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R.oyal Commentarie,.
Bo_oK
lit.
" Thus ended the Reign and Government of
Dm Diego
de
Almagro,
who was
" one day Commander in Chiet of ali
Peru,
and the day following was feized
" by an Officer, whom by bis own Authoricy he h~d coníl:ituted chief Jufüciary
t,
of
Cozco.
This Batee! was fought the
1
6th of
September
1
541..
Thus far
Ca–
r11te
;
and herewich he concludes che Chapter aforefaid.
This Viétory was in part obtained about nine of the Clock at night, but noc
compleced , for the noife of fighcing and claíhing of Arms was heard in feveral
places of che Field: And leíl:
Almagro
íhould again rally, and
in
the Moming
renew che Batcel, (foras yet his fligfit and efcape was not known) che Gover–
nour commanded his Serjeanc-Major to found a retreat ro his Army, and puc
them again inco a poílure of Battel, placing the Horfe and Fooc in their ref
pec–
tive ftations, with Orders
to
fiand to their Arms untill che Moming, when che
light would difcovec the ftate .of their Viétory: Which being accordingly exe-
,cuted, they continued on their Guard, and in a readinefs co receive whatfoever
íhould occur.
1
',
CH
A
P.
XVIII.
Wherein thofe Principal Commanders are named, who were
prefent at thió Battel
;
the Number that was flain
;
the
Puni/hment of
the
Rebels;
and the Death
of
Don
Die.–
go de Almagro.
T
H
E Govemour paífed a greac-part of che Night in difcourfe to bis Souldí–
ers, praiíing che courage and refolution which his Captains, Cavaliers and
Sould1ers had íbewed in chat days Engagemenc ; he applauded and admired their
. bravery which they bad made appear in che Service of his Majeíly. He then re–
coumed fome particular Aétions performed by fuch and fuch, naming chem by
their Names; whereby he acknowledged che fidelicy, love and friendíhip, which
chey had evidenced to che Memory ofthe Marquis
Don Francifco Pifarro,
for whofe
fake, and in revenge of whofe Deach, they had expofed cheir own lives to all the
hazards and perils in che World. Nor did he omit
to
mention the bravery of
Al–
magro,
whereby he had fignalized himfelf to revenge the Deach of his Facher, ha–
ving cherein performed above what could have been expeéted from his years, noc
having paífed above che Age of twemy : Nor did he forbear to comrnend che
Courage of feveral Capcains of che comrary party, who had carried themfelves
bravely in che Aétion of chat day.
In
a particular manner he cook nocice of che
íl:out refolution, and Milicary behaviour of
Francifco de Carvajal;
who wichout fear
either of che greac or fmall Shot, marched boldly ac che head of his Men, being
ever incenc and ready to apply his fuccour and relief, where ic was moíl: required :
Of ali which Aétions che Governour was the beíl: Judge, anti could give che befi:
accounc of chem,
in
regard he was recired to a place from whence he could have
a profpeét of ali chac paíled. The principal Perfons on bis MaJeíly's íide, who
fignalized themfelves in chis Engagemem, were che Majar-General
Gome:t. de Tor–
doya,
che Agitane
Y/len Suare:t.
de
Carvajal,
and his Brocher
Benito de Carvajal, rohn
¡ulio de Hojeda, ThomM Vafque:t., Lorenfo de Aldana, {ohn de Saavedra, Francifco de Go–
doy, Diego Maldonado,
who afterwards obtained che Sir-name of che
Rich, '/ohn
de
Sa–
lM,
Brocher of che Arch-bifhop of
Se11ile, Alonfo de Loayfa,
Brocher of che Arch–
biíhop_óf
los Reyes, Geronimo de
Loayfa,
'John de Pancorvo, Alo,;fo Map1ela, Martin de
.Mcnefes
,
7ohn de Figueroi,, Pedro Alonfa Carrafco, ¡liego
Je
Tru:ril/o, Alo!!fo de Sot11;
.Antoniq