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120 leagues long, with which they watered the fields for their crops 

 and their flocks. He had another built for Los Condesuyos, which 

 crossed the whole territory of those provinces and was over 150 

 leagues long. These works were unique and unparalleled in the 

 world, and there have been few kings on earth who have conferred 

 such benefits upon their vassals as did these, or who were so tenderly 

 and passionately loved by their vassals ; but it was all justified by 

 their works. Besides these and other heroic deeds, Viracocha erected 

 fortresses and temples all over his empire and thus greatly ennobled it. 

 1554. After rest and repose from the works and campaigns he 

 had carried out, he set out on his third for the Provinces of the 

 Charcas, Amparaes, and Chichas ; there they came to render obedience 

 to him from the Provinces of Tucuman, and he sent delegates down 

 there to take possession and to see that they were instructed and 

 disciplined in his false religion. While in Los Chichas, he was 

 informed that the great Huncoallo had gone off with over 10,000 

 of his men and had entered the rough mountains of Paucartambo 

 in the Province of Chinchaycocha. Viracocha returned to his court 

 and governed his empire in perfect peace and tranquillity, looking 

 after the welfare of his vassals. He built the sumptuous structures 

 of Tambo, Yucay, and many others throughout the Kingdom. He 

 ruled over 60 years and added ii provinces by his campaigns to 

 the empire ; and he died full of the trophies of victory at the age 

 of 84, in the year 1351. He was succeeded as King by Prince 

 Pachacutec Yupangui, his son by Queen Mama Ocllo, his sister and 

 wife; he had over 100 other sons and daughter, legitimate and 

 illegitimate. His death was mourned by his whole Kingdom and he 

 was set and placed in the Temple of the Sun with his ancestors, and 

 honored by his subjects as a god, 



Chap. About Pachacutec Yupangui. 



1555. Pachacutec Yupangui, the ninth king of the Incas, observed 

 funeral rites for King Viracocha his father, assumed the tassel and 

 then inspected his Kingdoms ; that was the first thing those kings 

 did, to look after the welfare of their vassals and relieve their 

 necessities. Then he left his court with a large army for the N. and 

 subdued the great Province of Jauja, belonging to the Huanca tribe. 

 For its preservation in untroubled peace, he cut it up into three 

 sections ; the first was named Jauja, the second Marcavilca, and the 

 third, Sapallanga; he left governors for them and went on to the 

 Province of Tarma and subdued it, with other settlements to the E. 

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