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Royal Commentaries.
Boo.k
III.
were now become very large, extending from
Co~co
along che Coaíl: of chac Sea
which is called
Zm·,
above one hundred and_ eighcy Leagu~ _as far as
Tutyra
and
chaqui
;
then
to
the Weíl:ward from che C1ty, che Dom1m_on reached fevency
Leagues one way, and eighcy another: and
to
the Eaíl:w~rd 1c ran
to
the~ver
Paucár tampu,
being thirteen Leagu~
foil
~íl: from che Cicy; and t? che Souch–
eaíl: forcy Leagues;
fo
chac che Empu-e b~mg gr?wn chus large and w1de, t!1e
Inca
thoughc
fit
for
fome time
to
fix
boundanes_.to h1s CC?nqueíl:s, thac
fo
he m1ghc ac–
tend
to
che confervation of whac he had already gamed, and
to
che benefit and
fecurity of his Subjeét:s: And now living for fome years in peace and plency, he
bad leiíure
to
enrich and adorn the Temple of che-Sun, an~ of thofe feleéted_
Vir–
gins
which che
Jnca, Manco Capac,_had
endo_wed_: he alfo
~wlt
rn:iny ocher Ed1fices,
both wichin and without che C1cy, and
m
d1vers Provmces, where chey were
mofr co advancage. · He made likewife Aqueduét, and opened Springs for wate–
ring che grounds; he built divers Bridges
to
~afs Rivers and Screams, ro che great
convenience of publick Roads; he opened d1vers new ways for commodious cra–
vel , and
for
better communicacion of one Province_ wich anocher.
In
íhort, he
omicced nothing which mighc conduce to che pubhck benefit,
to
the advantage
ofhis Subje&, and to che greater Glory and Grandeur of his own Majefry.
· CH A P. XVIII.
The
Prince
I~ca Rocca
re<luces
many
and great Provinces,
both
witÍ1in
the Lanrl,
and along
the
Se':-coafl.
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chefe, and fuch like Affairs, the
Inca
employed himfelf, for che fpace of
ftx
or feven years; and chen it was judged
fit
ro
reaffume again the thoughcs
óf
War, for che farcher en!
erñenc ofEmpire;
to
which end orders were given
for
raifing an Army of cwem
oufand men, under che conduét of
four
Majar Gene–
ra
Is,
and of che Prince
Rocca,
who was
to
cornmand in Chief: Tl:ie Defign was to
march t(¡Wards
Chinchafuyn
,
which lies Norrhward frorn
Co~co;
on which fide
their Dominions <lid not reach farcher chao
Rimac tampu,
which was not above
feven Leagues , and was che mmofr Bounds in thoíe Quaners
w
which che
firíl:
Inca, Manco Capac,
had proceeded; fince which time the other
Inca,
did
not
eíl:eem it worthy the troubl"es of a Conquefr, being a Countrey defolate, rocky
and without Inhabitanr:s.
The Prince leaving
Co1:.co,
carne to the River
Apurimac,
which he paffed
on
greac Aoacs, prepared for chac purpoíe ; and becaufe che Councrey was defolace,
he proceeded as far as
Curahut1ci
and
Amancay
being abouc eight or ten Leagues
from che City, and wichouc
anf
oppofüion reduced all thofe poor
Ind1añs
where–
foever he paíled. From the Province
Amancay
he cook to che !efe hand along
che
greac road, which leads from
Couo
to
Rimac,
and leaving che Deíart which is cal–
led
Cochacaf{a,
being abouc cwency two Leagues over, he encred into che Province
called
Sura,
which is very populous, and rich, boch in Gold and Cactel, and where
che
Inca
was received with ready fubmiílion. Thence he proceeded to
che
nexc
Province, called
Apucara,
where alfo he was received wichouc oppofüion; for
in
regard chefe Coumries were aJways ac enmity togecher, they v.ere notable to
unite in
a
common League, nor yec refifr in a fing\e condiclon.
From
Apucara
he :narched forward to che Province
Rucana,
which is divided
inco
two parts, the leffer and che greater: The People hereof are both beaucitu!l
in
their Bodies, and ingenious in their Minds, by advamage of which chey
more
eafily apprehended the felicicy chey íhould obcain under che Governmenc of che
·
Inca,
and cherefore with joy aild applaufe received his Commands. Thence he
defcended