[40] Serrata means either espesura [thicket] or angostura [cleft].
[41] Quizquiz, like Chalicuchima, had been a general of Atahualpa before the coming of the Spaniards. He fought long against the invaders, but at length his unavailing efforts caused him to be murdered by his own followers. See Garcilasso, II, p. 509; Sarmiento, 171-173; Cieza de Leon, Chr., Pt. II, pp. 164 and 227; Markham, 1912, pp. 247-251.
[42] Andahuaylas.
[43] Curamba.
[44] Andahuaylas.
[45] Vilcas.
[46] Curamba is the correct form for Airamba (given above).
[47] Vilcas, sometimes called Vilcashuaman, was a part of the territory controlled by the Chanca before they were made subjects to Cuzco. The conquest of the Chanca may have begun in the time of Rocca, but it had its culmination in that of Viracocha. Tupac Yupanqui built numerous temples and palaces there, and the region round about Vilcas was traversed by important roads or trails. It is a place that is mentioned by nearly all the early writers. Cf. Garcilasso, I, pp. 324-326, II, p. 58; Cieza de Leon, I, 312-315, II, 150-154; Joyce, 1912, p. 107; Markham, 1912, p. 178.
[48] Sancho is vague in his use of the words caballo and ligero caballo. The latter means "light horse" or "light-armed cavalry." But he uses the word caballo when he means caballero. In the present instance he really means caballo.
[49] The veracity of this story is certainly open to question.