_The troops of_ Almagro _and_ Alphonso _meet on the plains of Cuzco_--
Manco-Capac _attacks them by night--his army is defeated, and he is
forced to fly with its scattered remains_--Cora _goes in search of him--
her infant in her arms--overcome with fatigue, she rests at the foot of
a mountain--an earthquake--a band of Indians fly to the mountains for
shelter_--Cora discovers her husband--their interview--her death--he
escapes with his infant_--Almagro _claims a share of the spoils of
Cuzco--his contention with_ Pizarro--_the Spaniards destroy each other_
--Almagro _is taken prisoner, and put to death--his soldiers, in revenge,
assassinate_ Pizarro _in his palace_--Las Casas _dies_--Gasca, _a
Spanish ecclesiastic, arrives in_ Peru--_invested with great power--his
virtuous conduct--the annual festival of the Peruvians--their late
victories over the Spaniards in Chili--a wish for the restoration of
their liberty--the Poem concludes._