The travels of Pedro de Cieza de Léon; part 2Cieza de León, Pedro de
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The travels of Pedro de Cieza de Léon; part 2
Cieza de León, Pedro de
Incas; Peru -- History -- To 1548
[131] _Ancha_ is a superlative form. _Hatun_, “great”. _Apu_, “chief”
or “lord”. _Yntip_ is the genitive of _Ynti_, “the sun”. _Churi_, “a
son”. _Canqui_, second person singular, present indicative of _Cani_,
“I am”. _Sapa_, “only”; _lla_, a particle expressive of love. _Apu_,
“lord”. _Tucuy_, “entire”. _Pacha_, “the earth”. _Ccampa_, genitive
of _Cam_, “thou”. _Uyay_, from _Uyani_, “I obey”. _Sullull_, “truth”.
“_Most high Lord, Child of the Sun Thou art the sole and beloved lord.
The whole earth truly obeys thee._”
[132] The extreme southern limit of the empire, in Chile.
[133] The northern limit of the empire, to the north of Quito.
[134] These post-runners were called _Chasqui_.
[135] Francisco Lopez de Gomara was the author in question. In the
chapter referred to, entitled “The Rule made by Gasca respecting the
Tribute”, he confuses the _mitimaes_ with the _yanaconas_. The latter
were not exactly slaves, but hereditary domestic servants. The words
of Gomara are--“Also he left many whom they call _mitimaes_, and who
are in the position of slaves in the manner they were held to service
by Guainacapa, and he ordered the others to return to their homes.
But many of them wished for nothing but to remain with their masters,
saying that they were well with them, and could learn Christianity by
hearing mass and sermons, and could earn money by selling, buying, and
by service.” Clearly he is referring to the _yanaconas_, not to the
_mitimaes_.
This criticism of our author proves that this Second Part was written
after 1552, in which year the first edition of the work of Gomara was
published.
[136] _Alharaquientos_; those who make a great noise, from _alharaca_,
confused noise.
[137] It was called _Samca-huasi_, or _samca-cancha_.
[138] See chapter xix of my translation of the First Book, p. 71.
[139] Garcilasso de la Vega (i, p. 177) gives a fuller account of
these solstitial towers; and Cieza de Leon himself refers to them in
his first part (chap. xcii, p. 225). Acosta also describes them (ii,
p. 395).
[140] According to Cieza de Leon, these three men were Martin Bueno,
Zarate, and Pedro de Moguer. Pedro Pizarro, an eye-witness, says there
were only two, Martin Bueno and Pedro de Moguer. But see the note at
page 9.
[141] In 1552.
[142] The Hospital of San Juan Bautista. It was commenced on December
9th, 1541, and up to 1624 the first Mass had not yet been said in its
chapel. The activity in forwarding the work ceased on the death of the
founder, Archbishop Tavara, in 1545.
[143] Burden or load.
[144] Guinea pigs.
[145] In January 1550.
[146] _Chenopodium Quinua._
[147] _Oxalis tuberosa._
[148] The statue of the Sun was found by the Spaniards in 1572, in
possession of Tupac Amaru, at the time when this Ynca and his camp
were captured by the expedition under the command of Garcia de Loyola.
[149] _Sinchi_ means strong, valiant. _Rocca_ has no meaning in the
Quichua language.
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