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Cathedral stands, were the houses and royal palaces of the Inca 

 Viracocha, eighth Inca king. There was also a beautiful shelter 

 (galpon) there for the celebrations of the Indians on rainy days; 

 this was where the Spaniards lodged and kept together when they 

 entered that city, in readiness for what might befall. N. of the 

 Cathedral were the palaces of Capac Yupangui, fifth Inca king ; 

 these were called Hatun Cancha, which means big ward. S. of these 

 was another quarter which was called Pucamarca — red ward ; this 

 belonged to King Tupac Inca Yupangui, father of Huayna Capac, 

 and was where he had his royal palaces. Adjoining them to the S. 

 was another very large ward where many nobles lived, descendants 

 of the Incas and lords over vassals. Near this ward in the same 

 southerly direction was the Plaza known as Intipampa, Sun Plaza, 

 in front of the Temple of the Sun ; the Incas came here with the 

 gifts and offerings they made him, and it was here that the priests 

 of their heathendom accepted them ; they presented them before the 

 image of the Sun. This ward where this temple stood was named 

 Coricancha, which means gold ward, because of the quantities of 

 gold in this temple, with its many other riches in silver, precious 

 stones, and many other valuable jewels. Next to this ward came that 

 of Pumachupa, which was already suburban and the southernmost in 

 the city. 



1504. In order to continue with the clearness I postulated for my 

 description of this city of the Incas, it is necessary to go back to the 

 Huacapuncu ward, or the Gate of the Sanctuary, which was N. of 

 the city's main plaza. On its S. it had the Ward of the Schools 

 established by the Inca King Roca. This was called Yacha Huaci 

 and was their university, where lived the learned Amautas and the 

 Harauec, who were poets who taught the sciences. Near here, and 

 next to the Plaza Principal, King Inca Roca built his royal palaces, 

 which were called Coracora ; that meant house where much grass 

 was. Inca Roca was the sixth king of that empire, and his royal 

 palaces were to the E. of the plaza. 



Chapter LXXIV [73] (76) 



Continuing the Preceding Theme. 



1505. W. of Coracora^the palace of Inca Roca — and with the 

 university and schools in between, Inca Pachacutec, son of Inca 

 Viracocha, built his royal palaces, known as Cassana, which means 

 wonderful for its grandeur ; these were beautiful structures in 

 admirably hewn stone, and were the largest built by the Incas. Like 



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