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JLlvar ado's Exploits. 









AMERICA Chap. III. 



on the Pillars hung feveral Men flead, their Flefh kept firm, and free from all 

 Putrifaction , with the infufion of a (harp Juyce. 



Here Jlmagro coming to Pi^arro with frefh Forces, they made no little pene- 

 tration into Peru, fatisfying every where their thirft of Gold, and flaughtering 

 the Toothlcfs Tombe^es, a people who having offended their King, had by his 

 order the upper Teeth of the whole Nation beaten out. 



Peter Jharado informed concerning the Riches of Peru , and well knowing 

 how to infinuate With the Emperor in his fawning Letters, at laft by his 

 Friends fo prevail'd, that he alfo got leave to go thither ♦ in purfuance of 

 which, Anno 1534. he Weighed Anchor with feven Ships from Guatimala , a Ci- 

 ty built by him between two Mountains. But Landing at Puerto Viejo , and 

 Marching Eafterly over Snowy Mountains , he was met by Jlmagro, between 

 whom a bloody incounter was like to have happened , but after iome time, a 

 Treaty being let a Foot, they came to a Compofition on thefe Articles : That 

 Jharado upon the receipt of a hundred thoufand Duckets, fhould leave his 

 Men with Jlmagro, and depart from Peru ; with which futo, being inrich'd, 

 he foon after fitted out fourteen Sail to difcover new Countreys to the Weft 5 

 but being bufiein his preparations , was fent for to Mexico by Don JntonioMen- 

 do^a the Vice-Roy , to undertake a Voyage with him to the new-difcover'd 

 Countrey oiSibolla, abounding in Gold and Saffron, according to the report 

 of four Dominican Monks ^ and having already rais'd ieven hundred Men, news 

 came to Mexico, that Peter Zunica had received an overthrow by the Indians of 54- 

 lifco 5 to whofe afliftance Jharado March'd with all fpced, and found the Indi- 

 ans incamp'd on a high Mountain , fortifi'd with conjoyn'd Trees, and great 

 Stones ty'd together with Rufhes , behind which they were fecure from Shot. 

 The Spaniards climbing up the Mountain, approach'd their Works, when on a 

 fudden the Defendants giving a great Shout, cut the Cords which held their 

 Notable stratagem of Fortification together , whereupon the Stones and Trees tumbled down with 

 fuch force, that they kill'd both Men and Horfe, few efcaping alive : In this 

 L wickcdnc6ofa woman, conflict Jlyarado himfelf Was loft. His Wife Beatrix Cuova made a ftately Fune- 

 , ral for her Husband, and caus'd her Houfe to be Painted black, refufmg either 



to Eat or Drink for a fet time, yet notwithftanding, all her pretence of for- 

 row, fhe fo minded her bufinefs , that flie took the Government of Guatimala 

 into her own hands j but her Dominion laftcd not long, for on the eighteenth 

 of September, Anno 1541. happened a hideous Tempeft of Wind and Rain, mixt 

 with continual Lightning, and horrible claps of Thunder, and what was 

 Gmtm»u deflroyM b y more terrible, was anfwer'd with roars and horrid bellowings from the ca« 



aflood. 7 n 1 • • ' 



verns of the Mountain, at whofe foot Guatimala flood. About midnight the 

 Mountain was delivered, whofe Birth was the irruption of an Inundating Ri- 

 ver, a precipitate torrent tumbling down full of Rocks and Stones, which 

 carry'd all before it, fo that in few minutes Guatimala was utterly fwept away, 

 not the lead mark remaining, nor any left alive except Jharado's Baftard 

 Daughter by an Indian • and in the adjacent Fields, fomefew, and they mainVd, 

 with broken Arms or Legs . after this utter deftru&ion, they re-built another 

 Guatimala, three Leagues more Eafterly. But though Jharado was loft in this 

 Enterprize, yet the Voyage to Si bolla was not laid afide, for Francifco Velafques 

 March'd thicher with eight hundred Men , of which moft were Horfe, but 

 found nought elfe but Snowy Mountains and barren Plains , infomuch, that 

 his Mentend Horfcs were ftarv'd for want ofProvifion j wherefore he return'd 

 without fuccefs to Mexico, having onely burn: fome Villages, and had feveral 

 Rencounters with the Natives. Buc 



Yelafaues Journey.' 



