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1558. This campaign lasted 4 years ; then, after governors had 

 been appointed in the recent conquests, Gen. Capac Yupangui, brother 

 of King Pachacutec, went over into the Pachacamac valleys, taking 

 with him into the war Prince Inca Yupangui, his nephew. 



1559. In the Pachacamac Valley there was a proud and wealthy 

 temple dedicated to Pachacamac, that is, the Creator, although it 

 contained other infamous idols, such as foxes, fishes, and others 

 of the like. In the Lima Valley there was another temple with a 

 talking idol, by whom the Devil replied to all the questions they put 

 to him. These two important valleys, with that of Chancay Huaman, 

 i.e., La Barranca, and two others, belonged to King Cuysmancu, 

 a powerful lord ; the Inca won them over in peaceful and brotherly 

 fashion, on friendly terms, and Cuysmancu became their vassal 

 under the conditions proposed. This is where the city of Lima stands 

 at present, court city of the Kingdoms of Peru. On account of this 

 idol referred to, who spoke often and answered all the questions 

 they put to him, the valley was called Rimac — the speaker — and the 

 Spaniards call it Lima. 



When these campaigns were over, they returned to Cuzco, where 

 they were welcomed with festivities and rejoicing. Then Inca Pacha- 

 cutec gave his army a respite from wars and campaigns, and busied 

 himself for the period of 6 years with the administration of his 

 Kingdom and in the erection of many sumptuous buildings ; he lined 

 the Temple of the Sun with sheets of gold and adorned it with much 

 other wealth ; he conferred distinction on the university, promul- 

 gating many excellent laws for the wise administration of his realms. 



1560. After doing all this, he appointed Prince Inca Yupangui his 

 son General (of a large army which he ordered raised) and sent 

 him along the sierra up to the Lima region, from which he descended 

 to the plains on the fourth campaign of his reign, from La Barranca 

 to where the city of Trujillo is built ; near there stood the great city 

 of Chimu ; King Chimu was king and lord of all the valleys of 

 Huarmey, Casma, Guambacho, Santa, Huanape, and the Trujillo 

 Valley. He waged bitter war with this king and his vassals, and 

 after a long time he brought them under his sway. In this region 

 he subdued over 130 leagues of territory N. and S. and won more 

 Kingdoms and provinces than any of his predecessors; he was a 

 great legislator and ruled over 60 years. He had over 300 sons and 

 daughters, legitimate and out of wedlock, and some state that they 

 were more than 400 in number. He was succeeded in the Kingdom 

 by Inca Yupangui, his son by Coya Mama Huarque, his sister and 

 wife. He aggrandized the imperial city with sumptuous buildings ; 



