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they had of them, .upon an opinion that they were come from Heaven: All
which particulars we have already declared, and fet forth at large. We are
now to tell you the reafon of rhat name of
Viracocha,
given by them ro the
Spani–
~rds,
which was chis: So foon as they faw the
Spaniard1
in their Couñrrey with
rhar Beard and Habit, in which che Phantafme appeared ro rheir
Inca Viracocha,
the which Apparicion che
Jndians
ever afrerwards adored for a God, as he declared
himfelf ro be. And rhat when fome time after they faw rhac rhe
Spaniards
had at
their
firíl
entrance taken'
Atahualpa
Prifoner, and in a few days afterwards had puc
him ro deach by form
of
Law, and in fuch manner as is dueto Murtherers and
Malefaétours, and had ac his Execucion, by che Voice of a Crier, publi(hed che
Tyrannies, Cruelties and Treafon againfr
Huafcar,
for which he fuffered; chey
were rhen really convinced, thac rhe
Spaniards
were Sons of the God
Viracocha,
and wete liefcended from cheir Farhér che Sun, to paniíl1
Atáhualpa
for his Crimes,
and to revenge upon him the Bloud of his Brother, and of all chac Family. And
what di'd ·moreover confirm this Belief-, were che Cannon and Mufquets which
the.Jpaniards
ufed, and which che
Jndians
took for proper Arms and Ammunition of
rthe Sun, giving them che name
o[Yllapa,
which Ggnifies Thunder, and Lighrning,
and Thunderbolts. And to the Name of
Viracocha,
they added the Title of
Inca,
as properly belonging to them on fcore ofthe Relacion rhey had to the Sun theit
Farher, from whom they.defceoded ; the which Title rhey gave to ali the Con–
querours of
Peru,
from che firíl:, who entred wirh
Francifco Pir¡arro,
to chofe who
carne in•with
Almagro,
ahd afterwards with
Don Pedro de A/varado,
all whom they
adored for Gods; che which Eíl:eem and Veneration for them continued umiíl
the Covec0ufneís, Luxury, Cruelty and Severity, wirh which in a barbaroús
1manner rrlany of them treated che poor
Jndiani,
Qifcovered che falficy of this vain
Opinion, and opened cheir Eyes; giving chem to underíl:and, thac fuch as were
fo
different in cheir Morals, and in ali cheir Aétions to cheir ancientJnc,u, could noc
be defcended from che Sun, and confequently could not merit the Ticle of
Inca
;
ho~ foever chey continued the Name of
Viracocha,
fot che fimilicude rhey had in
their Habit, and Beard to che Phancafine, or Apparirion. Thus did che
lndians
judge of chofe
Spaniards
who were cruel
?
and
i!I
natllred to rhem , calling chedi
C11pay,
which is the Name chey give to che De'{il; but on ~he concrary, fuch as
\vere gemle, kind and compaffionate towards them, chey not onely confirmed
their former Titles which they had given rhem, bue added chereunco fuch orher
cómpellations as they attributed ro their Kings, as
Yntipchurin,
Child of che Sun,
Hanc-thacu<9,
a Lover ofche poor; and when chey would higher exalt the Good–
nefs and Vercue of chofe
Spaniard1,
who creared chem kindly, they called rhem
tbe Sons of God, which when chey would exprefs in
Spanifh,
for the Name of
God, which is
Dio1,
chey would pronounce it
Tim,
becaufe rhe Letrer
D.
is noc
in
che
Jndian
Language.
So
Ti11fpachurin
is wich them che Son of God, chough in
chefe times, by learning che
Spanifh
Tongue, rhey are come ro a becter pronuncia-
. tion. Such Honour and Veneration did thefe.poor
!11dia111
fhew ac rhe beginning
· t:o
chofe
Sp,111iard1
who \\ ere comp:iffionate, and good nacured rowards thern, and
the like refpeét do chey íl:ill bear rowards che C!ergy, as }vell as
to
che eculars,
in whom chey obferve che brighrneís of Vercue to (hine wirh Humiliry and Gen–
tlenefs, withour Av:irice or Luxury; for the
l11diam
are nacurally of a good diípoli–
cion, very meek and humhle, cordial to rheir Benefaétours, and gracefull for che
leaíl: favour or good chey receive. The which natural proneneís ro make ackno\\'–
ledgménts for good Offices done, rhey derived from che ancient Cuíl:oms of cheir
Kings, whoíe Studies were for che publick wellfare of cheir People, by "·hich
they mericed al! chofe Names and Surnames ofRenown, which were accribured
by
rheir Pe0ple
to
chem.
CH A P.