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he ordered the erection on the Carmenga ridge of some turrets at 

 intervals for the observation of the sun's dedination ; he made great 

 achievements in philosophy ; and having executed other famous deeds 

 and buildings in his Kingdom and having adorned the Temple of 

 the Sun, he was succeeded after a reign of 36 years by Prince Mayta 

 Capac, his legitimate son by his Queen Mama Cava, his sister and v^iie. 

 He had also more than 100 other sons and daughters, legitimate and 

 out of wedlock. He died in the year 1141, and was laid with his 

 ancestors beside the Sun his father. 



1541. Mayta Capac, fourth king of the Incas and of the imperial 

 city of Cuzco, after paying the last honors to his father, inspected 

 all his empire and disciplined the governors throughout it in order 

 to ensure good treatment of the Indians, for his chief solicitude 

 was to look out for the good of his vassals. After doing this he 

 went down to Collao and subdued Tiahuanaco ; he had rafts made 

 to ferry across the outlet of the great Lake of Chucuito. He subdued 

 a large part of the Province of Los Pacajes, a work begun by his 

 father. He conquered Cayaviri, which defended itself bitterly against 

 him ; and he subdued Caquingora, Huarina, Mallama, and other 

 settlements. Then he went W. to the Province of Chuna, which is 

 built on a mountaintop ; and because they shot poisoned arrows, 

 he inflicted cruel punishment on them, burning them alive ; but those 

 who were guiltless he settled in the Moquegua Valley, 5 leagues from 

 that locality. 



1542. After this settlement just described, he turned E. through 

 Collao, near the Province of Omasuyo, and conquered the Provinces 

 of Larecaja and Sangavan, which are over 50 leagues long, and 

 brought these provinces into his empire. He had a bloody battle with 

 the natives of the Province of Huaicho, who made a valiant defense 

 until they were conquered. Then he went to the Chuquiabo and 

 Caracato Valleys, which he conquered with ease as far as Caracollo 

 and the Province of Paria, in which lies the town of Oruro with its 

 very rich silver mines. 



1543. Having conquered and subdued these provinces, he returned 

 to the imperial city of Cuzco, where he rested from the conquests 

 he had achieved and devoted himself to wise administration looking to 

 the good of his vassals. He set out to conquer the western provinces, 

 and for that purpose ordered the building of a famous bridge of 

 wicker cables over the great Rio de Apurimac; crossing over this 

 with his army, he immediately conquered the Provinces of Los 

 Chumbivilcas, Velille, Aclla, Taurisma, Cotahuasi, Pumatambos, and 

 Parinacochas ; he subdued the Provinces of Los Condesuyos, and 



