find It under the leadership of Alanco 

 Ccapac. 



Finally, there is nothing in Montesinos' 

 account of Tampu-tocco which calls for 

 conditions or characteristics not found 

 at Machu Picchu. Let us now look at 

 another of the ancient chronicles. 



About 1620 an account of the antiqui- 

 ties of Peru was written by an Indian, 

 a descendant of the Incas, whose great- 

 grandparents were living at the time of 

 the Spanish conquest, 80 years before he 

 wrote his account. The original manu- 

 script is in the National Library at Mad- 

 rid. It is valuable because it gives in 

 traditional form the history of the Incas 

 as it was handed down at the time of the 

 conquest to the grandchildren of the for- 

 mer rulers of Peru. 



AN ACCOUXT OP THE IXCAS 



The account begins as follows : 



"I, Don Jitan de Santa Cms Pachacftti- 

 yamqui Salcamayhua, a Christian by the 

 grace of God our Lord, am a native of 

 the tozvns of Santiago of Hanalucayhua 

 and Hurinhuayhuacanchi of Urco-suyu, 

 betzveen Canas and Candies of Colla- 

 snyu, legitimate son of Don Diego Pelipe 

 Coudorcanqui and of Dona Maria Huay- 

 rotari, legitimate grandson of Don Balta- 

 sar Cacyaquivi and of Don Francisco 

 Yamquihuanacu (zvhose zvives, my grand- 

 mothers, are aliz'e) , great-grandson of 

 Don Caspar Apuquiricanqiii, and of Gen- 

 eral Don Juan Apu Ynca Mayhtia, great- 

 great-grandson of Don Bernabe Apu- 

 hilas Urcnni the less, and of Don Gonsalo 

 Pisarro Tintaya, and of Don Carlos Anco, 

 all once principal chiefs in the said prov- 

 ince, and professed Christians in the 

 things of our holy Catholic faith. They 

 zvere the first chiefs zvho came to the 

 tambo of Ca.vamarca to be made Chris- 

 tians, renouncing all the errors, rites, and 

 ceremonies of the time of heathenry, 

 zvhich zvere devised by the ancient ene- 

 mies of the human race, namely, the 

 demons and devils." 



In this Indian's description of the 

 founding of the Inca kingdom he relates 

 the usual stories of the rise of Manco 

 Ccapac, who, when he had grown to 

 "man's estate, assembled his people to 

 see what power be had to prosecute the 

 new conquests which he meditated. Find- 

 ing some difficulties, he agreed with his 



A TERRA-COTTA EAR PLUG WITH SMALL 



HOLES IN WHICH POSSIBLY LITTLE 



EEATHERS HAD ONCE BEEN 



PLACED 



The Inca nobles were distinguished by the 

 large size of their ear-rings, to receive which 

 the lobe of the ear had been punctured and 

 stretched. This was so conspicuous that the 

 Spanish Conquerors gave the Inca nobles the 

 title of ore Jones, or "big ears." ili times nat- 

 ural size. 



brothers to seek new lands, taking his 

 rich clothes and arms and the staff which 

 had been left by Tonapa. This staff was 

 called Tupac-yauri. He also had two 

 golden cups from which Tonapa had 

 drunk, called Tupac-usi. Thus he set 

 out, with his brothers, toward the hill 

 over which the sun rose." From Machu 

 Picchu that would be up the L'^rubamba 

 A'alley toward Cuzco. 



MARRIED HIS SISTER 



After reaching Cuzco and settling there, 

 this Inca, Apu JNIanco Ccapac. married 

 one of his own sisters, named Mama 

 Ocllo, this marriage being celebrated that 

 they might have no equal, and that they 

 might not lose caste. Then they began 

 to enact good laAvs for the government 

 of their people, conquering many prov- 

 inces and nations of those that were 

 disobedient. 



The Ttahuantin-suyus, ancient name 

 for the Peruvians of the Andes, came 

 with a good grace and with rich presents. 

 The tidings of a new Inca had spread 

 widely. Some were joyfid, others were 

 afflicted, when they heard that the Inca 

 was the most powerful chief, the most 

 valiant, and the most fortunate in arms ; 

 that his captains and men of valor were 

 better armed than other men, and that 

 all his affairs were prosperous. 



"Afferzcard he ordered zi'orks to be 



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