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Royal Commentaries.
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CH A P.
XII.
The People of
Rimac,
and other parts, receive
Vaca de
Caíl:ro
for G'overnour.
Peralvarez,
and his" Complices;
contrive a Strategeme of War againfl
Almagro,
and join
with
Alonfo de Alvarado.
A
Mongíl: the Commiffions which
Judge ·Tlaca de Caflro
difpatched
to
feveral
places:; that for the Cicy of
Los Reyes
was direél:ed to Friar
'Ibom,u de St.
Marrin,
Provincial of che Order of the
Dominicam,
and
to
Francú de Barionuevo,
and to
Geronimo de Aliaga,
giving them power and authority to fuperintend the
Government of chat Cicy, and of the pares thereunto belonging, untill he himfelf
arrived rhere in Períon.
Thefe Commiffions were brought and delivered in che Convept of Sr.
Dominick_,
fome few days afcer che deparrure of
A!magro,
and in che abíence alfo of che Fa–
ther Provincial, whom
Almagro
had carried with him, to coaacenance his Emer–
prife wich the preíence of íuch a Perfon. Howfoever che Mayor and Aldermen
of che Cicy affembled in the nighr, and having opened rlJe Cornrniffion, rhey with
common éonfenc obeyed it, and received
Vaca de Caflro
for Governour of that
Empire, and
Geronimo de Aliaga
to be his Deputy, as the Commiffion ípecified.
So foon as che Citizens had paífed chis Aél,. chey fled
to
'iruxillo;
fearing the re–
rurn of
Almagro,
who as yet was not advanced fo far on his rnarch, but that up–
on che News of chis
Re'i2_lucion
he was ready
to
have rerurned wich
ful!
intent
to avenge chis íudden d•tion on che Cicy wich Fire, and Sword, and ocher
Cruelcies:; but then fearing leíl: this dela
y
íhould give an advamage
to
Alvare:c.
Holgui11,
he refolved
to
proceed, and
to
puríue his Defigo, which vvas of greateíl:
imporcance. Hovvfoever in che Execucion chereof many croís and unfortunate
Accidencs occurred; for fo foon as ir vvas knovvn in che Arrny, that a Gover–
nour from His Majeíly vvas arrived in che Councrey, many of the principal Men
revolted, and deíerted him; amongíl: vvhich vvere che Father Provincial,
¡ohn de
Saavedra,
che Agitant
T/1,en S1'1are:c. de Caroajal, de AgHero,
and
Gome,:;, de A/varado.
Hovvíoever in defµight of ali cheíe difcouragemencs
Almagro
refolurely puríued '
his Poinc and Deíign, chough·co his great difappointment and prejudice his Lieu–
renant General,
rohn de Rada,
fell fick, by reaíon of vvhich he vvas great!y con–
fofed vvirhin himfelf vvhat courfe ro cake; for in cafe. he left him behind, he
vvas in danger of falling into rhe Ha11<!s of che Enemy, nor did che Excrernity of
his Sickneís ad.nit of any motion; hovvíoever for his fake he leífened his days
journies, and rnarched very fofrly, knovving chac his principal buíineís vvas co
overchrovv
A/vare,:;, Holguin.
'
Pedro Alvare,:;,
being infonned rhac che Enemy vvas dravving near,
to
vvhom
his Force vvas rnuch inferiour, he thought ic no-vviíe prudent to advencure che
fuq:eís of Affairs on rhe hazard of a Battel , coníidering that che íubfifience
of his Army vvas of great importaoce ro the Service of his Majeíl:y:; vvherefore
to
íupply chac vvhich vvas vvanting in füengch by fome Scrace~eme ofWar, it
vvas agreed by a Council of War, to decach a Body of cvvency choice Horíe ro
ferve for Scoucs, and
to
u[e ali cheir endeavours to cake fome of che Souldiers of
Almagro,
vvhich accordingly happened ouc; for theíe H.oríe took chree Spies be–
longing
to
che Enemy, vvhich being brought ' to
Alvare:c.,
he hanged up cvvo of,
them, and che third he íaved, making him great promiíes of Revvard for che
fu·
mre, and in haod beftovved on him chree rhoufand
Pefos
of Gold, conditionally,
thac he fhould recurn to che Camp of
Almagro,
and chere perfoade feveral of chofe
vvhom he knevv co be vvell affed:ed to him, ro revolt from
Almagro,
and affiíl:
him in che Fighc, for that he deíigned che next day, by rvvilight of che morning,
to
affault the Army of
Almagro
on che Eaíl:-fide of che Camp, vvhich, by reaíon
.
chat