Civil Wars of Peru, by Pedro de Cieza de Len (Part IV, Book II): The War of Chupas
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CONTENTS
How the Marquis Don Francisco Pizarro went to the province of Arequipa, to found a city there, and divided the natives among the persons who would remain there as citizens
How the General Lorenzo de Aldana determined to send an expedition to settle in Anzerma, a place discovered by the captain Belalczar, and how he chose Jorge Robledo to be captain of this new settlement
How his Majesty nominated Don Pascual de Andagoya to be Governor and Adelantado of the river of San Juan; and how Robledo proceeded to establish the town of Anzerma
How the Licentiate Santa Cruz sent captains and troops in pursuit of Vadillo, of the differences there were between them, and how they joined Robledo
How the captain Jorge Robledo induced the Chiefs in the neighbourhood of the new city to remain at peace, and how he sent Suer de Nava to Caramanta
How the captain Jorge Robledo sent Gmez Hernndez to explore the province of The Choco, and also how Ruy Vanegas went to the village of Pirsa
How the captain Jorge Robledo assigned the Chiefs among the settlers who had to remain in the city of Santa Ana, and how he departed and discovered another part of the great river of Santa Marta
How the captain Jorge Robledo arrived in the province of Pozo, where he was severely wounded, and of the most cruel punishment that wets inflicted, also of the great quantity of human flesh that was there eaten
How the Comendador Hernn Rodriguez de Sosa came to the rock, and of the number of people he captured and killed, and of the great cruelty perpetrated on those natives
How the captain Robledo discovered the province of Paucura, how the ensign Suer de Nava returned to Pozo, and how he perpetrated other cruelties worse than the former ones, and how Robledo left Paucura to explore the great and very rich province of A
How the captain Robledo explored the province of Arma and fixed his camp in the village of the principal Chief named Maytamaj; and of other notable things that happened
How the captain Osorio was killed, with some other Christians, going to the new kingdom, and how the captaiti Pedro de Aasco was also killed by the Indians
How, when the death of the Spaniards was known at Popayn, the captain Juan de Ampudia set out from there, and how he and other Christians were killed by the same Indians
How the Adelantado Don Pascual de Andagoya entered the cities, and was received by them as Governor
How the captain Jorge Robledo explored the province of Quinbaya, and how he founded the city of Cartago
How the captain Jorge de Robledo left the city of Cartago and went to Cali, where he was well received, and returned as Captain and Lieutenant-General of the cities he had founded
Of what passed in the city of Los Reyes, and how the Marquis Don Francisco Pizarro, with the concurrence of the Bishop Friar Vicente de Valverde, made the general repartimiento: and the departure of Gmez de Alvarado to form a settlement at Guanuco
How, after Gonzalo Pizarro was received as Governor of Quito, he determined to undertake the conquest of El Doradoj and of his departure from Quito
How Gonzalo Pizarro left the city of Quito for the land of Cinnamon, which was one of the most laborious explorations that have been made in the mainland or the South Sea
How Gonzalo Pizarro left that river and went on exploring among those forests and hills without finding any large population, and how the whole party joined forces at a crossing over an arm of the Sweet Sea
How Francisco de Orellana went down the rivet until he reached the Ocean Sea, and of the great sufferings of Gonzalo Pizarro and his followers from hunger
How Gonzalo Pizarro arrived, with his followers, at a place where Indians had formerly settled but had been driven out in a war, and the Spaniards found a very great quantity of yucas, by means of which they were restored to health and their lives were saved; and of the hardships they went through
How his Majesty appointed Belalczar as his Governor, and how he entered upon the government and arrested the Adelantado Andagoya
How the alcalde Diego Nez de Mercado arrived in Spain with news of the death of Almagro; how his Majesty deemed that event to be art ill service, and how he appointed the licentiate Cristbal Vaca de Castro as Judge
Of what happened in the city of Lima, and how Pedro Alvarez Holguin left the city of Cuzco on an expedition of discovery
Of what happened to the President Vaca de Castro, after he left the city of Panam to go to Peru
How the President Vaca de Castro was in great need and danger from being unable to find the port of Buenaventura; and how, at the end of some days during which they were seeking the port, they sighted a ship in which there came Don Juan de Andagoya, who told them where the port was
How the news arrived at Lima that Vaca de Castro had reached the river of San fuan, how this was received by those of Chile, and what else happened at that time in the city of the Kings
How the men of Chile plotted to murder the Marquis, and how one of them named Francisco de Herencia gave notice of it at confession. Of the great heedlessness of the Marquis, and of what further happened until those of Chile went out to kill him
How the men of Chile came forth from the lodging of Don Diego de Almagro, of the death they inflicted on the Marquis Don Francisco Pizarro, and of the valorous spirit he showed before his death
In which what happened is concluded down to the time when the Marquis Pizarro was murdered by the men of Chile
Of the things which happened in Lima after the death of the Marquis Don Francisco Pizarro
Of the things that were done by the Chile party, and hovi they accepted Don Diego as Governor, also of the arrest of Antonio Picado, and how the Licentiate Rodrigo Nio and Orihuela came from Spain
How Don Diego de Almagro, having tyrannically occupied the city of Lima, sent messengers to other cities of the Realm, requiring them to recognize him as Governor
How Garca de Alvarado left Lima and landed at Santa, cAptured Cabrera, and went on until he arrived at San Miguel, and of those he killed on the wayj and how the captain Alonso de Alvarado raised his standard for the king
