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Royal

Commentaries.

BooKVIII.

fituation being mountainous and craggy, and the people of

above forty thou–

fand in number.

Thefe

ChachapuyM

bound

Sling about their head

for

the

dre~

and ornament

it,

being thereby dillinguifhed from other Nations ; the manner and falhion

of their Sling was different from othe

Indians,

being the chief

Arms

·hich

they

ufed in the War, ·as they were of the Ancient

Mayorkjns.

But before they came

the Province of

Chachapuya,

they were to pafs through

another, called

HHacrachucu,

which is. very large and great, but the fituation

mountainous, and th@ people fierce. They wear for

devife and d1fiinction on

their heads, or rather did wear

it (

for now

all

thofe fancies are confounded )

black Binder of

ol, ftitched with white Bies; and infiead of a Feather upon

it,

they carried the point of a Horn of a Deer, or

Stag~

whence they had the

Name of

Huacrachucu,

hicb is the horned Cap; for

Chucu

fignifies the Safh a–

bout the .head, and

Huacra

a Horn. This people, before they were fubdued by

the

lncM,

adored Serpents, and

their Temples and Houfes fet up their figure

for ldgls

be worfhipped.

This Province offering it felf in the way

Chachapnya,

was fufi to be fubdued

and accordingly orders were given to the Army to attack it: the Natives appeared

in defence of their Countrey, fup_pofing it impregnable, and not paffable for

Army, and the

refo

re at all the difiicult paffes oppofed the Enemy, in which Skir–

milhes many

e.re

flain on both fides. Which being obferved by the

Inca

and

bis Council, th

ey c

onfidered, that in cafe they proceeded in that rigorous and for–

cible manner, the confequence would be of great damage to their own people,

and che total ruine and e tirpation of their Enemies: To prevent which, ha–

vlng gained fame {hong and

faft

places, they fent their Summons and Proper

fals of Peace and

riendfhip, as was the cufiome of the

Incas

;

by ' hich diey

made known to them, that the intention and defign of the

Inca-

to doe them

good ( a had all his Ancell:ours done

the other Nation

they had fubdued )

and not to tyranize , but to bring them greater benefit than he

could

expect

from them*; That they wo ld doe well

ca!l: ·their eyes for example on other

ation, whofe Lands or Poffeffions they had not taken away,

but

improved

by Aquedutls, and other erlefits : That they had permitted the

Curacas

to en–

joy the fame Gm emrnent ' hich they formerly had , ha ing no orher defign

all their Wars and Aetions , than to force Men ro Adore the Sun, and re–

form them

om their inhumane and be!Hal cufroms. Thefe Propofitions af–

forded great

atter of debate-to this people ; for ·though many 'vere of opinion,

that they ought to accept

~he

terms of the

Inca,

and recei

him for their Lord;

yet the younger

fort,

who were more in number, and of lefs experience,

OPP9-

fed the agreement, and carried

in the Negative, and thereupon profecuted the

War

ith much fury and refolution ; for ha ing ontradiC!ed tne more Aged

Men in their pinion, they efieemed themfelves engaged in point of reputation

to overcome, or dye.

Eut that the Enemy might not think that the Conditions which the

Inca

bad

ffe1 ed, did proceed from timoroufuefs, or cowardife but onely from that piecy,

and comp3ffionate difpofition,

bich was inherent in him, and all his family; he

commanded that the War iliould be ren

~-ed

with heat and

iolence; and ha–

ving made divers detachments of his Army, a

ailed them in feveral places at

the fame time ; that

making a diverfion of their Forces, he might abate the

heat of their courage, and make them underftand their own weaknefs. With

chis fecond attempt they gained other places , and {hong paifes , and fira.iten·ed

the Enemy

that manner, that they had no ocher remedy, but to have recourfe

unto the mercy and clemency of the

Inca

who, according to the accufiomary

goodnefs of thofe Kings, received them to pardon, giving order co hi Officers

and Mmillers to treat the

Huacrachucm,

they were Brethren and Allies,

doath the

Curaca..r

with the

finell:

fort of

Garments

called

Compi,

and the more

ordinary people with the

Av#tfca,

which is th more oarfe. He alfo commanded,

that they lhould be fupplied with Provifion for their

fufr

nanct;, for that a

year

of War had confumed all their

tores; whi h they took

kindly, that they

efi:eemed

the greateft evideRce the could re<;eive of the avour and forgivenefS

of the

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