee your Enemies rouced, taken and killed. Centeno's Horfe baving rallied inco one bcidy, afcer they had paífed che cwo W~ngs of Pifarro's Squadron, 'were y~c more wanl)ly receiv~d by che Rere._guard whic h Ca rvajal commanded to fire briskly .upon them ; which they. performed with fu.ch fuccefs chat chey killed rnany of iliem, and put tbem inco d1forder, and -forced chem to q~it che Field; che which acl:ion was performed in fo íhorr ~ time thac fcarce had Cenreno's Trumpets finiíhed ' thcir I.evet which founded V1étory, · befare 799