Book contents
- Frontmatter
- INTRODUCTION
- Dedication
- PREFACE TO THE READER
- NOTES TOUCHING THE GENERAL LANGUAGE OF THE INDIANS OF PERU
- THE FIRST BOOK OF THE ROYAL COMMENTARIES OF THE YNCAS
- SECOND BOOK OF THE ROYAL COMMENTARIES OF THE YNCAS
- CHAPTER I OF THE IDOLATRY OF THE SECOND AGE, AND OF ITS ORIGIN
- CHAPTER II THE YNCAS SOUGHT THE TRUE GOD OUR LORD
- CHAPTER III THE YNCAS KEPT A IN A SACRED PLACE
- CHAPTER IV OF MANY GODS IMPROPERLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE INDIANS BY THE SPANISH HISTORIANS
- CHAPTER V OF MANY OTHER MEANINGS OF THE WORD HUACA
- CHAPTER VI WHAT AN AUTHOR SAYS CONCERNING THEIR GODS
- CHAPTER VII THEY KNEW OF THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL, AND OF THE GENERAL RESURRECTION
- CHAPTER VIII OF THE THINGS THAT THEY SACRIFICED TO THE SUN
- CHAPTER IX OF THE PRIESTS, RITES, AND CEREMONIES, AND OF THE LAWS ATTRIBUTED TO THE FIRST YNCA
- CHAPTER X THE AUTHOR COLLATES HIS OWN STATEMENTS WITH THOSE OF THE SPANISH HISTORIANS
- CHAPTER XI THEY DIVIDED THE EMPIRE INTO FOUR DISTRICTS, AND REGISTERED THEIR VASSALS
- CHAPTER XII TWO DUTIES WHICH THE DECURIONS PERFORMED
- CHAPTER XIII CONCERNING CERTAIN LAWS THAT THE YNCAS INSTITUTED IN THEIR GOVERNMENT
- CHAPTER XIV THE DECURIONS GAVE AN ACCOUNT OF THE BIRTHS AND DEATHS
- CHAPTER XV THE INDIANS DENY THAT AN YNCA OF THE BLOOD ROYAL HAS EVER COMMITTED ANY CRIME WHATEVER
- CHAPTER XVI THE LIFE AND ACTS OF SINCHI ROCA THE SECOND KING OF THE YNCA DYNASTY
- CHAPTER XVII LLOQUE YUPANQUI, THIRD KING, AND THE MEANING OF HIS NAME
- CHAPTER XVIII TWO CONQUESTS MADE BY THE YNCA LLOQUE YUPANQUI
- CHAPTER XIX THE CONQUESTS OF HATUN-COLLA, AND THE ORIGIN OF THE COLLAS
- CHAPTER XX THE GREAT PROVINCE OF CHUCUITU IS REDUCED, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER PROVINCES
- CHAPTER XXI THE SCIENCES WHICH THE YNCAS HAD ACQUIRED: AND FIRST OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF ASTRONOMY
- CHAPTER XXII THEY UNDERSTOOD THE MEASUREMENT OF THE YEAR, AND THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES
- CHAPTER XXIII THEY OBSERVED THE ECLIPSES OF THE SUN, AND WHAT THEY DID WHEN THOSE OF THE MOON OCCURRED
- CHAPTER XXIV THE MEDICINES THEY USED, AND THEIR MANNER OF EFFECTING CURES
- CHAPTER XXV OF THE MEDICINAL HERBS THEY USED
- CHAPTER XXVI OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE TOUCHING GEOMETRY, ARITHMETIC, AND MUSIC
- CHAPTER XXVII THE POETRY OF THE YNCAS AMAUTAS, WHO ARE PHILOSOPHERS, AND HARAVICUS OR POETS
- CHAPTER XXVIII OF THE FEW INSTRUMENTS WHICH THE INDIANS USED FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES
- THIRD BOOK OF THE ROYAL COMMENTARIES OF THE YNCAS
- FOURTH BOOK OF THE ROYAL COMMENTARIES OF THE YNCAS
- INDEX
CHAPTER XX - THE GREAT PROVINCE OF CHUCUITU IS REDUCED, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER PROVINCES
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 November 2010
- Frontmatter
- INTRODUCTION
- Dedication
- PREFACE TO THE READER
- NOTES TOUCHING THE GENERAL LANGUAGE OF THE INDIANS OF PERU
- THE FIRST BOOK OF THE ROYAL COMMENTARIES OF THE YNCAS
- SECOND BOOK OF THE ROYAL COMMENTARIES OF THE YNCAS
- CHAPTER I OF THE IDOLATRY OF THE SECOND AGE, AND OF ITS ORIGIN
- CHAPTER II THE YNCAS SOUGHT THE TRUE GOD OUR LORD
- CHAPTER III THE YNCAS KEPT A IN A SACRED PLACE
- CHAPTER IV OF MANY GODS IMPROPERLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE INDIANS BY THE SPANISH HISTORIANS
- CHAPTER V OF MANY OTHER MEANINGS OF THE WORD HUACA
- CHAPTER VI WHAT AN AUTHOR SAYS CONCERNING THEIR GODS
- CHAPTER VII THEY KNEW OF THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL, AND OF THE GENERAL RESURRECTION
- CHAPTER VIII OF THE THINGS THAT THEY SACRIFICED TO THE SUN
- CHAPTER IX OF THE PRIESTS, RITES, AND CEREMONIES, AND OF THE LAWS ATTRIBUTED TO THE FIRST YNCA
- CHAPTER X THE AUTHOR COLLATES HIS OWN STATEMENTS WITH THOSE OF THE SPANISH HISTORIANS
- CHAPTER XI THEY DIVIDED THE EMPIRE INTO FOUR DISTRICTS, AND REGISTERED THEIR VASSALS
- CHAPTER XII TWO DUTIES WHICH THE DECURIONS PERFORMED
- CHAPTER XIII CONCERNING CERTAIN LAWS THAT THE YNCAS INSTITUTED IN THEIR GOVERNMENT
- CHAPTER XIV THE DECURIONS GAVE AN ACCOUNT OF THE BIRTHS AND DEATHS
- CHAPTER XV THE INDIANS DENY THAT AN YNCA OF THE BLOOD ROYAL HAS EVER COMMITTED ANY CRIME WHATEVER
- CHAPTER XVI THE LIFE AND ACTS OF SINCHI ROCA THE SECOND KING OF THE YNCA DYNASTY
- CHAPTER XVII LLOQUE YUPANQUI, THIRD KING, AND THE MEANING OF HIS NAME
- CHAPTER XVIII TWO CONQUESTS MADE BY THE YNCA LLOQUE YUPANQUI
- CHAPTER XIX THE CONQUESTS OF HATUN-COLLA, AND THE ORIGIN OF THE COLLAS
- CHAPTER XX THE GREAT PROVINCE OF CHUCUITU IS REDUCED, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER PROVINCES
- CHAPTER XXI THE SCIENCES WHICH THE YNCAS HAD ACQUIRED: AND FIRST OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF ASTRONOMY
- CHAPTER XXII THEY UNDERSTOOD THE MEASUREMENT OF THE YEAR, AND THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES
- CHAPTER XXIII THEY OBSERVED THE ECLIPSES OF THE SUN, AND WHAT THEY DID WHEN THOSE OF THE MOON OCCURRED
- CHAPTER XXIV THE MEDICINES THEY USED, AND THEIR MANNER OF EFFECTING CURES
- CHAPTER XXV OF THE MEDICINAL HERBS THEY USED
- CHAPTER XXVI OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE TOUCHING GEOMETRY, ARITHMETIC, AND MUSIC
- CHAPTER XXVII THE POETRY OF THE YNCAS AMAUTAS, WHO ARE PHILOSOPHERS, AND HARAVICUS OR POETS
- CHAPTER XXVIII OF THE FEW INSTRUMENTS WHICH THE INDIANS USED FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES
- THIRD BOOK OF THE ROYAL COMMENTARIES OF THE YNCAS
- FOURTH BOOK OF THE ROYAL COMMENTARIES OF THE YNCAS
- INDEX
Summary
The Ynca was received in Cuzco with great joy and festivity, and he remained there for some years, superintending the government, and watching over the welfare of his vassals. Afterwards he resolved to visit the whole of his provinces, because the Indians were pleased to see the Ynca in their districts, and that his officers might not become careless in their duties, owing to the absence of the king. Having completed his inspection, he ordered preparations to be made for war, with a view to extending his previous conquests. He set out with an army of 10,000 men led by chosen captains, and reached Hatun-colla and the borders of Chucuitu, a famous and populous province; which was considered of such importance, when the Spaniards made a division of this land, that it was allotted to the emperor. The Ynca sent the usual message to the people of Chucuitu that they should adore the Sun, and receive him as their god. These people, although they were powerful, and their ancestors had subdued some neighbouring tribes, had no desire to resist the Ynca, and replied that they would obey him with all love and willingness, because he was a child of the Sun. They added that they were aware of his clemency and kindness, and that they desired, by becoming his vassals, to enjoy his bounty.
The Ynca received them with his usual affability, and gave them thanks and presents, which were highly esteemed amongst the Indians. Seeing the successful issue of this undertaking, the Ynca then sent similar messages to all the neighbouring tribes, as far as the Desaguadero of the great lake of Titicaca.
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- First Part of the Royal Commentaries of the Yncas , pp. 170 - 173Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010