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rhac voluntarily ·and of their ownaccord, they joyfully received him for their Lord
,and Maíl:er. Amongíl: thefe Nations, there is a fort of people called
f!..!!illacu,
who
are fo rniferable and mean-.fpiriced, thac they fear they íhall want Earch, and Wa–
ter and
Air.
Whence rhe
l ndians
hada Proverb amongfr them, which che
Spani–
ards
afterwards allowed in tbeir Language, calling a Man
f!..!!illacu,
when rhey
would denote a covecous perfon,or any ofa vile and fordid nacure; and thefe were
rhofe on whom the
Inca
impofed a Tax, or Tribute of Lice, that
fo
they mighc
oblige rhem rheréby to pick and deanfe themfelves, not fuffering their bodies ro
be devoured alive by chis vermine.
Tupac Yupanqui,
and after him his Son
Huayna
Capac
did greatly ennoble thefe Provinces ofthe
Cannarians,
and thac alfo which is
called
Tumipampa,
with thefe publick Edifices, and Royal Palaces, adorning che
Walls of che Chambers with the Figures of Herbs and Planes, and all living crea–
cures reprefeot~d in Gold and Silver
?
che Doors of th~m were placed wirh Gold,
and íl:udded with Emeralds, Torquo1fes, and orher preuous Scones; for chofe
Indi–
ans
made ir their bufin~fs to rnake rhem Prefen~s of things of greac ofient~tion; artd'
to
pleafe and flatter their humour, adorned theirTernples and PaJaces w1th al! che
Treafure they were able to procure.
.
Pedro de Ciefa
in che 44th Chapeer ofnis Book, treating at large ofche Richnefs
wherewith cheirTemples and Roya.JChambers were adorned in che Provinces
be–
longing to the
Cannarians,
as far as
Tumipampa,
which che
Spaniard.r
rnifcall
Tome-bamba,
by a miíl:ake of leccers: he chere fays, Thac befides tbefe Riches, there was an im-·
menfe fum pf Treafure laid up in Jars, and Pocs, and ocher Ucenfils,. cogether wich
rich Robes and Vefiments of Silver, wich curious.fücches, of which he rouches in
many p:iífages of bis Hiíl:ory ; rhe which was fo neac and curious, the Gold
be-.
ing íl:icched, or woven, in lefs pieces chan Seed-pearl, and with fuch artificial work,
thac che beíl: Silver-fmichs in
Seville
have asked me che manner how they were wo–
ven, 01: fown fo clofe, that che feam could not be difcerned; a fmall pieceofwhich
work
I
broughc inco
Spain,
and it was highly prized and eíl:eemed.
Pedro
de
Ciefa
having difcourfed ac large of the Treafure of the
Cannarian
Provinces, hath
thefe
words. . "
In
fhort, whac(oever I can ueter or exprefs of che Riches wich which
" che
l'ncM
have adorned rheir Palaces, will fall íhort of che true value ofit; and
then fpeaking in particular of che Chambers and Temple of
Tumipampa,
he faith,
ci
That che
l ndia,:,s
report, chac che greaceíl: pare of chofe Stones, of which chofe
" Charnbet·s and Temple were builc, were brought frorn che great City of
Co:,;,co
by
" command of che King
Huayna Capac,
and bis Father
Tupac
che Great, by force of
u
Men; who drew chem wich Cables; which if fo, was very wonderfull, confide–
" ripg the weight of ch~ Srones, and the greac number of them, and the dillance
'' of che,way. Thefe are che very words of chat Hiítorian, who, by reafon of che
difficulcy of chat work, ,feems ro doubt che crueh of that report which che
lndians
gave; bue for my pare, who am alfo an
lndian,
and acqaainted wich che hum·our of
my Councreymén, Ido declare my beliefro be chus far of
it;
it being probab)e,that
thofe
lncan
Kings, who were always defirous ro íhew favour to their Subjeéts, would
alfo oblige them in che rranfportation of thefe Srones from
Cow;
which coming
from thence, were eíl:eemed Sacred : For ifit were a favour to have a licence gran–
red for building a Temple to che Sun in any principal Province, becau[e rhereby
the Inhabirancs became Citizens of
Co:,;,co;
rnuch more rnufr it be ro have eñe very
Máterials of it broughc from the City ir felf, by command of che
Inca,
without
o–
ther charge or Jabour to che Natives; and not onely to have rheir Temple refem–
ble that at
Co~co,
bue alfo ro be che fame with it in che fubíl:ance. Now the
lndians
ro enjoy fuch
-a
piece of grandeur, which they efieerned to beGod-like,and Divine'
would omit all other Works to employ chemfelves in che carriage of chefe Stond,
over Rocks and craggy Mountains, and ro fuch a far d.ifiance as it
is
from
Co:t:.co
to
.
Tumipampa ,
which is no l~fs rhan
400
Leagues, which,none would believe, bue
tho(e who were empl?yed
m
che wor-k: Bue as to che reporc which
Pedro de Ciefa
rece1ved from che
Ind1ans,
who ;¡,verred, that che greaceflpart of chofe Stones of
which che Temple and Palac~s of chac Countrey were compo[ed, were bro~ghc
from
Couo,
was more ro boaíl: of che favour and honour which che
Inca
did them
in
~iving out fuch a Corn11¡and, than to raife che glory of fuch
a
'N
ork by
a
behef, thac che Scones were veally brought from fo far
a
difrance.
And
fo
much
fhall ferve for what we have to fay concerning the Greatnefs and Riches of chofe
Royal Palaces and Temples
<\l
the Sun,
w
hich were built in
Tumipampa,
and in
all
pares of
Per11.
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