Memorias Antiguas Historiales del Peru

Foreword.

Introduction by Sir Clements Markham.

Introduction xi–xxix

Chronological Tables xxxi–xlvii.

List of Words by Sir C. M. xlviii–lii

Quichua Words by Sir C. M. xlviii–lii

CHAPTER I.
Of the manner in which government and good order were first established among the Indians of Piru 1

CHAPTER II.
How the families of Cuzco raised up Manco Capac as their Lord, and of an Embassy which other Lords sent to him 7

CHAPTER III.
Of a strange event which took place in Cuzco while the King Manco Capac and the Lords of the Region were making ready for the marriage feasts 12

CHAPTER IV.
How, through the deaths of Manco Capac and of the neighbouring Lords, great wars broke forth between their successors, and of the end that was put to the matter by a strange event 15

CHAPTER V.
Of the esteem in which were held Sinchi Cozque Pachacuti and his sons and relatives ; and of the outcome of the war which the Lords of Antaguailas made against them 20

CHAPTER VI.
Of the things which Inti Capac Yupanqui ordered in Cuzco with respect to religion and to government 28

CHAPTER VII.
Of the other matters which the King Inti Capac ordered for the good government of his kingdom and of his death 32

CHAPTER VIII.
Concerning the signs which appeared in the sky in the time of Manco Capac, second of that name 36

CHAPTER IX.
Of what occurred in the time of this King in Cuzco, and of the origin of the giants in Piru 39

CHAPTER X.
Of the King Titu Yupanqui Pachacuti and of the reforms which he made in his kingdom 43

CHAPTER XI.
Of other Peruvian Kings, and of some events in their reigns 48

CHAPTER XII.
Continues the succession of the Peruvian Kings 51

CHAPTER XIII.
Concerning the events and succession of some of the Kings of Piru 55

CHAPTER XIV.
Of the confusion which was caused in Cuzco by the entrance of strange peoples into Piru, because of which the use of letters was lost 58

CHAPTER XV.
Of the events in the time of Tupac Cauri Pachacuti the Seventh, and of other Peruvian Kings 63

CHAPTER XVI.
Of the origin of the Kings Ingas and of the manner in which they introduced themselves into the government 68

CHAPTER XVII.
In which the subject of the last chapter is continued and the outcome of the matter is related 72

CHAPTER XVIII.
Concerning the marriage of Inga Roca 76

CHAPTER XIX.
How the King of Vilcas and other Lords sent their obedience to Inga Roca, and of his return to Cuzco 79

CHAPTER XX.
Of what befell Inga Capac Yupanqui and his brother, and of the lives of other Ingas 83

CHAPTER XXI.
Certain things are told relating to the antecedents and deeds of the Inga Sinchi Roca 88

CHAPTER XXII.
Of the manner in which the Inga Sinchi Roca entered Cuzco triumphant, and of his death 92

CHAPTER XXIII.
Of the time in which Inga Huira Cocha began to reign, and of his deeds and achievements 97

CHAPTER XXIV.
How Inga Huira Cocha set forth from Cuzco to the conquest of the Chachapoyas and of the Paltas 101

CHAPTER XXV.
Of what Inga Huira Cocha did in Quito, and how he sent troops to the conquest of the Cofanes 105

CHAPTER XXVI.
How Inga Huira Cocha returned to the province of the Cañares and conquered it ; and of the reason why that province is called Tumipampa 111

CHAPTER XXVII.
Of Tupac Yupanqui, eighth of the Ingas, and how his son, Huaina Capac, succeeded him 115

CHAPTER XXVIII.
How the Lord of Cayambe fortified himself with many troops in a lake called Yaguarcocha, and how the Inca conquered him 120

Index 127

Plates

I.—The Statue known as “ The Bishop ” or “ The Friar ”
II.—The Fortress of Sacsahuaman, overlooking the
City of Cuzco to face p. 23
III.—A Street in Cuzco 30
IV.—The Eastern Face of the Monolithic Gateway 35
V.—The Western Face of the Monolithic Gateway 35
VI.—A Typical Shadow-Clock of Intihuatana 53
VII.—The Monolithic Stairway 55
VIII.—The Ruins of Tiahuanaco 57
IX.—The Palace of the Inca Rocca at Cuzco 81
X.—Late Incaic Masonry at Pisac, near Cuzco 93