The War of Chupas

Name: The War of Chupas
Author: Cieza de León, Pedro de

Cieza de León, Pedro de

Peru -- History -- Conquest, 1522-1548

_How García de Alvarado left Lima and landed at Santa,
    captured Cabrera, and went on as far as San Miguel. Of
    those he killed on the way, and how Alonso de Alvarado
    hoisted his banner for the King_                               119


                            CHAPTER XXXVI

    _How Don Diego de Almagro wrote to the captain Alonso de
    Alvarado, not knowing that he had raised the banner, and
    sent him a commission as lieutenant; and of the death
    of Orihuela_                                                   123


                            CHAPTER XXXVII

    _How Don Pedro Puertocarrero would not be a lieutenant
    of Almagro's, but absented himself rather from the city of
    Cuzco, with Gómez de Tordoya and divers others, and how
    grieved some were on learning of the death of the Marquis_     126


                           CHAPTER XXXVIII

    _How Gómez de Tordoya and the other citizens of Cuzco
    agreed to send messengers to the captain Pero Alvarez
    Holguin that, on hearing of the death of the Marquis, he
    might raise the banner for the King_                           130


                            CHAPTER XXXIX

    _How Pero Alvarez Holguin was received as Captain-general
    on the side against the Chile faction, and Gómez de Tordoya
    was appointed Camp-master, and in what manner they
    entered the city of Cuzco_                                     134


                              CHAPTER XL

    _How the Licentiate Vaca de Castro arrived at the port of
    Buenaventura, and thence marched, suffering great hardships
    by the way, to Cali, where he found the Adelantado
    Sebastián de Belalcázar, his Majesty's Governor; and of
    what he did there_                                             137


                             CHAPTER XLI

    _How the President Cristóbal Vaca de Castro went from Cali
    to Popayán, where he heard of the death of the Marquis
    from Lorenzo de Aldana, who came to meet him_                  140


                             CHAPTER XLII

    _How Don Diego de Almagro ordered the Secretary Antonio
    Picado to be tortured, thinking he would divulge treasure
    belonging to the Marquis, and how Picado met his deserts_      142


                            CHAPTER XLIII

    _How the captains Francisco de Chaves and Francisco Nuñez
    were arrested, and how Chaves was put to death_                147


                             CHAPTER XLIV

    _How when the death of the Marquis became known in the
    town of Plata, the banner was raised for the King; and
    the captain Pedro Anzures set out with other residents there
    to join Pero Alvarez Holguin_                                  151


                             CHAPTER XLV

    _Of the things that were done by the captain Alonso de Alvarado
    after he had raised the banner for the King_                   155


                             CHAPTER XLVI

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The War of Chupas

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