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 VII. R 0)1al Commentaries. people of the CharcM following the example rhereof, had killed the Maríhal de A/varado. Bm fo foon as rhe Ciries of Huamanca and Arequepa were righrly infor- med, rhar this Infurreétion ar Coz..co was nor raifed by rhe Corporation, or by and -with rhe confenr and counfel of rhe whole Cicy, bac by the .contrivance of a fingle perfon, who being confcious of his paíl: Crimes, had raifed chis mminy ro fecur~ hirnfelf from che punifhment; and how few, and of what mean condition the Confpirarours were ; they altered cheir refolmions and opinions, and wirh joynt confenc prepared themfelves to ferve bis Ma)efiy as others hac,i done in Co~co, namely Garf ilaf{o de fa Vega, Antonio de fl!:!inn o11e1, Diego de !01 Rios , Geronimo Cofti/la and Garci Sanche~ de Figueroa, my Farher's elder Brother, who, chough he had no Efiate give n him , was yec an old Souldier, and one who well deferved of rhe Coun- trey : thefe fi.ve Gentlemen e[capecl out of Co~co on rhe fanie night of the Rebel- lion, the others which we <hall narne, fled, chree, four, or fi ve nights -afterwards, • as oppormnicy prefented : fo Bafeo de Guevara a Citizen, and the cwo Efchalanw, his Kiofmen, eÍ<:aped the fecond oighc. Alonfo de Hmojofa. , and {ohn de Pancorvo, fled the fourch night; and A!onfo de Mefa the fitth nighr, having fiayed to conceal and [ecure bis Silver, which che Rebels afterwards difcovered and converced to their own ufe, as we <hall relate hereafter. My Mal1er Garf ilaj[o and his Com- panions, proceeding on cheir journey, met with Pero Lope~ de Cafa!la about nine leagnes diíl:anr from che City, where he lived upon his own El1ate, of whom we bave made mention in the Ninth Book of the Firíl Part of chis Hiíl:ory Chap. : 6. and wi th hirn was his Brother Sebaftian de Cafti //4 ; · who being inforrned how mac- ters had paíled at Cow, they refolved to ·accompany thefe orher Gemlemen for che fervice of his Majeíl:y :· The Wife of Pero de Lope~, called .Do1111a Frvmcifca de Cunniga, was of noble defcent, very handfome, vertuous and diftreer, was unwil- ling to be left behind, but deGrous to accompany her Husband in chat journey : And chough íhe was a tender Wornan, and of a weak confütution of Body, yet !he adventured t9 ride alone with a Side-faddle _on a Mule; and paífed all the bad ways, endure9 all rhe fatigues, and held out as well as any ·one in che com- pany. And every night, when -they came to cheir Lodging, <he took careto pro- vide Supper and Break-faíl: next morning, with help, of the Indians, and diret.ted che Indian 'Nomen in what manner to drefs the Viétuals: al! which I have heard thofe who kept her company, difcourfe concerning this famous Lady. · Thefe Genclemen proceeding on their journey, and beíng come to Curapampa about cwenty leagues from che City, they met Hernan Br11vo de Laguna, and Ga- fparo de Sote/o Citizens thereof, w ho had forne Lands and Indians in vaífalage in chofe pares; to whorn having given a report of what had paíled ac Coz..co, they refolved to accompaoy wich chem, as did many ocher Plamers and Souldiers, whom chey met on che way, untill che y carn e to Huamanca ; the lnhabitants of -which City, did worrder much to fee fo rna.oy principal perfons and men of quali- ty rhere; whofe prefence confirmed chem in their firíl refolution to ferve his Ma- jeíl:y in union withiperfonages of fo much honour as thefe; fo as many as could go at chac time wem, and were followed by ochers, as cheir conveniences ferved. Bue to Iook a little backwards, we forgot to fay, that when my Maíl:er Gar 1 i- laffo and his Companions paífed rhe Bridge at Apurimac, they conGdered that many people out ·of Cot.eo and other pares, were likely to follow them in fervice of his Majeíl:y, and therefore it "'ould not be fa to hinder their paífage by burning che Bridge, for that were to deliver them into the hands of the Rebels: wherefore they agreed ro order cwo rnen to rernain for quards at che Bridge, and ro füffer all,perfons to paG; who fhould come thither wichin che [pace of five or Gx days, aod',then.·co fet fire to it ; whereby they fhould travel more fecurely and free of fur fi-.om purfui ts of the enemy: which was accordingly perforrned, fo that thofe '5W·hD carne.:within che fpace of chofe days found a paífage contrary to expeétacion, wr -they- feared much that they fhould find the Bridge burnt by che firíl: who paífed._ 4 • Ocher Cirizens of Co~co went to Los Reyes by other Roáds; for it hap- .pmed that many of thern ac chat fea fon of the year were at their Houfes and Plan- bltions with their !ndíans, namely, {ohn {ulio de Hrljeda, Pedro Je Orue, Martin de 4rbieftJ, Rodrigo de Efquivel; ali which paffing by che Pfantarion of Don Pedro d~ • Cabrerli _rook bim with che'm, and trave\led al! together to lqs Reyes. l 't ~ ~ I· , •>¡ C HAP.