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Royal
Commentarier.
BooK
1v. ·
Wíl~
t_);ie
.oAe)y
Jneaps,fo a~rig~c che Juclges and the whole City, and
to
~aíl:en'rhem
j¡1
tl-i~ir
V
o,~s cg grocla1m
Pifflr.'f'P_
Gm,rernoar, as ali the Repreíemar1ves of.the
Ki.ogdom defüed.
J3llt the truth 1s
Gonfalo Pifarro
was rnuch croubled
to
under–
frand gf cbe deach 13f cbefe three perfons , whom he caufed to be taken from che
Tree;,s, before he paíled chat way ; declaring chat he had no hand in tha~ e~ecucion,
rnd d1ac he neicher o,01~rnanded the fame
>
nor knew t~ereof. And 1t 1s farther
faid
by
Diet,o Fernande:::,
mche twenty fifrh Chapcer of h1s Book, that che Decree
pro.claj¡ping
Gonfalo fifarro
Governour was generally pleaíing borh to che
City
and to che Ariny ; becauíe ir was che commor'I opinion .of ali , rhat in that con–
jun~ur~, 'noching could rend more
co
-th,e feccle1r1enc and quier of che Kiogdom
thaíJ -that : And Jnorepyer, it was believed chac bis Majefly would
confirm
him
rher~in,
ir
coníideration oí che great fervices which his_ brorher, che Marquis
had performed
ro
che Cr0wn; as alfo for orher Caufes which rhey alledged in
fa–
vour anq honour of
Gon9alo Pifarro
bimfelí: For now formne being of his fide,
che
Pt~~le
began to [peak favourably of him; and he, carrying himfelf with pre–
cer~~
of r~floring
to
them their Libercy ' was generally cryed up and beloved of
al ;
aml
efpecially fuccee,ding che Vice-king, who was haced and decefl:ed by ali
mankind. Thus far a11e che yvords of
Diexo Fernande:::,:
After which
Carate,
in che
tbir~~e1Ju1 (;haµrer
of
his Book , proceeds, and fays:
The Infüument
for
rnníl:itming
Pif(lrro
Governour being paffed ; he made
his
Er¡t~y'
tmo
che Cicy in State and triumph.
In
che
firíl
place, Capeain
Bachicao
led
the Yan-guard with rwo and cwency Pieces of Cannon made for che field, which
were carried on che Shoulders ofºfix choufand
Jndians
(as we have mencioned be–
fore) with all che orher crain of Artillery and Ammunicion thereunco belonging,
and as chey marched rhey fired che Cannon in che Sneets; and for Guard
ro
che
Arcillery thircy Mufquetiers and fifty Gunners were appointed.
After which followed the Company under comrnand of Capcaín
Diego G11mie!,
which confiíted of cwo hundred Pique-men, after which followed Capraio
G11e–
v11ra
with a hundred andfifry Mufquetiers; and rhen carne che Company of
Pe–
dro Cermc;mo
confifüng of rwo hundred Harquebuíiers; immediately after which
followed
Gvnyalo Picarro
himfelf with chree Companies of Foot, attending like
Fooc-m~n by bis íide,
;md
he mounced an a very fine Horfe, and cloarhed wich a
Coa
e
0f Mail, over which
he
wore a rhin Coac of cloch of gold ; after him mar–
ched chree Captains with their Troops of Horfe, in midíl: of which
Don Pedro
Porto Carrero
füpporred che Royal Standard ; on his right hand
Antonio Altamirano
carried che Enftgn of
Coz.ca,and on che left
Pedro de Puelles
carried che Colours in
which che Arms of
Pifarro
were painted; after which ali che Cavalry followed
armed in form and poim of War. And in chis order chey marched
to
che houfe
of
Licencia.doCarate,
where che ocher Judges were aífembled, ( which was a de–
fau
lr onCflrate's
fide, far he oughc rarher
to
have received him in che place of
µublick Judicamre) bue here
Pif.arro
leaving bis Forces drawn up in che open
Market,place, wenc up inco che Chamber where che Judges acrended, and received
him wicb due arder and refpeét, and having t~ken the Oach, and given che Secu–
ricy which is ufoal; he wem to che Town-houfe, where che Mayor, Sherifls and
orher Officers received him wich che accuíl:omary Solemnities ; and thence he
wept to bis own Lodgings ; and in ene mean rime che Officers (iUartered che Soal–
diers borh H01
1
fo and Fooc in che privace houfes of che Cicizens, giving order chat
they fhoulcl entertain chem upon Free-quarcer.
This encry of
Pi9arro
inco che Ciry, and his reception there, happened
to–
wards che end of che monch of
Ollober
1
544,
being forcy days after che imprifon–
ment of the Vice-king; and from chat time forward
Pifarro
attended wholly co
che management of his marcial Affairs, and ro rnatcers relating chereunco, leaving
ali civil Caufos and pvoceedings in Law to che Judges, who held rheir Cou_ rrs in
the I,Ioufo of che Treafurer
Afonfa Riquclme.
And chen he fenc
to
Couo
for his De–
puty
.Aloefo. de Toro,
to
¿},roquepa.
for
Pedro de. Tuentes,
to
che
Villa de Plata
for
Fran-
6ljCO
de .Almendra,;,
and to od1er Cities for che principal Governours thereof. Thus
far are the words of
Auguftive CaraPe.
To which
Femamh Palentino
in the fixteench
Chapter ofhis Book adds and fays, That
Diego Ce11teno
baving accornpanied
Gonfalo
l!ifarro.
in quality of Pro<!:l!ll'atour for che
T
0wn of
/?late,
as far as
L()J Rt:~es,
he diere
{bund than
Pi.¡_'«1110
had f)l!eferred his greau Friend
Francifco de Almendra,;
to
be Cap–
t(!.in
mHf
d1iet· Jufticiary of thac Town; and ~herefore he defüed him to move
N.¡mo.
th;tu he mighc
oe
d¡fmifled and go along with him to che
Yilla
d, la Pta,a,
becaufe