enterprise in hand to méet him and to offer him the Battaile if hee would not graunt to his request and in so dooing hée might easely possesse all the Prouinces through the which hée should passe and in this sorte his Army should daily increase yea and also by this meanes should force his Brother to graunt vnto his desire this councell liked him well wherupon hee personally with his whole Hoast departed from Quito and dayly incroched the Countrey into his handes Guascar hearinge of this newes sente to encounter with him one of his cheefest Captaynes with a company of light foote men the which with great speede came to a Prouince called Tumibamba one hundred Leagues distante from Quito and there hauing notice how Atabaliba procéeded forward with all his power they dispatched a post to Cusco to Guascar aduertising him of the procéedinge of Atabaliba and besought him to send forthwith vnto them 2000. of the expertest men of Warre for with them and vnder their gouernment they had ready 30000 men of that onely Prouince which people were called Canares vnto which their request Guascar prouided accordingly and when those 2000 men were come there ioyned with them the Casikes of Tumibamba and the Chaparas Paltas and Canares these affaires béeinge knowen to Atabaliba hee came with his power and gaue them battaile in the which many were slaine on both sides and the power of Atabaliba ouerthrowen and hee himselfe taken prisoner vpoÌ„ the Bridge of the Riuer of Tumibamba and whilest the Souldiers of Guascar were occupied in pastimes and drunkennesse triumphing of the victory a certaine woman gaue in at a Window to Atabaliba where hee was Prisoner a Bar of Copper wherwith hee brake downe a Wal so fled vnto Quito which was about 25. leagues from thence and there began to geather another Hoaste of men makinge them beleeue that his Father had conuerted him into a Snake whan hée was Prisoner and by that meanes hee was delyuered out of Prison creepinge out at a hole and that his Father also promised him victorye if hee retourned agayne vpon his enemies wherupon his people willingly wente with him and incountered agayne with his enemies and gaue them the ouerthrowe but many were slayne on both sides so that vntill this day remaineth heapes of boanes of those that at that time were slayne Atabaliba béeinge incouraged with this greate victorye determined to goe against his Brother and when hee came to Canares hee slew neare 60000. persons because they were agaynst him in the first Battayle so that hee consumed them all with Fier and Swoorde and beate downe playne with the grounde all their Habitacions and Towne of Tumibamba which was planted in a fayre Playne neare vnto three fayre Riuers From this place hee went conqueringe all the way as hee wente and of such as wente about to resist him hée left not one aliue But such as came vnto him offeringe their seruice hee did louingly receaue and in this manner his Hoast dailye increased and when hee came to Tumbez hée minded to conquer by Sea the Ile of Puna but the Casike of that Iland came and defended his purpose with a great number of Raffes Atabaliba consideringe that the conquest of that place would require more time and also hauing in remembrance how his Brother Guascar was comming towards him with all his power hâ—e therfore procéeded on his iorney towardes Cusco and when hee was come to Caxamalca there hée stayed and sente two of his Captaynes with 4000. men to discouer the way and when they had discryed the Campe of Guascar they returned secretly by another way in the which by chaunce they mette with 700. of the cheefest men of Guascars Campe among whom was Guascar him selfe so that the company of Atabaliba set vpon them and slew the most of them and tooke Guascar Prisoner wherupon all Guascars Hoast inuironed them about with determinacion to haue slayne them all The Captaynes on the behalfe of Atabaliba commaunded Guascar to warne his Captaynes to staye their procéeding for otherwise they would cut of his hedde for sayde they our Princes comminge is not to indamage you but that you would consent that hée may quietly inioy his estate of Quito reseruing his obedience and vassallage towards you When Guascar had heard and vnderstood his Brothers desire and also with feare of his life hee commaunded his men of Warre to procéede no further but incontinent to retire backâ— againe to Cusco which was forthwith accordingly performed When Ataebaliba vnderstood his great good fortune hee commaunded his Captaynes to bring his Brother Prisoner vnto him to Caxamalca where hee abode his comming At this inâ—tant came â—on Francisco Pisarro with all his company of Spanyardes which hee had brought with him into Peru so that hee had now oportunitie to begin his conquest as at large in this second Booke shalbe declared for the Hoaste of Guascar for the most parte were fledde and also the Army of Atabaliba for the most part were discharged THE SECOND BOOKE of the Conquest which was atchiued in the Prouince of Peru by Don Francisco Pisarro and his company Chap. I IN the former Boke is declared how Don Francisco Pisarro abode in Panama after his returne from Spayne preparinge thinges necessary for the procéedinges of the Conquest of Peru yea and also Don Diego de Almagro did furnish that voyage with as great a good will and charge as at the first hee had begon for in him onely did consist the principall credit and stocke but some cause of slacknes was because Don Francisco Pisarro had not remembred his good will and déedes when hée was in Spayne nor yet brought any kinde of countenance of fauour for him from the Emperours Maiestie but yet with sufficiente excuses they ioyned agayne into fréendship although hee neuer after bare any cordiall good will to his Brethren especially to Fernando Pisarro who hee tooke to bee his Capital enemy Don Francisco fraughted the Ship of Hernando Ponce de Leon in the which hée shipped himselfe his foure Brethren and also the most of his companye of Horsemen and Footemen with great difficultie because many of them stoode in doubt of the Conquest by meanes of the vnfortunate successe and repulses happened the yeares before hee hoysed vp Sayles in the beginninge of the yeare .1531 and the winde beeinge contrary hee was forced to alande his men a hundred Leagues on this side the place that hee pretended And trauailing alonge the Coast they were in great extremity of victualles by meane that they coulde not passe the Riuers but only by swimminge as well men as Horses in which troubles the valiant minde courage of Don Francisco did greatly animate them yea and the great perrill of his owne person who letted not to passe ouer vpon his owne shoulders suche as could not swimme vntill at length they came to a Towne of Indians by the Sea side called Coaque which was ritche of Marchandize
for their ships hée now considering that the number of his Horse were but few which hee left there after the taking Prisoner of Atabaliba hee sent for his Deputie from Caxamalca to Sainct Mighell Captaine Benalcasar with ten Horses at which time came many Indian Canares to make their coÌ„plaint against Ruminagui â— and his people saying that daily they were by them molested with cruell War At the same seasoÌ„ were many men comen from Panama Nicaragua so that when Captaine Benalcasar had heard of the iniuries of the Indians of Quito hee chose 200. of those fresh-men whereof was 80. Horsemen with them he toke his Iorney toward Quito aswel to defend the Canares as also for the great same of Golde that was thought to bee in those partes in the Treasury of Atabaliba when Ruminagui had vnderstanding of the comming of Captaine Benalcasar hee came and encountered with him in manye dauÌ„gerous passages with y e number of 12000 Indians also had many priuie snares made to intray y e ChristiaÌ„s in the high wayes which pollicies Benalcasar did preuent with great diligence for in the night season he sent 60. or 70. horsemen to assure his way either aboue or beneath y e accustomed high wayes which was ordinarily done before the morning so y t with this industry y e enemy was forced to retire into the plaines where they durst not abide the battaile for the great spoile which the horsemen made among them â—ut if by hap they staied in any place it was where their vsuall snares were betwéene them and the christians which were great holes made in the grouÌ„d sticked ful of stakes couered ouer with a false couering of grasse straw sand or els with turues which was so wel handled that w t great difficultie those snares could be discouered and might wel be compared to those which Caesar wryteth in his seuenth commentary which the people of Aexia deuysed for the defence of their citie But notwithstanding all their inuentioÌ„s they could not deceiue Benalcasar his chiefe pollicie was that alwayes he would be sure not to giue any onset where the Indians shewed countenance to expecte his comming for there was alwayes the snares ordeyned But rather he would goe and compasse them about 2. or 3. leagues to assaulte them on their backs or sidewise with great aduise not to passe vpon any gréene thing that might séeme counterfaite But now the Indians séeing their practises woulde take no place they deuised another practise which was they hauing vnderstanding or at the least suspecting which way the Christians would passe made certayne heales in the ground of the breatâ—h of a horse foote somwhat déepe not much distant one from another pretending by this pollicie to breake their horse legs But yet their deuises could not preuail to deceue Benalcasar who stil proceeded on conquering as he went euen to the principal cittie of Quito where hee had aduertisement how Ruminagui had sayd vnto his wiues which were many now shall you haue your desire and pleasure for y e Christians whom ye loue are at hand with whom yee may take your repast But those poore weÌ„ches thinking that he had speaken those words in meriment or iest laughed at his sayings which laughter cost them déere for with méere ielicusie incontinent he commaunded their heads to be stricken from their bodies and when he had executed this cruell acte he determined to flee and forthwith â—e set on fyer a warâ—drope which was ful of rich princely ornaments which sometime did belong for the ordinary appartel of Guainacaua When these his venemoâ—s factes were ended he fled and in his flight hee gaue a sodaine assault vpon the Spaniards but no hurt done so that now entred Benalcâ—sar and tooke quyet posseâ—sion of the Citie In this meane season y e Lord Marques Gouernor sent Don Diego de Almagro to the new citie of S. Mighel there to take information of certaine newes which was certified vnto him which was how Don Pedro de Aluarado Gouernour of Guatimalla had taken shipping to come into Peru with a great power both of horsemen and footmen to discouer Peru as more at large shall be declared in the next chapter Don Diego de Almagro came to the citie of S. Mighel â— without hearing any â—urther newes of that matter but he had vnderstanding how Benalcasar was in the siege of Quito and of the resistance of Ruminagui whereupon he determined to goe succour him and accordingly tooke that iorney in hand which was 120. leagues from saint Mighel And when he was come to Quito he tooke all Benalcasars men and ioyned them with his army with whom he conquered certaine townes which vntill his comming would not yeeld but when he saw that y e great treasure of gold which he expected could not be found he returned toward Cusco leauing Captaine Benalcasar for Gouernour of Quito as he was before his comming How Don Pedro de Aluarado came into Peru and what followed Chap 10. AFter that Don Hernando Cortez Lord Marques of the valley of Huaxacac had conquered and pacyfied the new Spayne hee had vnderstanding of a countrey adioyning therunto called Guatimala for the discouery thereof he sent one of hys captaynes called Don Pedro de Aluarado who with y e company which he had with him did conquere and winne the same with great peril and danger And in recompence of his paynes taken the Emperour his maiesty gaue vnto him the gouernment of the same countrey FroÌ„ wheÌ„ce he had intelligence of the Prouince of Peru whereupon he besought his Maiestie to graunt vnto him some parte of that discouery which according to his request was giuen vnto him with the conditions accustomed for discouerers By vertue of which graunt vnder letters patents he sent a Gentleman of the towne of Casarez called Gartia Holguin with two shippes to discouer the coast of Peru at whose returne bringing newes of the greate quantitie of golde which Don Francisco Pisarro had obtayned in his discouery he determined personallye to take that iorney in hand and whilest that Don Francisco was occupyed in his affayres in Caxamalca he imagined that he might easily procéede beyonde his iurisdiction vpon his pretended discouery and take possession of the Cittie of Cusco which in his iudgemente did stand without the limittes of the 250. Leagues of ground discouered and graunted in gouernment to Don Francisco Pisarro and to bring the better his purpose to effect he feared least succour might come from Nicaragua to the Gouernour wherupon on a night he sayled to Nicaragua where hee tooke by force two great shippes which were there rigging to effect that when they were trimmed they should passe a company of men and horses to the gouernour Pisarro in Peru. In which shippes and in his owne which he brought from Guatimalla he embarked 500. horsemen and footmen and with them sayled til he came to y e coast of Puerto Viejo and from thence hee
on euery side how be it Hernando Pisarro and his brethren defended his assaulte like valliant gentlemen with many other Capitaines and approued good Souldiars whiche were within the Citie especialâ—y Gabrâ—ell de Rojas Hernando Ponso de Leon Don Alanso Henriquez and the Treasorer Requelme and many others who vnarmed them selues neither daie nor night and did assuredly beleeue that the Gouernor and all the other Spanyardes were slaine by the Indians because thei had knowledge that all the lande had rebelled and were occupied in the warres So that these valliant minded men fought so manfully as men that expected no humaine succour but onely put their trust in the helpe from GOD alone although thei daiely deminished by the handes of the Indians In the meane while that the warre and siege endured Gonsalo Pisarro with other twentie horsemen came out of the Citie to vewe the siege and proceded forwarde till thei came to the Lake called Chinichera whiche stoode fiue leagues distant from the Citie where the enemies came so thicke and thronged vppon hym who although he aâ—d his companie fought valliauntly yet thei had yelded if Hernando Pisarro and Alonso de Turo had not rescued them with an other companie of horsemen because GoÌ„salo had entered too farre emong the enemies whiche he did with greater courage then wisedome How Don Diego de Almagro came with his power vpon Cusco and tooke prisoner Hernando Pisarro Chapt. 4. HEre before hath been declared how Iuan de Herrada caried into the prouince of Chili to Don Diego de Almagro the prouision which the Emperor had graunted to hym concernyng his newe gouernation whiche did extend beyond the limites of DoÌ„ Francisco Pisarro his graunt wherevpon he determined to returne from his pretended discouerie of Chili and to take the Citie of Cusco into his power to whiche purpose the gentlemen whiche were in his coÌ„panie encouraged hym to make all the hast possible especially Gomes de Aluarado brother to Don Pedro de Aluarado and his Uncle Diego de Aluarado and Rodrigo Orgonios emong whom some desired the reparation of the Citie and Countrey and other coueâ—ed to bee alone in the gouernation of Chili so that to bryng this matter to passe thei deuised to cause their interpretars to proclaime that Don Francisco Pisarro and all his companie of Spanyardes were slaine by the Indians whiche had rebelled who had likewise vnderstandyng of the rebellion of Inga So that now Don Diego tooke this enterprise in hande and when he was come within sixe leagues of Cusco without giuing knowledge to HernaÌ„do Pisarro of his commyng he wrote to Inga promisyng to pardon all that was paste if he would become his freend and assist hym in his pretended purpose alledgyng moreouer that all the lande appertainyng to Cusco was within the precinct of his gouernement wherefore his meanyng was to possesse the same But Inga deceiptfully sent hym woorde that he should come personally and talke with hym and so he did with suspition of some deceipte wherefore he lefte some of his menne with Iuan de Sayauedra and tooke the reste with hym But when Inga espied tyme conuenient he sette vppon hym with suche a vehement courage that Don Diego was glad to retire In the meane season HernaÌ„do Pisarro hauyng knowledge of his commyng went to visite Iuan de Sayauedra at his Campe and mought haue taken hym prisoner if he had would as the Citezens of Cusco had counsailed hym to doe but he would not rather when he had spoken with hym he retourned backe vnto the Citie without the giuyng vnto him of any vngentle language How be it Iuan de Sayauedra reported afterward that he had offered vnto hym 5000. poyzes in gold to deliuer into his power all the men whiche were in his companie and that he refused the money When Don Diego was retourned from Inga he came with all his armie in the sight of the Citie with his Ensignes spread where he tooke fower horsemen whiche Hernando Pisarro had sent to talke with hym he also sent to require the state and Cheef Magistrates of the Citie to receiue hym for their gouernour accordyng to the Emperours letters Patentes graunted to hym whiche were ready to bee seen The saied Magistrates made answere saiyng that he should cause the limittes of his graunt to be measured with Don Francisco Pisarro and wheÌ„ it should be verified that the Citie of Cusco should fall out of the league of grounde specified in the graunt of Don Francisco then would thei yeelde to his request and also obeye hym as reason and duetie should require But their wise and gentle aunswere was neuer performed By meane whereof after did followe suche greate damage slaughter and discorde betwene these twoo valliaunt Captaines and although sundrie tymes thei mette to measure by line the lande that should appertaine to eche of them yet thei neuer agreed vpon the cause For sometymes thei would saie that the leagues of lande appertainyng to the gouernation of Don Francisco should bee measured a long the Sea coste acceptyng into the reconyng all Creekes Bayes and croked heade landes or Capes Others helde opinion that the measure should bee by lande acceptyng likewise into the accompte all croked waies whiche of force were to bee gonne almoste circular and not directly straight So that by eche of these twoo reconynges the gouernement of Don Francisco did finishe a greate waie before thei could come to Cusco yea some saied before thei could come to the Citie of Kynges But Don Francisco pretended that their opinions were not iuste nor lawfull in that forme of measuring but rather saied he that thei should measure according to the rules of the altitude of the Sunne allowing the due nomber of leagues to euery degree beginnyng at the Equinoctiall line accordyng to Astronomers reconyng in the Northe and Southe course by the superior line and in so doyng the Citie should fall into the iursdiccion of Pisarro But bee it as maie bee for as yet vntill this daie the matter was neuer agreed vpon that is to saie whether the Citie of Cusco doeth fall into the newe Castile or in the newe Toledo although sundrie tymes bothe Pilotes and learned GeometriciaÌ„s hath met to decide the cause especially the Licenciall Vaca de Castro who had a perticular CoÌ„mission touchyng that matter and as yet sentence was neuer pronounced But now letting this discord ceasse returnyng again to the Historie Hernando Pisarro sent woorde vnto Don Diego that he would prepare a certaine parte of the Citie for hym and his retine we to lodge in and in the meane while he would aduertise his brother Don Francisco of his demaunde who at that instaunt was abiding in the Citie of the Kyngs to the intent that some order might be taken betweene them consideryng that thei were bothe freendes and companions And to treate of this matter some doe affirme that truce was taken vpon that condition so that vnder that conclusion eche one held him self to
Sosa who serued vnder Don Diego sawe their side to flee thei receiued so greate greefe that like desperate men thei entered into the thronge of their enemies saiyng eche of them I am he that slewe the Lord Marques and in this order thei fought till thei were bothe cut in peeces Many of Don Diego his side escaped through the darkenesse of the night and also with takyng from the dead their conisance for Vaca de Castro gaue vnto his men red skarfes and Don Diego gaue vnto his white skarfes in this sorte the victorie was manifestly knowne to be for Vaca de Castro notwithstandyng at the beginnyng of the battaile Vaca de Castro lost many of his men in so much that the victorie was then thought to be on Don Diego his side But now in y e flight of those which were ouercome thei fled from one perill and fell into an other whiche was as thei escaped passyng doune into a Ualley the Indian enemies slewe a greate nomber of them and likewise a hundred and fiftie horsemen which fled to the Towne of Guamanga which stood distant two leagues from the place where the battaile was fought And there thei were vnarmed and taken prisoners by those fewe Tounes men which abode behinde to keepe the Towne Don Diego and Diego Mendez fled to Cusco where thei were apprehended by Rodrigo de Salazar who was his owne Lieutenant Antonio Ruiz de Gueuara Shriefe of the 〈◊〉 In this sorte finished the auctoritâ—e and gouernment oâ— Don Diego who in one daie sawe hym selâ— Lorde and Princâ— ouâ—r all Peru aâ—d on an other daie likewise saw him self prisoner by his owne officers This battaile was fought the sixtene daie of September Anno .1542 ¶ How Vaca de Castro gaue thankes vnto his Souldiers for the victorie which God had giuen them Chap. 20. THe greatest parte of the night was spent in gatheryng the Souldiers together who had beene occupied in the spoyle of Don Diego his tentes where thei founde a greate treasure of golde and siluer and slewe some whiche thei found hidden and wounded When thei were all gathered together thinking that Don Diego would renewe his armie all the footemen attended in a readinesse and likewise the horâ—emen Vaca de Castro spent the most parte of the night in the commendation of his Souldiers and generally also his whole armie and gaue particular thankes to euery of them for their valiant seruice In this battaile were many Captaines and souldiers which singulerly did shewe the vallour of their noble hartes especially Don Diego hopyng to haue the victorie and also iudgyng his cause to â—e iust sithens his quarell was to reuenge his fathers death yea he tooke more paines then his age required for at that instant he was but two and twentie yeares olde There were also many of his armie that shewed them selues valiant warriers Likewise many that were with Vaca de Castro shewed in this exploite their noble mindes especially to reueÌ„ge the Lord Marques his death who so entirely thei loued Iâ— this battaile were slaine on bothe sides to the nomber of three hundred men among whom were many Captaines and men of estimatioÌ„ especially Pedro Aluarez Holguin and Gomez de Tordoya who pretendyng to get honour and to be singuler iâ— this battaile were apparelled in white veluet besett with buttons of golde which attire was worne vpon their armour by meane wherof thei were knowne and the soner slaine by the hargubuziers as before hath been declared Likewise Alonso de Aluarado and Captaine Carauajall who feared not the greate Ordenaunce nor any other daunger where the bullets of y e hargubuziers rained like haile yea it was thought a thyng vnpossible for them to escape so that thei dispising death it semed that death fled from them as often it doeth happen in all perilles and the fearfull to be soonest intrapped as in this battaile did plainly appeare and especially there was a yong man who feared to enter into the battaile hid himself behinde a rock where he thought not onely to be sure but also should not heare the noyse of the Ordnaunce yet by chauÌ„ce there came a pellet from the great Ordnaunce that brake the Rocke slewe hym The principallest that shewed their hautie courage on the behalf of his Maiestie besides those which hath been rehearsed were the Licenciat Benito de Carauajall Iuan de Sayauedra Lorenso Daldana Francisco Godoy Diego de Aguilar Bernaldino de Balderama Nicolas de Ribera Hieronimo de Alâ—aga Iuan de Barbaran Michell de la Serna Lope de Mendosa Diego Centeno Melchior Verdugo FraÌ„cisco de Barrio Nueuo the Licenciat de la Gama Gomez de Aluarado Gasper Rojas Don Gomez de Luna Paula de Meneses Iuan AloÌ„so Palomino Pedro AloÌ„so Hinojosa DoÌ„ Pedro Puerto Carero Captaine Caceres Diego Ortiz de Guzman Francisco de Ampuero many others which were in the first rowes of the Squadrons ¶ Of the iustice whiche was executed vpon those of the parcialitie of Don Diego Chap. 21. THE night of the victorie happened an exceadyng greate Froste by reason whereof many of the wounded men died with cold especially suche as could not come to the Campe the Indians stripped them and left them naked without respecte either to their freendes or enemies And this was the principallest seruice that the Indians vsed in these battailes for thei did not onely robb spoile the weake and wounded persones but also maulled them with their Clubbes And through the darckenesse of the Night the wounded creatures could not bee holpen by their freendes sauyng Gomes de Tordoya whiche was not throughly dedde and Pedro Aâ—suerez obtained a Tent and because the carriage was not then come the moste of the Souldiars laye in the feeld without Tententes or succour all that night It was a sorrowfull sight to heare and see the dolefull cries and piteous mone whiche the wounded menne did make with the bitter paines of their woundes There were aboue fower hundred persones wounded who the nexte daie followyng Vaca de Castro caused to bee cured as well as he might and the principallest emong the dedde were carried to bee buried in the Toune of Guamanga But cheefly he caused the bodies of Pedro Aluâ—res and Gomes de Tordoya to be buried with greate pompe and solempnitie The same mornyng followyng Vaca de Castro commaunded certaine of the prisoners to bee behedded whiche had been accessaries to the Lorde Marques death and the next daie when he came to Guamanga he sounde that Captaine Diego de Rojas had behedded Iuan de Tellio and other Captaines of Don Diego Vaca de Castro committed the execution of Iustice to the Lieutenant de la Gam who hanged and behedded fourtie persones of the cheefest offenders others he banished a residue he pardoned and also that the nomber of those which were executed amounted to three score persones This doen he graunted licence to all the Citezens to goe to their houses and Vaca de Castro went to the
and plentifull of victuals where hee comforted his men which were weake brought low with their troublesome Iorney From this Towne hee sent two shippes to Panama and Nicaragua and in them the somme of 30000. Castlins of Golde which hée had taken vp in Coaque to the intent that they mought sée in those Citties the likelyhoode of gayne that might ensue of their trauailes and to encourage them to follow his steps In this Towne of Coaque they found some Emralds which were excéeding good and fine this Towne standeth vnder the Equinoctiall Lyne there were some through couetousnes lost much money because they vnderstoode not the finenes nor goodnes of those stones for they made their experience taking Hammers to prooue the hardnes of the stones and so they spoyled many faire and ritch Iewels After they had abode here a while his men were vexed with y e sort of small Poxe of which heretofore hath béene spoken so that fewe or none of all his Army escaped Notwithstandinge the Gouernour perswaded them that euill constillacion of that Clymat was the cause wherupon they procéeded forward vntill they came to the Prouince called Puerto Viejo conquering and pacifiyng the People all the way as they went At this place met with them Captaine Venealcasar and Ihon Fores who were come from Nicaragua with their ship in which they brought certaine Footmen and Horsâ—men Of the thinges which happened to the Gouernour in the Iland of Puna and the Conquest of the same Chap. 2. THe Prouince of Puerto Viejo beeinge pacified the Gouernour with his company toke the way toward Tumbez and there hée determined to passe vpon Raffes which were prouided into the Ilande of Puna which standeth in y e front of Puerto Viejo so that he passed ouer his Horsemen Footemen with great daunger because the Indian had deuised to cut the Ropes wherwith the Raffes were bound and in that sorte to drowne spoile his men This pollicy beeing vnderstood by the Gouernour hée gaue warning to all his company that each should haue his Sword neare drawen and to haue a vigilant eye to euery Indian Whan they were arriued at the Iland the Indians came and offered them peace and also curteously entertained them Notwithstanding they had prepared a Snare or Ambush to haue slayne them all that night howbeit the Gouernour had notice therof wherupon hée forthwith set vpon them and tooke their Cascike Prisoner Yet neuerthelesse the next day the Gouernour and all his men were inuironed with Indians men of Warre Than the Gouernour and his Brethren with great courage toke their horses and placed their men in good order and sent other some for the sauegard of the ships which rode neare the shoare The Spanyards fought so manfully that in short time the IndiaÌ„ enemies were put to flight many of theÌ„ wouÌ„ded slaine at which assault only .3 Spanyards were slaine but diuerse sore hurte especially Gonsalo Pisarro who was daungerously wounded on his knée Thâ—n arriued Captaine Hernando de Soto with moe men aswell footmen as horsemeÌ„ which also came froÌ„ Nicaragua so y t now the Indians beinge fled to their Raffes they wandered amonge the Marishes in such sorte that they were safe from the Christians Then determined the Gouernour to passe vnto Tumbez after he had deuided among his soldiars the spoyle of gold and other things which they had there obtained and also because that Iland was very apt to diseases lying nere vnto the Equinoctiall How the Gouernour came to Tumbez and of the conquest which he made vntill he had inhabited the citie of Saint Mighell Chap. 3. IN this Iland of Puna were captiues aboue 600. men and wemen of Tumbez and one principall person of Tumbez also who was likewise captiue the Gouernour gaue them all their liberty and sente them home into their Countrey and when hée him selfe had taken shippinge to passe vnto Tumbez hée sente thrée of his men with some of those Indians whom hée had set at liberty thinking that the Townes men of Tumbez would haue beene thankefull for the good tourne receiued so that his thrée men passed with certayne of those Indians vpon a Raffe and arriued sooner than the Gouernour But as soone as they were arriued the Indians sacrificed those three Spanyaâ—ds to their Idols in recompence of the great liberalitie which the Gouernour had extended to them in the deliuering them out of captiuiâ—ie the like also had hapned to Captayne Hernando de Soto who also had passed vpon a Raffe with one of his men which attended on him if by good hap Diego de Aguero and Rodrigo Losano had nâ—t at that instant arriued and entered tâ—e Riuer of Tumbez who aduised him of the daunger that hee was falling into Now also the Countrey beinge reuolted the Gouernour wanted Raffes to vnship his Men and Munition wherupon that night there came none a Land but the Gouernour Hernando Ihoâ— Pisarro his Bretherne Father Vincent of Valuerde Captayne Soto and other two Spanyardes they alighted not from their Horses all that night although they were throughly wet with the Seagate wheÌ„ they came a shore vpon a Raffe from the ship which Raffe also was ouerthrowen at their comminge a shore for want of knowledge Hernando Pisarro abode at the water side to sée both Men Horses and furniture vnshipped but the Gouernour proceeded forwarde for the space of two Leagues and coulde not attaine to the spéeche of any Indian for they were fled vnto the Mountaines with their Armor wherupon hee returned backe againe to the Sea side where hee met with Captayne Mena and Captaine Ihon de Salzedo which were come to seeke for him with certayne Horsemen which were newly vnshipped and had gathered togeather many of the Gouernours company which had strayed abrode And then the Gouernour pitched his Campe in Tumbez in this meane while came Captaine Benalcasar who had remained to see the residew of the men shipped from the Iland who duringe the time of his abode there had many skirmishes with the Indians The Gouernour abode in Tumbez twentie dayes sendinge daily Embassadors to the Lorde of that Soyle requiring him to yeeld to the Emperors seruice but all was in vaine for he would neuer accept that freendshipâ— rather he did much hurt and spoyled many of his men of seruice called Laborers when they went abrode to seke victuals for the Campe and the Spanyardes could not annoy them in any respecte because they were on the other side of the Riuer vntill at length the Gouernour made Raffes in such secret sorte y t the Indian enemies had no vnderstanding therof so that in an Euening he with his Brethren Ihon and Gonsalo Pisarro with Captaine Soto Benalcasar passed on those Raffes 50. Horses ouer the Riuer and trauailed al that night by a troublesome narrow way among Thornes Briers Rockes so that when it drew nere day he came and set vpon the enemies campe and made a marueylous spoile among them
tooke the way to Quito by land in y t paralell of y e Equinoctiall along some part of the plaines among thickets called Arcabucos in which iorney they passed extreme necessity of victualles as wel of meate as drinke which would haue bene much greater if by good hap they had not met and fallen into a ground of great Canes whose propertie was that cutting any of them at the knot they found the hollow full of sweete water excéeding good holesome Those canes are ordenarily as big as the calfe of a mans leg so that betwéene two knots of ech cane was found a pottle of fresh water They hold opinion the particuler propertie of those canes is to gather water by atraction of y e dewes which dayly fall in the night season by meane whereof although the sayd plaines are drye without any kinde of Springs yet with this succour of water the campe of Don Pedro was wel comforted aswel men as horses yet notwithstanding their hunger was such that they were â—orced to eate many of their horses although eche horse was worth by iust valuation in that countrey 5000. castelins in gold And as they went on their iorney the most part of that low way there rayned hote ashes vpon theÌ„ which afterward was knowen to come out of a Volcan which is not far from Quito out of the which procéedeth such a marueylous fyer that lanched out ashes and imbers aboue 80. leagues compas and sometimes the noyce thundering that came from thence was heard a hundred leagues of In all the townes and villages which Don Pedro passed through vnder the Equinoctial Line he found great plentie of Emraldes and after he had passed so troublesome wayes whereof in many places hee and his men were forced to make way by force of hand he then came vnto a loine of hilles couered w t snow where it snowed continually with an exceeding colde through the which he was driuen to passe where with the extremitie of cold dyed aboue sixtie of his men although as many as were of his coÌ„pany put on their bodies all the apparrel which they had to passe that extremitie of colde yea they made such hast that none of them would tary one for another neither to comfort nor helpe them so that it hapned that a Spanyard who carried his wife two daughters with him and séeing them tired with wearines and that hee could neither succour nor yet carry theÌ„ away with him hée hauinge his harte kindled with paternall loue abode with them where as they al foure were frosen to death and although he mought wel haue escaped yet the loue of his wife and children was so great that he rather desired to die than to depart from them So that to conclude with this great daunger the Captaine with his Armie passed these snowy Mountaines holding them selues for most happy wheÌ„ they saw them selues on the other side and gaue God praise with excéedinge ioyful hartes and although the Prouince of Quito is inuironed with high Mountaines couered with Snow yet notwithstandinge in the middest are temperate valleyes both fresh pleasant where people inhabit and haue plenty of corne At that instant was so great a thaw of the snow of one of those mountaines that the water which proceeded out of that snow came downe with so great a furye that it drowned a towne called Contiega the force of this water was so maruailous that it draue stones bigger than any Milstone downe with the streame with such facilitie as if it had béene of Corke How Don Diego de Almagro met with Don Pedro de Aluarado and what passed betweene them Chap. 11. BEfore hath been declared how Don Diego de Almagro hauing left for Gouernor in Quito Captaine Benalcasar and not hauing perfect newes of the comming of Don Pedro de Aluarado into Peru hee returned vnto Cusco in which iorney he wan certain Fortes fortresses where the Indians had lodged them selues for their safetie in which affaires he was so long time occupied y t Don Pedro had time to aland his men and came into the Prouince of Quito before Don Diego had therof intelligeÌ„ce by mean of the great distance of way which is betweue these places and also where no towne of contractation is neither of christians nor yet of IndiaÌ„s As he went on a day conquering the prouince of Liribamba he passed ouer a mightie riuer with great peril for y â— Indians had brokeÌ„ down the bridges so that he was forced to wade ouer in the shalowest place that he could finde and when he was comen ouer he found ready to receiue him a great nuÌ„ber of Indians men of war against whom the victory hâ—e had obtayned with great difficultie for their wemen did great hurt wâ— slings yet not withstanding the Indians had the ouerthrow their Cascike was taken prisoner who certified Don Diego that DoÌ„ Pedro de Aluarado was 15. leagues from thence besieging a fort wherin was an IndiaÌ„ captaine called Sopasopagui WheÌ„ Don Diego had vnderstanding of these newes forthwith he sent seuen horsemeÌ„ to discry his camp but their fortune was to be taken prisoners by Don Pedro his men notwithstanding hee released them againe came with al his power and pitched his campe within fiue leagues of the Real of Don Diego with determinate intent to breake with him to take froÌ„ him both his men and countrey When Don Diego saw the great aduantage that his enemie had he determined to returne to Cusco with only 25. horsemeÌ„ and to leaue the residue with captaine Benalcasar for to defend y e countrey At this instant the Indian Interpreter called Philip of whom mention hath béene made who was the only cause of Atabalibas death fearing punishmeÌ„t for the same he fled from his master and went vnto Don Pedro he also caryed with him one principal Cascike and priuely conserted with Don Diegos army that when hee sent for them they should pas vnto Don Pedro his side WheÌ„ Philip was come to Don Pedro his presence he offered to put into hys hands al that countrey in quyet possession He aduertised him also that Don Diego was retired vnto Cusco moreouer he said that if it would please him to appreheÌ„d him he might now doe it with great facilitie for quoth he he hath but 250. men of the which are 80. horsemen Don Pedro geuing credit to the false Interpreter furthwith began to direct his way toward Don Diego whoÌ„ he found in Liribamba with determination to die in the defence of the countrey Don Pedro in like maner set his company in good order with spred ensigne was in readines to geue y t onset But Don Diego hauing but few horsemen meant to resist his encounter on foote wereupon he deuided his men into two quadernes w t the one was captaine Benalcasar and he himselfe had the other And in this order being in sight one of the other there
be in securitie Hernando Pisarro caused that night all the Citezens and menne of warre to take their reste in their houses because thei were greatly wearied with watchyng and wearyng their armour daies and nightes without takyng any rest at all When Don Diego had aduise of the Citezens reste and securitie and the night beyng verie darke especially through a darke Cloude whiche at that instaunt couered the Citie he forthwith assaulted the Citie But when Hernando and Gonsalo Pisarro heard the noise thei made greate haste in arming them selues and their house beeyng the first that was assaulted thei like valliant gentlemen defended them selues vntill thei had set fire on euery side of the house wherevpon thei yelded and were in this order taken prisoners The next daie followyng Don Diego compelled the couÌ„saill of the Citie to receiue hym for their cheef ruler and Gouernour and also commaunded Hernando and Gonsalo Pisarro to be put in Irons yea and many of his councellers wished hym to put them to death the whiche councell he refused considering the noble courage and minde whiche thei shewed in the defence of their house so that thei were put in the custodie of Diego de Aluarado Also it was credibly thought that certaine Indians were the occasion that Don Diego did breake the truse that was made and also some Spanyardes who brought newes vnto hym that Hernando Pisarro had commaunded to breake donne the bridges and the Fortresse in the Citie whiche newes seemed to bee the verie originall cause For when Don Diego entered into the Citie he spake these woordes with a loude voyce Oh how haue ye deceiued me with your deceiptfull newes for here I finde bothe bridges and euery thyng whole and sounde Of all these proceadinges the Gouernor Pisarro knewe nothing nor many daies after the takyng of the citie and imprisonment of his brethren Don Diego de Almagro made Paulo brother to Atabaliba kyng gaue vnto him the Cassal of the Empire the which newes being knowne to his brether Mango Inga he fledde with a greate nomber of his people into certaine asperous Mountaines called Andes How the Indians slue many that the Gouernor sent to succour his brethren in Cusco Chap. 5. EMong other thynges whiche the Gouernour Don Francisco Pisarro sent to craue of the Emperour he besought his Maiestie in remuneration of his seruice doen in the conquest of Peru to graunt hm 20000. Indians perpetually to hym his discendentes in a Prouince called Atambillos with their Rentes Tributes and Iurisdiction with title of Lorde Marques of that place and people The Emperour aunswered that as touchyng the Indian people he would take aduisement and also of the qualitie of the Countrey and what profite or damage thereof might growe and that in consideration of his seruice he would so gratifie hym as lawfully with reason he should thinke conuenient so that at his request the title of Lorde Marques was graunted and the Emperor commaunded that from thence forthe he should be sâ— called And therefore hereafter in the prosecution of this Historie we will call hym by the name of Lorde Marques The Lorde Marques hauyng vnderstandyng of the rebellion of the Indians and not thinkyng the matter would haue come to suche extremitie he began to sende succour of men to his brother Hernando Pisarro to Cusco by little and little as he could gette them by tenne aâ—d fiftene at a tyme. The Indians also hearyng of this weake succour appointed many men of warre to attende their commyng at euery dangerous passage that was in their waie so that as many as the Lorde Marques sent in this order were as fast murdered by those Indians whiche thyng would not so haue fallen out if he had sent them all together And as he went to visite the cities of Trugillio and sainct Mighell he determined to sende one Diego Pisarro with 70. horsemen to the succour of his brethren al the whiche the Indians sâ—ue at a straight passage whiche of force thei should goe and at this daie is called the hill of Parcos whiche standeth fiftie leagues from Cusco and the like happened to the Marques his brother in Lawe called Gonsalo de Tapia who he sent afterward with 80. horsemen thei also put to the worse Captaine Morgoujo and Captaine Gaete with their coÌ„panies yea fewe or none of them escaped so that those which alwaies followed last could haue no knowledge of the successe of those which went before And an other policie the Indians also vsed which was thei would let them passe till thei came into a Ualley betweene twoo Hilles and then would thei enuiron them bothe before and behinde and from the high places came the stones as thicke as Haile beeyng throwne with slynges in suche sorte that thei slue many of them before thei could come to hande strokes So that thei slue aboue 300. horsemen and tooke from them greate quaÌ„titie of Iewells Armour and apparell of silke Now the Marques hauyng no aunswere from none of those succours he sent Francisco Godoy borne in Caceres with 45. horsemen who by chaunce mette with onely twoo men whiche had serued vnder Capitaine Gaete and escaped from the tyranny of the Indians so that by them he had intelligence of all that had passed wherevpon he returned with all speede although he was almoste taken in the snare of his fellowes and was followed by the Indians aboue twentie leagues and daiely by them encountered before and in the reregarde So that he was forced to trauaile in the night seaâ—on for feare of the multitude of enemies And wheÌ„ he was come to the Citie of Kynges whither also was comen Captaine Diego de Aguero with certaine men that hâ—d escaped the Indians rage The Marques had vnderstandyng how a greate nomber of the Indian enemies followed Captaine Aguero wherevpon he sent Pedro de Lerma with 70. horsemen and many Indians his freendes to encounter with the Souldiars of Inga with whom thei fought almoste a whole daie vntill the enemies were forced to take a high Rocke for their holde and sauegarde Wherevnto the Spanyardes laied siege on euery side the same daie captaine Lerma had his teeth broken with the stripe of a stone and also nine of his men were wounded and one horseman slaine But the Christians draue them into so greate an extremitie that if the Marques had not commaunded them to retire thei would that daie haue ended the warres because the Indians were in extreame miserie shutt vp in their fort and no waie to helpe them selues So that the Spanyardes also seeyng theim selues free from the tyrannie of their enemies thei gaue vnto God mooste hartie thankes and thâ—s doen thei remoued their Campe vnto an high hille that standeth not farre from the Citie of the Kynges daiely skirmishyng with the enemies The cheefe Captaine of the Indians was called Tysoyopangui and the brother of Inga which the Marques sent with Captaine Gaete in these warres whiche the Indians attempted nere the