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BooK
IV.
Royal
Commentaries.
people, whom he reduced under his Dominíon, the which were called
Ta'cmara
and
f2.g_innualla
;
then he carne to
Cochacaj{a,
where he made fome fiay and aboad;
and from chence he proceeded to
Curampa,
and, wich uc difficulcy, fubdued
t!m
people, becaufe chey were few in number ; from
Curampa
he carne to cbe Pro–
vince called
Antahfla_ylla,
which is inhabited on both
Gdes
of the way for the [pace
of Gxteen or feventeen Leagues, by a people both rich and warlike: This Na–
tion is called
Chanca,
boaíl:ing thernfelves
to
be defcended from one
Leon,
whom
they efieemed and adored for a God ; and at their greac Feíl:ivals, both befare
and afcer they were fubdued by che
Incas,
they carried cwenty four Piétures in
Proceflion; painted afcer the manner of
Hercules,
with a Lion's skin, anda Man's,
head: I remember I faw thefe Piétures once brought forth on
Corpm Chrifti
day,
or the Feaíl: of the Holy Sacrament. Under chis denornination of
Chanca
many o–
ther Nations
wete
comprehended, as
Hanco hua/la, Vtunfu!la, Vramarca, Vil/ca
and
others ; all of whicb make their boaíl:s of being defcended from differenc Origi–
nals ; fome frorn chis Founcain, ochers from chac Lake ; every Nacion eíl:eerning
that for cheir God, and thereunto offering Sacrifice, from \Vhence chey owned
and deríved their Pedigree ; che Ancetlours'ofthefe people were faid to be come
from far, and
to
have conquered many Provinces in their paífage untill chey arri–
ved ac the Countrey of
Antahuay!la
;
the which they fubdued by force of Arms,
and expelled the ancienc Inhabitancs of it; and afterwards gainiAg much Land
from che
f2.!!echuas,
they drove chem up, and íhaitned them in their Qgarcers ,
made them paya Tribute, which chey exaéted wich the higheíl: Tyranny, beftdes
many other famous Atchievements, of which cheir' poíl:ericy did greacly glory.
Of all which the
Inca Roca
being well informed, he thought chem worrhy of his
Conqueíl:; fo thac
fo
foon as he arrived on che Confines of
Antahuay!la,
he dií–
pacched his ufual Surnmons to the
Chancas,
requiring chem
to
fubmic to che Off–
fpring of che Sun, or ocherwife prepare themfelves for battel. Thefe people af–
fernbling cogecher to conGder of chefe Summons, were divided inca two feveral
Parties and Opinions. Sorne maintained chac they oughc not to refufe ro receive
the
Inca
for cheir Lord, who was defcended from che Sun ; others who boaíl:ed of
cheir Lineage from
Leon,
were of a concrary perfuaÍlon ; for beiog Allied
to
Leon,_
and Maílers of rnany ,Countries and People, judged it a difparagemenc to be
fubjeéted to any ocher, or to be cheaced with a fabulous pretence of che Sun and
his Family ; and thac ir was more agreeable to che Banners which they carried;
amlthe ancient Honours which they had acquired by che Conqueíl: of
fo
many
'Nation~ rather to fubdue others, chan tarnely
to
fubmit to an unknown Maíl:er;
and forgecting ali cheir ancient bravery, poorly and bafely
to
yield themfelves at
the
ful.f
Surnrnops wichouc fo rnuch as an appearance in che Field, or difplaying
their Banners wo~ld argue che lughefi piece of degeneracy and cowardife of mind
in
the World.
In
this ambiguicy_ of rnind _ and irrefolucion, fornetimes inclining to a furren–
der, and then again t<'Htdventure a barre!, che
Chancas
perfiíl:ed many days ; of
which che
Inca
having incelligence
1
determined
to
enter cheir Countrey, and af–
:fi-ighc them with che advance of 11is Army ; for chat perhaps
to
a people of cheir
difpoGtion, who availed themfelves much upon ,their ancient Prowefs and Viéto–
ries; indulgence and gentlenefs would be argued as a point of fear and cowardife,
and thac therefore to attempt thern br~skly was che onely way
to
íl:rike
a
cerrour
in them, and aíl:onifh chem wich che fear of a cruel War, and a (evere Punifhmenc
asan effeét thereof; in purfuance of this refolution, he ordered his Major-Gene–
rals
to
invade the Countrey of
Antahuaya;
and immediately upon cheir. entry
to
fend their Summons to che
Chancas,
telling chem plainly, chac they muíl: either
receive che
Inca
for their Lord, or elfe muíl: prepare to offer their lives a facrifice
to
his Sword ; for rhat their concumacy and rebellion was fuch as was noc longer
tolerable, and that their delays and impertinencies had already wearied his pacience.
The
Cha11cas
obferving this refolution of che
Inca,
and that che
fJ.!!.echuas,
and
O·
ther Narions, whom in former times chey had injured and provoked, judged ic
convenieoc
to
temporize, and with a feigned fubmiflion to accept che condicions
of Surrender, being moved thereunto out of fear of his force, and of rhac re–
venge which their Enemies rnight by chis opporcunicy cake upon them, rarher
than out of any affefüon oi: eíl:eem they had to bis Laws and Ordinances, as
will
be preved hereafcer in rhe procefs of this Hiílory.
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