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BooK

VIII.

Royal

Commentaries.

CH AP.

Of the -Conquefl

the Province

Cannari

5 of

its

Riches

and Temple.

Vpac Yup1mqu;

marched to the Pro ince

Cannari,

and in

his

way

conquered all

that tralt of ground which

named

Palta,

from whence, and from the

low

and warmVallies, they carried unto

Co:uo,

that pleafant ruit which is

~alled

Pa/ta;

the which Countrey, though the people thereof were fierce and warlike, yet the

Jncas

eafily overcame, alluring them

\~it~ f~

words,

~nd

kipd

ufage and

trea~ent

into a fubmiflion. The device, or d1fimchon of

this

Nation,

as a cerram liccle

Tablet ; which

foon as a Child was born, they bound on

his

forehead,

and

ano..

ther on the nape of

his

neck, which every day they

~oun~

harder. and.

harde~,

kee...

ping

on untill he was three years of Age; by \\'h1ch time raking

it~

ha~

brought the head into a moft ugly and deformed fhape; they always earned their

Children at their backs ; fo that when they

faw

Indian

with a broader and flat-

ter forehead than was ufual, and the nape of his neck wide and broad, they would

derifion call him

Pa/ta Vma,

Palta Pate.

And here the

I nca

having fetde\i

and eftablifhed all things neceiliry for the religious and fecular Government, he

proceeded with his Army to the borders

ofCannaru,from

whence he difparched his

accufiomary Summons, that either they {hould fubmit, and yield, or prepare for

War. Thefe offers of Peace being tendered, occafioned fome debates amongft

the

Cannarian.1;

but at length, after variety ofopinions in the cafe, it was generally,

and by the major pare agreea to fubmit, concluding themfelves unable to make

refifience, and thereupon full of joy and feHival, they went to make tender ofcheir

fetvice and obedience to the

Inca;

after whofe example the

Curtt~as

came in, and

with much readinefS paid cheir homage and duty. The

Inca

received them \' ith

much commendation and praife, commanding that fuch Cloths and Vefiments

fhould be given them, as were neceifary and convenient for them ; and that fome

courfe !hould be taken to infhuCl: them in the Doetrine and Religious

orfhip of

the Sun, and in that Political way of Government by Laws, which'\ as praCtifed

by the

Incas :

For before this time the

Cannarians

adored the Moon for their prin–

cipal God, and after that Great Trees and Stones, which were rare, and not com–

mon, efpecially the Jafpar ; but having received the Doctrine of th Sun, there

was a Temple immediately built, and dedicated to him, and aHoufe ofSelett Vir-–

gins, with many Palaces for the Kings.

!hey ereet:ed alfo Houfes to receive the

Royal Stores, and the common Provifions of

~he

people ; they enlarged alfo their

ArableGrounds and Pafiurage, they made Aqueduets and Chanels to conv y their

water ;

fhort, they made the fame improvements in this, as in all other Coun–

tries which were fubdued by the

Inca,

and with better fuccefs, becaufe the

goodn~

of the Soil was fuch, as produced all manner ofFruit

great abun&mce; which the

Cannarians

obferving, were much fatisfied \'\ ith the change of their condition and

vaifalage, proving ever afterwards very good Subjeels, which they tefiified by

their Loyalty in the time of the .Civil

W~rs

between

Huafcar

and

At«hualpft :.

Th~ugh

afterwards, when the

Spaniards

came m, one of the

C11nnarians

fled over

then- fide, after whofe example all his Countreymen affected the

Spaniards,

and de-r

tefied the

Incas,

as we !hall hereafter declare in its due place,

bri!ing the cufiome

oftheWorld to take part with the ftrongefl: fide. The

Inca Tupac

having reduced the

Cannarians

to his Dominion, took efpecial care to fatisfie and content the feveral

People and Nations which were under that denomination ; and

oblige them the

!!lore, he ref?lved

affifl: by hirnfelf in

rfon, in reaching and ioO:ruttiog

the~1

the Dochme of his Idolatry, and the Laws of hi Governrnent · in the incuka–

tmg

which, he [pent.much time and labour ;

that at ]ength

th~y

remained well

efiab~1fhed

and fettled m peace and quietnefs: Upon report of which, many

o~her

Provmces, not as yet fubdued, took fuch akindnefs

the Govemment of the

J nca,

hat