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II.
Royal
Commentariu.
CH A P.
XX.
Almagro
enters
Chili
with the great detriment of his Army
;
but is well received by the People
of
the
Inca.
M
Atrers being defigned, as befare related,
Almagro
departed
from
Có~co
about
the beginning of che Year
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c.mying in biscompany wich him
Pauftu
the Brocher of
Manco Inca,
o[
whom we have formerly made mentían; as alío
che High Prieíl:, which was as yet mainrained in Honour, cal!ed
Villac Omu
by
che
Jndians,
bue by the
Spaniards Villa Oma.
He was alfo accornpanied with rna–
ny
lndian
Nobles, and rnany of che common
fort,
who carried Arms and Baggage
to
che number of
1
>ººº
Men; ali which were fent by che Comrnand of
Manco
Inca,
who irnagined, that fuch Services as thefe would oblige che
Spaniards,
and
ni common Graricude engage chem
to
¡fürrender his Kingdqm to him. On chis
expeél:ation he enjoined his Brother, and che High Prieíl:
to
attend che
Viracocha.,
whereby che
Jndians
were rnuch more ready
to
honour and doe chem Service. Bue in
1
che Relation of chis paffage, Hiíl:orians miíl:ake in noc righcly timing maccers, fay–
ing, That che
Inca
gave Iníl:ruél:ions
to
his Brorher to
kill
AlmaJro
in the
Charca.,
or
in fome ocher convenient place. Bue chis was afterwargs certified, when che
Inca
perceived that che
Spaniards
never intended
to
reíl:ore him to his Kingdom, as
we
íhall relate in its due place.- Bue as to che pre[ent Affair,
Saavedra;
who led che
Van before, cáme to che
CharcM,
which is abouc rwo hundred Leagues diíl:ant
,
frotn·Couo,
without ch~ lea{!: misforcune, or unhappy accideot by che way, wor–
chy che norice; for che
Jndians
received chem wich
ali
amicable and kind Treac–
ment in every place where they carne.
Ir
was bis fortune
tp
meet in che
Charcas
wich
Gabriel
de
Roja. ,
fent thither hy Marquifs
Pifarro,
with
a
Force of about
fevenry Men , che which
Saavedra
would have caken wichouc juíl: reafon, far
fince the Vice of Di[cord could noc find emranc;e inro che peaceable Minds of
the
Jndians,
it would make its way inco che Humour ofche
Spaniards,
to
put all
into Flame and Cornbuíl:ion; but
Gabriel de Roj,u
having information here-of,
took anorher way to che Ciry of
los IJcyes,
and
fo
wi[ely avoided rhe Plot in–
tended againíl: him; bue che moíl: pare of his Souldiers joined with
Almagro
in
his
Enterpri[e againíl:
Chili.
In
like manner
Almagro
carne ro che
Charca.,
withouc
any Accidenc which befell him on che way worchy che notice : And now co
proceed in bis March, he caufed every ching chat was neceífary
to
be provided,
' and becaufe che Journey wasa much nearer cut over Mountains, chan by che Sea–
Coaíl-, he refolved to cake chat way , and though
Paullu,
and
Villac Vmu
infor–
med him , that che way over che famous Moumain of che
Cordillera
was noc
paffable, by reafon of che Snows , bue at a ce1'tain feafon of che
Y
ear, yec he
would give no credence ro cheir Words, bue rold chem, that che Counrrey o(
Peru
was
to
yield, and be obedient
to
che Difcoverers and Conquerours o(
it,
and chac che ver-y Elements, che Region, and Climaces, and Heaven ir felf
was to become propit'ious, and favourable
to
cheir Defigns, as ic had hitherco
b€en.
·
.
..
With chis Refolucion
Almagr~
departed from che
Charc.u,
and proceeded,on bis
Journey
by
way of che Mouncains; for being jea1ous, chat
Paullu
did -not faich–
_fully advife him, he ílighced che Counfel which he had given him; bue chey
had nor paffed rnany days Joumey chrough che Moumains, before rhey began '
to repent of che Way they had caken, by reafon of che many Difficulties
fun¡tinecj ,therein. . The firíl: cha
e
lead che Way, being not able to pafs by rea–
fou
of che Depths of Snow, were forced to cbrow ic aíide wich cheir Hands
and Arms, which was che cau[e chac chey made íhort Days Journies. At lepgrh
their Provifions began to fail, by reafon_ rhat rhey were in che \Vay cliree times
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