[8] Under the name of Peruvian sheep, five species of the Camel genus are
    known to naturalists, the Glama or Llama, Guanaco, Chillihueque,
    Vicugna, and Pacos.  The three former were used as animals of burthen
    by the native Peruvians, and domesticated, the two latter, especially
    the Vicugna, are valuable for the firmness of their fleeces.  The three
    larger species carry loads of about a hundred pounds weight, the other
    two, when domesticated, may be made to carry smaller burdens of from
    fifty to seventy-five pounds.—­E.

[9] It was now towards the close of 1527, the third year from the first
    departure of Pizarro from Panama.—­Robertsons America, II. 281.

[10] Robertson, II. 284. gives a different account of these four relations
    of Francisco Pizarro from Zarate.  According to him, Ferdinand was the
    only lawful son of old Gonzalo Pizarro; Francisco, Juan, and the
    younger Gonzalo being all natural sons; and Francisco de Alcantara was
    the uncle of Don Francisco, being the brother of his mother.  In the
    sequel, the conqueror of Peru shall be always mentioned by the single
    name of Pizarro, distinguishing his brothers by the addition of their
    Christian names.  While in Spain, Pizarro received a supply of money
    from Cortes, under whom he had served in the early part of the
    conquest of Mexico.—­E.

[11] His commission from the crown of Spain, imposed the condition of
    raising 250 men, and to supply the ships and warlike stores necessary
    for the expedition; but his funds and credit were so low that he could
    hardly complete half the number, and had to steal away from the port
    of Seville to elude the examination of the officers as to the
    fulfilment of his contract.—­Robertsons America, II. 284.

[12] It is impossible to give any competent geographical account of this
    extensive country in the compass of a note.  Proper Peru begins at the
    river Tumbez in the gulf of Guayaquil, in about lat. 3 deg. 20’ S. and
    extends S.S.E. along the Pacific Ocean to the desert of Atacama, which
    divides it from Chili, in lat. 21 deg. 28 S. an extent of about 1200 miles;
    consisting of two remarkably different tracts of country.  A narrow
    valley along the Pacific Ocean, seldom so much as 70 miles in breadth,
    bounded on the east by the enormous main ridge of the Andes; beyond
    which are many elevated vallies or table lands of various extent,
    divided by collateral ridges and branches of the Andes, from each
    other and from the prodigiously extensive plains of the vast Orinoco
    Maranon and La Plata rivers.  Quito, which had been annexed to the
    kingdom of Peru, only a short time before the Spanish conquest, is
    similarly situated, both as to maritime vale, and elevated table land,