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Francisco de Xerez, A True Account of the Province of Cuzco (English translation by C. R. Markham, 1872).

Francisco de Xerez (English translation by Clements R. Markham).

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  1. Arrived in Cajamarca on November 15, 1532. 62 cavalry, 102 infantry.
  2. Ransom: a room 22 by 17 feet to be filled with gold up to a white line halfway up the wall, and the same room to be filled twice with silver, within two months.
  3. 51,610 marks of silver. Smelting was done by Indians with nine forges at a rate of 50,000 to 60,000 pesos a day, and 80,000 on one day.
  4. Execution was by strangulation, tied to a post.

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