Archbishop Toribio began his work by learning the Quichua language, so that he might be the better able to acquaint himself with the condition and needs of the Indians, whom he protected and guarded with especial care. As soon as he could converse in Quichua, he started out on a long journey through the interior of Peru, on foot, accompanied only by two of his chaplains, and taking a packmule to carry his baggage. His route led him along the sandy plains of the coast, across snow-clad mountains and into the forests of the Upper Amazon. As he passed through the various towns, he visited the churches, monasteries, and convents, holding services and encouraging the labors of his people, while he reproved all abuses of power, and used his high authority to remedy the evils that necessarily crept into a system so vast in scope and scattered over an almost untraversable territory. In the remote districts, the devoted pastor visited the little _chozas_, or huts, of the natives, instructed the inmates in the catechism and administered the sacraments. Not only did the archbishop make himself familiar with everything connected with his extensive diocese, but he held two diocesan synods and three ecclesiastical councils, for the purpose of considering church matters of importance; he also founded a seminary in Lima for the instruction of the clergy, which was afterward named the Seminary of Santo Toribio. While engaged in his apostolic labors in the north, the illustrious prelate was attacked by fever and died on the 23rd of March, 1606, at the age of seventy. In recognition of his saintly life and character, the Church canonized him a century later. [Illustration: CONVENT OF SANTO DOMINGO, CUZCO, BUILT ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE TEMPLE OF THE SUN.]