An Inca Account of the Conquest of Peru by Ralph Bauer

Author:Ralph Bauer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Published: 2005-03-24T16:00:00+00:00

The Answer of Hernando Pizarro, Gonzalo Pizarro, and Juan Pizarro, as well as the rest of the soldiers, to the governor

“Truly, Your Highness is entirely justified in reprimanding us and in decrying our conduct in this matter. Had there been a glimpse of consideration in us, we wouldn’t have behaved in this manner but shown our gratitude to the person who had done us good. From now on, everything will be done the way that Your Highness commands.” After all these declarations had been made by this, that, and the other Spaniard, they all went about dividing up the treasure amongst themselves, allotting to each what was due according to his rank. Hernando Pizarro was in charge of dividing up the treasure, for he was the one who had imprisoned my father. Because of the great quantity it would have taken too long to divide up the treasure by weight, so they divided it up in bags. When they had divided up the treasure amongst themselves, my father turned to the governor with the following words in order to express his gratitude.

“Apo, I believe that it was in part thanks to your influence that these soldiers have released me from an imprisonment that has turned out to be unjustified. I ask that you not rush off right away but that you dine with me as a sign of our pact of friendship. Let’s have a collation together for I hope that what I have been promised will not be broken.” In order to please my father and because this request was fair enough and not dangerous, the governor accepted. Thus, they all sat down in the hall where my father was and received the collation. When the pact had been sealed by this meal, everybody went home with the part of the divided treasure that had been allotted to him. It is believed that they accompanied the governor home and that each was very happy about his portion. However, as it turned out very soon, this happiness was not to last, for the Devil [demonio]—always evil and a friend of discord and disharmony—never rests.

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