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VI.

Royal

Commentaries.

CH A P.

XXXII.

Of the Conquefi over the King

Chimu,

and the cruel War

againft him.

T che

end of

ftx

years che

Inca Pachacmec

finding his K,ingdoms rich and hap–

py by che advamages of

long a Peace, commanded an Army of chiriy

thoufand Men to be raifed

fubdue chofe Vallies which lie along che Coaíl: of

caf{amarca,

and which were che confines ofhis Empire, on che fide, or at che foot

ofthe

hlgh

Mountain.

The Ármy being raifed, was commanded by four Major Generals under his

Son,

the Prince

THpanqui,

for he having been exerdfed for fome years under the

Infiru&i0ns and Example of that famous Commander

bis

Un~le,

was now be–

corne

good a Proficient in War, rhat he was capable to conduét and lead an

Army on che mofi difficult and hazardous Defign.

And

for

Yupav.qui,

Brocher

the

Inca,

and whom he juíl:ly called his Right·hand, he de[tred

íl:ay, and ke~¡:,

company with him, that fo he might refr, ·and cake repofe afcer his many aoa

gi:eat labours;

reward of which, and for his Royal Vermes, he befiowed upon

him che Name and Title of his Lieutenant General, and fecond P~rfon in

ali

ma~ters and caufes relating to W

and J;>eace, wirh abfolure Power and Com...

mand in all

parts

ofhis Empire.

The Army beíng in

readinefs, ch.e Prince marched with

Detachment ofabouc

'ten

choufandMen

way oftheMountain, untill'he carne to the Province of

Taqyu;

which

lies

c;,veragainft the City ohhe Kings, or Kirigs-town, where he made fome ,

fiay, untill che reíl: of his Army was come up to him; with which being joined,

he marched to

RimAc,

where the prating Oracle had its Temple. To chis Prince

T11p4nq11i

che

Jndia11s

attribute che honour of being che firíl: who made Difcovery

the South-Sea, and fubdued many Proviqces in thofe parts, as will appear more

a.e

large in che H;iíl:ory ofhis Life. - The Prince being in chofe pares, was mer by

the

C1,1r,mrnf

Paahacamac,

callecl

Cuyfmanc11,

and of

Runahuanac,

named

Chuquimancu,

wh0 with their Souldiers receivecl him with much Honour, aod wirh intention

íerve

him

in the

ar:,

and the Prince on che other fide gratified them wirh de–

m911füations of

h.is

ufual Fav0urs and }3oumy. From the Valley of

Rimac

they

went to

viíic

e T

~mple of

Pachacamac,

where they entrecl witb

profound fi–

leni=e, withouc vocal Prayer or Sacrifice, onely with figos ofmental Devotion, as

have befare.expreífed. ·Thence 'he made his Y.iftt to che Temple of che

Suñ,

where he offured .rn~ny Sacrifuces, , and other

gifns

bo~h .of Gold and Silver.

And to pleafe the

Tuneas

he vifüed the Ido!

Rimaé,

amd io co

mplian

ce with che

late

Capitulations betlween che

Inca

and them, he,commanded ma.ny Sacrifices

offered, and

eflqÚicy·to

máde

of thac-Orade concet'ning the fucceís of that

expedition; to which having r.eceived anfwer chanhe defign·íhould be profpe–

rous, he marched forward

chat Valley whid1 t'he

Indi¡m;

called

Huaman

and

11amed· now by

the..Sp11niards

the

Barranca3

frotn whence he'

í.ent

his ufual Smn–

mons to

certain Lord called

ChimH,

who commanded

all,

ttie Vallies reaching

from che

Barranca

rthe Cicy

TruxiUo,

and ar~ many in number; bue the chie(

and mofr princiral of them are five, namely

Parmunr:a, HHa{lmi, Santa, Huantifll

aod

Chim11,

which

cbe Countrey

which

'Iruxi/lo

fituated, aad are ali five moíl:

pleafant and fruitfull Vallies

, and

well peopled;

rhe

Prince giving himfelf cbe

Title of che powerfoll-Chimu fr.óm che name of

that

Provif:lce wher.e he kept

bis

Court. He alfo too'k on himfelf-the Title of,King, being feared and honoured by

ali his Neighbours, who bordered on his Councrey, thac is

che Eafi, Norch

and Sourh;

for

to the

eíl:

was confined by che Sea.

This

great and powerfull

Chimu

having received thefe Summons, gave a quick

Anfa

er, Thac

he was ready with his Weapons

his Hands

defend his Coun–

trey,

Laws and Liberries; that he would not know, nor receive new Gods; and

thac