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Royal

Comméntaries_.

BooK

VI.

C H .A

P. ·

VI.

Of ·,he Conquefl

.of

Yauyu ;'

and of the Trim,!ph _celehra!ed

in honour of the Vncle and Nephew.

-' 1

Gener~ was much pleafed with

this

Conquefi , and cÓnfidering the

fruitfulnefs of the Soil, and pleafant fituation , he efieemed it the•beft

Flower he could add to

his

Brother's Crown; and therefore moft worthy to be

improved; to which end, he direéted that the fcattered Cottages, íhould be redú~

ced into aTown, in which ~he people might live in a more comfortable and

·p_o-;

litical

Sodety, · That a Temple íhould

1?e

ereéted ro the Sun, and a Howfe

for

the feleét Virgins, the whicn-were afterwards

well endowed, and adom~d-by

tlie :rvtagnificence,of fucceeding Princes, that they became the moíl renowned

and farnous Edífices of all

Péru.

Moreover Teachers were appointed to inlhmét

them in the Rules of their Idolatrous Woríhip, and Governours, and Magi–

fitates fet ovér them to precide in civil rnatters_; Officers were alfo ordained to

gather the fruits belonging to the Sun, and to the

Inca;

befides Eogineers, and

Workmen ·for rnaking Aqueduéts, and draining Lands; and laftly, ~uards were

q~artéred ir;i their Countrey , to fecure the Peace, and conferve them in Obe•

d1ence.

All which being performed and efiabliíhed; they ref@lved to return to

Co:i:co-;–

but by the way to fpend a little time in reducing a comer of Land, which they

had 1eft behind, for which being out

the :way, chey had not touched at ié

their march outward. ·This Province was called

Yauyu,

the Countrey_ was mbun–

tainous, and rocky, and the'people warlike;. howfoever ic being concluded that

twelve thoufarid Men were fufficient ,for this Atchjevement, the reft ofthe Army

was diímitfed , chac they might noc be haraífed and wearied wich unneceffiuy '

Marches. Being arrived on the Confines of chis Province, the ufual fumrnons

were diípatched, offering them cerms either ofWar or Peace,

The

Yat!)tines

entred into confülcation upón tñe matter of chefe fummons, and

in debate thereupon divers opinions atofe; fome were fiout and obfünate, and

were ready to dye in defence of their Gods, ano their ancient Cufiomes ; bue o–

thers, of more cool and prudent temQer, refuted the raílmefs, and folly of fuch

reíolutioo; confidering thac they were already furrounded

a puiífant Bnemy :

w'hom other greater Provinces than theirs were noc able to refifr, nor their Gods

to defend them, That che Clemency and Wiíedom of the

lnctU

was amiable,

and

füch

as oi.tght to rnove them to defire, and embrace·rather than decline their

Governmenc: With which confideration they unanimouíly conclt1ded on a fur–

render, the concrary courfe chreatning nothing but entire ruine and defolation ;

thac chis more moderate counfel prevailing, they unanirnoufly receiveq the

lnc111

wich folemn Feíl:ivals and Rejoicings; and che

lncM

in return veíled their

Ct4ractU,

and Nobles, with Garments of the finea fort, called

Compi,

and che Commonal-

wich

Avafca,

wpich was ofa courfer threal:i, all concluding to the general fa.

tisfaétion of that people, who were óverjoyed and proud to oecome the Subje&

offo gratious, and powerfull aKing. Officers and Governours being here appoin–

ted and eíl:abliíhed, according to tl-ie ufual Stile and Cuíl:ome; the

Inca.

returned·

Co:i:co,

whence the

Inca Pachacutec

went out to meec bis Son and füother, and

conduét chem to the Cicy; ·commanding that they íhould be carried in-triurn–

P!1al Chairs

'º?

t~e-·Sho~lders of f~me I>eople.~el.onging ~o the late conquered Pro–

vmces; and rece1ved w1ch all the

JOY,

and fefüv1ty, which was due

the folem-

nity-of that day.

The foveral Nations which lived in the City, and che

Curtlca&

wbich prefided

bVer them, did every one

their fevéral orders, with different iníl:ruments of

Drnms, and Trumpets, and Cornees, prefent chemfelves afcer the fafhion of their

Coumrey,