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VII.

Royal

Commentaries.

people of the

CharcM

following the example chereof, had killed che Maríl1al

A/varado.

Bm fo foon as che Cities of

Huamanca

and

Arequepa

were rightly infor–

med, char rhis Infurrefüon ar

Coz.,co

was not raifed by che Corporation, or by and

-with che confem and counfel of che whole Ciry, bac by che .contrivance of a

fingle perfon, who being confcious of his paíl: Crimes, had raifed chis mutiny ro

fecur~ hirnfelf from che puniíl1menc; and how few, and of what mean condition

the Confpiracours were; they altered their refolmions and opinions, and with

joync confent prepared themfelves

ferve his Majefiy as others ha9 done in

Co~co,

namely

Garfilaf[o de la Vega, Antonio de f2!:linnones, Diego de los Ríos, Geronimo Coftilla

and

Garci Sanchn de Figueroa,

my Father's elder Brother, who, thoagh he had no

Eíl:ate give

n him

, was yet an old Souldier, and one who well defened of che Coun–

trey: chefe

fi.ve

Genclemen efcapecl ouc of

Co~co

on che fan,e night of the Rebel–

lion, che others which we fhall name, fled, three, four, or five nights-afrerwards,

• as opportunity prefemed:

Bafeo de Guevara

a Citizen, and the two

Efchalantes,

nis Kinímen, efcaped the fecond oight.

A!onfo de Hmojofa,

and

¡ohn

Pancorvo,

fled che fourth night; and

Alonfo

de Mefa

the fitth night, having fiayed to conceal

and fecure bis Silver, which che Rebels afcerwards difcovered .and converced to

their own ufe, as we fhall relate hereafcer. My Maf1er

Garfilaf[o

and his Com–

panions, proceeding on their journey, mee with

Pero Lope:t de Cafal!a

abouc nine

leagaes diíl:anc from che City, where he lived upon his own Eíl:ate, of whom we

have made mention in che Nintb Book of che Firíl Pare of chis Hiíl:ory Chap. :

and with him \\·as his Brother

Sebaftian de Caftilltt

who being informed how mat–

ters had paíled at

Co~co,

they refolved co ,accompany thefe orher Gemlemen for

the fervice of his Majeíl:y :-The Wife of

Pero de Lope:t,

called

Donna Fra11cifca de

Cunniga,

was of noble defcem, very handfome, vermous and difcreer, was unwil–

ling co be !efe behind, but deGrous to acco,;npany her Husband in that journey :

And chough fhe was a tender Wornan, and of a weak coníl:itution of Body, yec

íhe adventured to ride alone wich a Side-faddle on a Mule; and paífed ali che

bad ways, enduré9 all rlíe fatigues, and held out as well as any one in che com–

pany. And every night, when-they came co their Lodging, (he took careto pro–

vide Supper and Break-faíl: nexc morning, with help, of che

Indians,

and direlted

the

Indian

'Nomen in what manner to drefs the Viltuals: al! which I have heard

thoíe who kept her company, difcourfe concerning chis famous Lady.

Thefe Gentlemen proceeding on cheir journey, and beíng come to

Curapampa

about cwe_nty leagues from the Cicy, they mee

Hernan Br11vo de Laguna,

and

Ga–

fj,aro

Sote/o

Citizens thereof, who had fome Lands and

Indians

vaífala

chofe pares; to whom having given a report of what had paíled at

Coz.co,

tney

refolved co accompany wich them, as did many other Planters and Souldiers,

whom rhey mee

Olil

che way, umill rhey carne to

Huamanca;

che lnhabitanrs of

-which Ciry,clid wcmder much to fee

many principal perfons and men of quali–

ty diere; whofe prefence confirmed thern in their firíl refolution to ferve his Ma–

jeíl:y in union witbi perfonages of fo much honour as thefe ; fo as many as could

go at thac time wenr, and were followed by ochers, as their conveniences ferved.

Bue ro look a lictle backwards, we forgot to fay, that when my Maíl:er

Garfi–

laf[o

and his Companions paífed che Bridge

atApurimac,

they confidered chat many

people oucof

Co~co

and ocher pares, were likely to follow them in fervice of his

Majeíl:y, and cherefore it ~

ould not be

fit

to hinder their paífage by burning che

Bridge, for that were to deliver them into che hands of the Rebels: wherefore

they

agreed ro order two meo co remain for Guards at the Bridge, and to füffer

a1J,perfons

país who fhould comé thither within che [pace of five or fix days,

aod',

then;t

o fet fire to it ; whereby they íhould travel more fecurely and free of

fur

f.i-.om

purfuics of che enemy: which was accordingly performed,

that chofe

<:..W,hD

cam

e;within che fpace of chofe days found a paífage contrary to expeltation,

,they- ·feared much that they íhould find the Bridge burnt by the firfr who

.paífed..•· Other Cirizens of

Co~co

went to

Los Reyes

by other Roads; for it hap–

.pened that many of them at chat feafon of che year were at their Houfes and Plan–

Mtions

ith their

Jndians,

namely,

'fohn ¡ulio de Hojeda, Pedro Je Orue, M artin de

4rbieftJ, Rodrigo de Efquivel;

all which paffing by che Pfantation of

Don Pedro de

•

Cabrerh

.cook bim with che'm, and traveJled all together to

los Reyes.

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