292 / 1060
Royal
Commentaries.
BooK
VII.
Mantle, fo was all
Peru
in
cornparifon of that Countrey; but to let paiS
his
Cof–
mogr~phy,
there
is
no doubt but that
this
Province was both wide and long.
Afterwards thefe
IndJan1
having every
Ev~ni!lg
converfe and fociecy with
chofe
of
Pe,,.u,
had underfiood from them, that this
Diego Aleman
had been the Leader
and Chief of thofe few, who attempted this bold
an~
raili Defign; on reputation
of which, they fo highly efieemed and honoured him, that diey chafe him the
Captain of
their
Army
in
thatWar which they made againfl: their Neighbours
on
the other fide of the River of
Amarumayu;
judging themfelves extremely honou–
red, and fecure under the conduet: of fo renowned a General of the Spanifh Na–
tion. But
Francifco Mormo,
his Companion
in
thefe Travails,
being
overwearied
in his
J
ournies and Labours,
fo
foon as he arrived in his own Countrey, dyed,
having put himfelf into a Fever in his Travails over the Mountains and Ma–
ri!hes , which
~ere
not to be pa!fed on Horfe-back, but on Foot one1y :
This
Moreno
recounted many things at large relating to this Difcovety, which moved
and perfuaded many to undertake this Defign; the chief whereof was
Gome~
de
Tordoya,
a young and brisk Gentleman, to wliom the Count
Nicua,
Vice-king of
Peru
communicated all the particulars of
Morcmls
Jourml at large: But
in
regard
great number of people came in to offer their fervice, and lift themfelves
in
this
Expedition; the
ice-king fearing a Muciny, or fome Cornbuilioh, gave out dlat
the Defign was laid afide, and that they would disband the Souldiers which they
had
already raifed.
CH AP.
Xvi.
Of other
71-nhappy
Succeffes
which
hefeU. the
Spaniards
in
that Province.
W
.0
Years
after,
Caftro,
a
Doetor of the Civil
Law,
Governour of
Pern,
gave a like Commiffion to another Gentleman , an Inhabitant of
Crp:,co,
called
Gafpar de
otelo,
who fitted and prepared himfelf wirh
a
brave and
front
company of Souldier , ' ho freely and voluntarily offered themfelves
to
accompa-
y him
in
this Expedition: But that which gave moft hope and advantage
to
this Defign \vas
'1
fecret Correfpondence between
him
and die
Inca
7
upac
Am1tr11,
'' ho was retired into
Vr
llcapampa;
they both having agreed to join their Forces
to–
gether for this Conqueft, and chat
Tupac
was to
furnifh
him with flat borromed
Boars to
paf
the River of
Villcapampa,
\
hich
lies
to the Northeafr of
Co~co.
But
a
in
the like occafions
tia.r!."e
never want malitious SP,.rits, who, envious
of the
Enterprifi s of generous Men, do always endeavour to doe
ill
Offices;
fo
in rhis
alfo there appeared thofe, who derogating from the worth and
ability
of
Gafpar
de Sotelo,
erfoaded the Governour to take
a'
ay his Commiffion
~
and confer
it
upon
{11an
Alvare~
A4a!donado;
which being done, he raifed two hundred and fifty
or, and one hundred Horfe, and embarked them on great flat bottomed Boats,
built on the River
Amarumay11,
' vhich lies
Eafi:
from
Couo.
Gome~
de Tord'!)a
ob-
ervinb that thi Conqueft which he defigned t
o himfelf, was by Commiffion
gi–
ven
t
G
afPar
de Sotelo,
and afterwards to
'luan
Alva.re~
Maldonado,
in preparing
for \vhich,
h
had engaged his Friends, and fp
ent hisown Eftate, he
fo
highly
refi need, that he would not be diverted, but publifhed abroad, that he alfo
in-
. tended t proceed on that Defign ; for though they had revoked his Aurhoricy,
1
t he
fiill
kept his Commiffion, by virtue of which he went on
in
railing
his
Souldiers; and though few appeared, and that his numbers did nor amount
to
abm e
fi
ty
Men
in all,
becaufe the Governour had declared
his
fenfe and ple:ifure
again
ft
it ;
yet
in
defpight of all oppofition refolving
to
proceed, he enrred by
the
rovin
e
of
Camata,
which is
Southeafr
of
Co«o,
and
ha
ing
pa1fed infuperable
Moun·