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whi~h e already0 mentioned, viz.. Collcampata, C~jfana and Amaruc~!1cha:
'"bue che which was che Head•quarter of che Spaniards, wh_ere ~ow 1s che
, Cathed rch, they íbot an innumerable number o_f ArrO\JS meo 1c,. and fec
fue to it, with Straw, in above cwency_places: Notw1ch~andmg all wh1ch, the
fire was quenched, God noc fuffering 1c c? be burnc cha~ mg~c, as we íhall hrre–
after declare ; and though chey attempced 1~ man~ day.s and mghcs afce1:ward~, yec
God who defigned to introduc~ che Cachohck Fa1ch mto th_ofe Councnes, d1~ by
a firange and wonderfull Prov1dence prevenc t~ac deíl:ruého_n, thac the Span1ard1
by his merey mighc have che greacer caufe of Tnumph. In like manner they pre–
ferved che Temple of che Sun, and che Houfe of the Seleét Virgins; bue all th~
reíl: was d~íl:royed by fue, fuppofing therewich i:o turn the Spaniards ~neo Afhes.
C ·HA P. XI.
Of the Street~ and Houfes on the Wefl-fide of the River.
H. Ich~rto we have defcribed che Falaces and Buµdings which are to che E!fi–
fide of che River, which paífes through the middle of che City. On che
Weíl:-fide is chac wide and open place called Cujfrpata, which is a very pleaíant
and chearfull fimation. In ene time of che lnca-s chis Cujfrpata was ali one place
with tbac on·.che other fide of che water, for chen chey covered che River over
with greac beams, and floored ic with _planks, for che more commodious recei–
ving che great Numbers of principal Lords, and multitudes of Scrangers which
crouded to che greac Fefüvals of che Sun : This Bridge whi~h che lndians made of
planks, becaufe chey had not che Are of Building an Arch, was ruined by che Spa–
niards, who in che place thereof ereéted four Bridges at a convenienc diíl:ance one
from che ocher, wl-iich were likewife ofTimber, and remaining in my time; and
afcerwards built chree ocher Bridges with Arches, which were íl:anding when I
deparced. Thofe cwo open places were noc divided in my time, nor were chere
Houfes on boch fides of che water, as now chey.are. In che year 1 5', 5', when my
Lord Garfilaf{o de la Vega was Governour, chofe Houfes were then in ;building, and
were appoinced far Dwellings for che Nacives of che City ; for ac chat time che
fad difconfolate Widow, though fhe had been Emprefs of that greac Empire, had
hOt one farthirig of Rene afligned to her; _what fhe may have had fince, I cannot'
tell. The lnca-s had never builc any thing on che Weíl:-fide of che River, unlefs it
.were chaecircle ofHoufes which we have already mentioned ; becaufe
keep a fpace ofground for focceedrng Kings to ereét and enlarge cheir ,
as cheir fancies and greatnefs fhould direét ; for every King would h
of bis own building for confervation-of his Name and Memory; which feems a
piece of íl:ace and -grandeur peculiar to thefe Kings. The Spaniards afterwards
builc their Houfes in che fame row, which we íhall now defcribe, caking chem
from North to Souch, as we país along, wich the Names of che perfons who dwelt
in chem ac the time chacI qeparced from chac place.
Far defcending wich che River from che Gate Avafapuncu, che firíl: Houfes he–
longed to Pedro de Or-ve, next whereunto were chofe of '/uan Pancorvo., with whom
· lived Alonfo de Marchena, fuch being che ancient friendíhip between chem; for
though Alonfo kept Indian Servancs, yec Pancorvo would noc foffer him to live fepa–
rate-from hirn. Proceeding forwards, we come abouc che middle of che Screer,
to che Houfes of the Valiant·Hernan de Laguna, which were fortnerly che poífe!Ii–
oos of Antonio Navarro, and Lope Martin, boch of the firíl: Conquerours : che Hou–
fes adjoyniog hereumo belonged toSpaniards, who noc bei_ng Lords over che Indi–
am, we P.afs them by, as we do feveral ocher Screets, to avoid cedioufuefs to-che
Reader. · Nexc to che Houfes of Hrrmm che Brave, .were che Houfes of Alonfo
.Hinojofa,