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B~oK
V.
Royal
Commentaries.
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CH A -P.
XXVII.
Of the
Colonies
font
to inhabit the Lands
o/Hanco-hua:llu;
and the Defcription of the Valley of
Yucay. .
T
HE
Inca
1/iracocha
was
much furprifed with the News,
that
Hanco-huallu
was
fled; and had abandoned his Countrey; which he would have prevented·
had he been pre-advifed of his Intention; but fince now there was no remedy,
and
that
no caufe
was
given
to
move or force his departure, the
Inca
was
the lefs
concerned, though tbe people were generally rejoyced
at
his FJight, to whom
the Humour and· haughty Difpofitiqn of
a
Prince,
like
him,
was
never pleafant.
The News of the flight of
Eanco,.huallu,
with all the particulars of
it;
~ing
made
known and confirmed; the
Inca
commanded his Brother
Pahuac
M~ta,
whom he
had
left Gove 11our at
Couo,
with two others of his Council, .to pafs with
a
con–
fiderable. number of Souldiers, into the Countrey of the
ChancM,
there to fee and
inform themfelves of the true ftate of that remaining people, whom they were
to
trear
and cardS with all gentlenefs,
gi
ng them comfort and a!furance
of
Protec–
tion ; for chat d10ugh their Prince was fled, yet they fhould not want the care of
the
Inca,
w~o
was
both more able to defend them,
as
al(o more mild and loving
. than
their fierce
Hanco-huallu.
Thefe
JncM
havfpg vifited
all
the Provinces belonging to the
ChancM,
and dif–
pofed them to a quiet and fatisfied condition, they went tcr
th~
two
fameus
For· ·
treifes of
Hanco-h1111llu,
built by his Ancefiours called
Cha/Leu
marcll,
and
Sura mar–
ca; M.area
in-that-Language fignifying a·Cafi:le or Fora-eJs.
In
thefe ?laces
Hanco–
hua!LH
paffed fome days before his departure, which (as the
Indians
report) he
was
more troubled to leave, than all the other pof!effions he enjoyed
in
his Domini–
ons, The di!l:urbance which the flight of
Han6o-hua!Lu
had caufed, and the con!l:er–
nation
in
the minds
of
the People, being
in
fotne manner quieted and appeared ;
and all other matters of the Empire being
well
ordered and efiablifhed, the
Inca
returned agaip to
Couo
to enjoy die fruits of Peace,
and
employ his time
in
the
adminifuatioh of
J
u!l:ice, and performance of matters beneficial to the wellfare of
his
Subje&; hoping that with time#fears and jealoufies ·which
Hanco-hua/lu
had raifed, would blow over, and vanifh. The firfi thing therefore that fie did
was to publHh certain Laws,
which
in
that co juncture of
Aff~irs
were foafona–
b1e and convenient, aAd which ferved
to
prevent infurreetions of the like nature
for the future. Next he fent a Colony of about ten thoufand Perfons, under the
Command of
IncM,
into the Couotrey of the
ChancM,
to fupply the places of thofe
who were iUin in the Batte! of
Yahuar-pampu,
and of thofe who had 8eferted their
Countrey in company with
Hanco-huallu.
Then he appojmed feveral fumptuous
Hou[es
to
be built
in
all
pl
ces of his Empire, partic.ularly in the valley of
Tucay,
which
is
lower than
Tampu.
For this Valley is the mofl: pleafant and delightfull
place
in
all
Peru;
having
for
that reafon been chofen by all the Kings, fince the
time
of
!kfanco
Capac>
for their Garden, and place of Recreation;
to
which they often
retired, to refreCT1 and divertife themfelves after the toils and labours which are
incident to
Gov.ern~ent.
The fituation of it is about
four
Leagues dillant Nonh–
eaO: from the City, ma moll:
f~
eet ana healthfull Air, where the Climate is
fo
temperate, that
neit~er
cold or heat are in excefs; the Waters are excellent
and
cool, no: are the
~hes
or Gnats troublefome, or any other infeet
ther~
poifonous
or
vexa~1ous.
It
lS
placed
be:twe~n
.two Mountains, that to the Eafr is the foowy
Mounta.10, an ani:e of which extends_t_o the plain, and fupplies
it
with continued
fiream~,
from which they draw feveral Branches, and convey it by Chane1s to wa–
ter
their Grounds.
hough the middle of this Mountain be lofiy, rugged and af:
pe.rous; yet at the foot and skirts of it are verdant Paftures, and
Lands
abounding
w.uhFruits:
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here alfo
are
all forts
of Game>
fach as
Stags, and
Fallow-Deer,
A~~
ilic
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