History of the Incas | Page 2

Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa
to conquer Chinchay-suyu
XLV. How Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui visited the provinces conquered for him by his captains
XLVI. Tupac Inca Yupanqui sets out, a second time, by order of his father, to conquer what remained unsubdued in Chinchay-suyu
XLVII. Death of Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui
XLVIII. The life of Tupac Inca Yupanqui, the tenth Inca
XLIX. Tupac Inca Yupanqui conquers the province of the Antis
L. Tupac Inca Yupanqui goes to subdue and pacify the Collas
LI. Tupac Inca makes the Yanaconas
LII. Tupac Inca Yupanqui orders a second visitation of the land, and does other things
LIII. Tupac Inca makes the fortress of Cuzco
LIV. Death of Tupac Inca Yupanqui
LV. The life of Huayna Ccapac, eleventh Inca
LVI. They give the fringe of Inca to Huayna Ccapac, the eleventh Inca
LVII. The first acts of Huayna Ccapac after he became Inca
LVIII. Huayna Ccapac conquers Chachapoyas
LIX. Huayna Ccapac makes a visitation of the whole empire from Quito to Chile
LX. Huayna Ccapac makes war on the Quitos, Pastos, Carangues, Cayambis, Huancavilcas
LXI. The Chirihuanas come to make war in Peru against those conquered by the Incas
LXII. What Huayna Ccapac did after the-said wars
LXIII. The life of Huascar, the last Inca, and of Atahualpa
LXIV. Huascar Inca marches in person to fight Chalco Chima and Quiz-quiz, the captains of Atahualpa
LXV. The battle between the armies of Huascar and Atahualpa. Huascar made prisoner
LXVI. What Chalco Chima and Quiz-quiz did concerning Huascar and those of his side in words
LXVII. The cruelties that Atahualpa ordered to be perpetrated on the prisoners and conquered of Huascar's party
LXVIII. News of the Spaniards comes to Atahualpa
LXIX. The Spaniards come to Caxamarca and seize Atahualpa, who orders Huascar to be killed. Atahualpa also dies
LXX. It is noteworthy how these Incas were tyrants against themselves, besides being so against the natives of the land
LXXI. Summary computation of the period that the Incas of Peru lasted
Certificate of the proofs and verification of this history
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Account of the Province of Vilcapampa and a narrative of the execution of the Inca Tupac Amaru, by Captain Baltasar de Ocampo

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
1. Map of Central Peru. 1907. By Graham Mackay, R.G.S
Six Facsimiles (reduced) from the Sarmiento MS., 1572 (G?ttingen University Library):
2. a. Arms of Philip II of Spain. Coloured
3. b. Last page of Sarmiento's introductory Letter to Philip II, with his autograph
4. c. Arms of Philip II. fol. 1
5. d. Title of the Sarmiento MS. fol. 2
6. e. Arms of Don Francisco de Toledo, Viceroy of Peru, 1569--1581. fol. 132
7. f. Signatures of the attesting witnesses, 1572. fol. 138
8. Portrait of the Viceroy, Don Francisco de Toledo, at Lima. From a sketch by Sir Clements Markham in 1853
9. Group of Incas, in ceremonial dresses, from figures in the pictures in the Church of Santa Ana, Cuzco, A.D. 1570. From a sketch by Sir Clements Markham in 1853
10. Portraits of the Incas. Facsimile of the Title-page of the Fifth Decade of Antonio de Herrera's Historia General de los Hechos de los Castellanos en las Islas y Tierra Firme del Mar Oceano, Madrid, 1615. fol. From the Rev. C.M. Cracherode's copy in the British Museum
11. Capture of Atahualpa, and Siege of Cuzco. From the Title-page of the Sixth Decade of Antonio de Herrera
12. Map of Vilca-Pampa. 1907. By Graham Mackay, R.G.S
Plates 2--7 have been reproduced from the negatives, kindly lent for the purpose by Professor Dr Richard Pietschmann, Director of the G?ttingen University Library.
[Illustration: 1907. Series II. Vol. XXII. Reproduced and printed for the Hakluyt Society by Donald Macbeth. PORTRAITS OF THE INCAS. From the Rev. C.M. Cracherode's copy in the British Museum.]

INTRODUCTION.
The publication of the text of the Sarmiento manuscript in the Library of G?ttingen University, has enabled the Council to present the members of the Hakluyt Society with the most authentic narrative of events connected with the history of the Incas of Peru.
The history of this manuscript, and of the documents which accompanied it, is very interesting. The Viceroy, Don Francisco de Toledo, who governed Peru from 1569 to 1581, caused them to be prepared for the information of Philip II. Four cloths were sent to the King from Cuzco, and a history of the Incas written by Captain Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa. On three cloths were figures of the Incas with their wives, on medallions, with their Ayllus and a genealogical tree. Historical events in each reign were depicted on the borders. The fable of Tampu-tocco was shown on the first cloth, and also the fables touching the creations of Viracocha, which formed the foundation for the whole history. On the fourth cloth there was a map of Peru, the compass lines for the positions of towns being drawn by Sarmiento.
The Viceroy also caused reports to be made to him, to prove that the Incas were usurpers. There were thirteen reports from Cuzco, Guamanga, Xauxa, Yucay, and other places, forming a folio of 213 leaves, preserved
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