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This story has a lot to do with the country and culture that I love, which is that of Peru, and this story also honors the great Inca people who lived in that region, but their legacies will remain forever.

The princess and the missionary

Once upon a time, a young missionary decided to leave his native land, which was in Santiago de La Compostela in Spain, he decided to leave because of the many persecutions he suffered because of his faith, since he was a Protestant Christian, and at this time the Protestants were very persecuted by Catholics, before he was missionary in some neighboring cities, but always suffering much from persecution, so he decided to leave for an adventure that would completely change his life.

He took his boat and left the great sea, the peace he read so much in the holy book of the Bible, in search of a people who welcomed him despite his faith.

For months the young missionary Diego Alejandro de la Vega traveled through calm waters and rough seas, but he did not lose his faith, contrary to each wave won he was more motivated to find the place of peace he dreamed so much.

The brave Diego took a lot of food for his adventure, but as time went by he ended up, and he had to fish, as he had no way to make fire in the boat, he began to eat the raw fish. Diego followed his journey until from afar he spotted a land, a land that would change its history.

The young man arrived on the beach, and when he landed on the boat he saw that he was not in any land, he saw objects on the beach that made him realize that this place was inhabited. Diego began to investigate and soon realized that he was facing a very organized civilization.

Diego watched, watching the natives work so disciplinedly that they did not even look like the Indians he heard in the stories of the Spanish pioneers. While he admired all the work of that people, he saw something incredible, such grand and perfect constructions as to make any European architect whom he had known in his short but well-lived life envious, but he would soon be discovered.

The young missionary became careless and fell from the hill where he was, not tall enough to catch the attention of the inhabitants of that new world, and soon Diego was discovered.

The natives spotted him and soon they said something, and suddenly armed warriors came, with spears and axes to meet the traveler. In a somewhat unexpected way he would have his first contact with the local people.Diego gestured a lot that he was there in peace but the warriors did not understand, and they looked at each other and said something between them, and touched his hair, and his beard as if they found him very strange, they tried to flare with him, but Diego did not understand nothing, so they decided to take Diego to his superior.

The young European at the same time as he was scared was also amazed by the architectural grandeur and how developed that civilization was, his longing for a place of peace was the same but he was about to face a great challenge.

When they arrived at what looked like the castle of that empire, Diego was placed before the local leader, he was very tall, about two and a half meters and very strong, the young man soon remembered the stories about giants he hears as a child, but did not know that he would have to go so far as to find the nearest one.

As expected, he understood nothing of what the literally great leader was saying, but he was very clever, and began to gesture with that great man, he again said that he was there in peace, and that he came from a place much, but very far away, and that he came by the sea, he gestured that he was very happy to be there (although he was very frightened on the inside) and in a very ingenious way he managed to express himself to the leader who saw all the gestures very carefully.

Diego held the chief's attention to himself and wanted very much to know what place it was, and once again very sagely he gestured, moved his lips to try to know the leader's name the place, the native giant understood and replied: "kaypi chairy Tawantinsuyu, "which is nothing more than" this is the Inca empire, "Diego had just arrived in the largest empire of South America.

The chief who was called Phakcha believed that he was a man of peace, a stranger in his land, but he did not know what his purpose was there, if he sent one of the sun god for example, Phakcha had to deal with a situation that he had never lived before, so he decides to send our hero to the seat of the kingdom of Tawantinsuyu (Inca) that was in the mountains in the snowy mountains. Diego was taken by the Chaskis, skilled men who could run incredible distances at a speed in which the Roman messengers could never reach, were about 3 days of travel, in which Diego contemplated the beautiful natural wealth of that place, until finally he arrives in the capital of the empire, the magnificent city of Qosqó (known as Cusco these days), was a cold city full of mountains and rocks, quite different from the literal where it had come.

The architectures and constructions in the capital were impressive, the irrigation water ducts of the plantations were ingenious, there were animals our hero had never seen. Everyone in the city looked at Diego, the road to the emperor seemed like an eternity, but soon he entered the castle, and they took him to the presence of the great Inca ruler and the mighty Huayna Capac.

The emperor was somewhat amazed at the presence of the boy, he made the same mistake as the others trying to talk verbally with him, but it was in vain, but Diego already knew what to do and did the same as did with Phakcha, began to gesture, to be understood, and spoke by language of gestures everything he had said earlier, making clear the charm that he had for the powerful empire.

The great Inca leader marveled at the young De la Vega, and also gesticulating asked if he was an envoy of "inti" (god sun) and what was his purpose in the empire, Diego understood everything, for in the few days he was in the region, understood the worship they had to the great solar star, and answered with sincerity that if it was sent it was sent by its God

. The Inca emperor did not understand very well the boy's gestures, in which he affirmed confidence in his faith, but decided to receive and treat his unexpected guest very well.

But not all received the decision of the supreme leader with joy, one of his bravest warriors and one of the highest officers of his army Cahuide was not satisfied with the stay of the young man, because he thought that he was some enemy spy; wise Huayna Capac ordered to give water food and good treatment to his guest, someone came who would turn the head of our hero.

With her long hair, sweet look and beauty never seen in places nor in European royalty has arisen the beautiful princess Inca the youngest daughter of the great leader, Sarakillay, this is not in the Inca history book, because that record has been lost. Diego felt mesmerized to see the beautiful princess, she was also clearly moved when she saw it, but this initial charm that could easily be called love at first sight, would live great obstacles even before the two young people could meet.

Cahuide was big and strong enough to make the greatest European gladiators jealous, and in addition to all that strength and being an important warrior, he was also in love with Sarakillay, and he did not like the way they looked at each other. Diego had finished eating the tasty Andean potatoes with delicious alpaca meat and was accompanied by Hayna himself for a walk in the town of Qosqó.

Everyone in the city looked with admiration, Diego was a good-looking young man, and he was accompanied by the great Hayna Capac, he could not help but notice. The people approached him, gave him gifts of welcome, he received corn, potatoes, some adornments, hospitality was a strong point of that people, and Diego felt more at home every moment, to what it seemed, he had found his place of peace, but this peace felt at that moment, would not last long.

When he returned to the castle, Diego dined at the table with Hayna, and he knew the rest of his family, and there were a few of them, his wife Coya Cusirimay, his sons, Atahualpa, Huáscar, Manco Capac II, Rumiñaw, Tupac Halpa, Ninan Cuyochi, Paullu Inca, Atoc, and their daughters, Quispe Sisa Coya Asarpay, and the beautiful Sarakillay, Cahuide was at the table too, Diego kept gesturing, trying to make himself understood, some understood, some did not understand, some laughed, but all (execetp Cahuide) they were happy with his presence there.

Even his sons Atahualpa and Huascar, (who in future would be the Inca emperors) and who little agreed on anything, were satisfied with him. The night Diego stayed in a comfortable room, the gold wealth of the whole castle, and other buildings in the city, was incalculable.

The days passed and the friendship between Diego and Sarakillay grew, the young woman was teaching the Quechua language to the boy, who learned very fast every day, he needed to gesture less, and everyone continued to like him, he talked about his country, customs there, spoke of their faith, and they listened to everything, and it was not long before he could call that place home.

The feeling between Diego and the princess grew every day, as did the jealousy of Cahuide, until one day the great emperor Hayna Capac warned that he would return to Quito where he lived, Qosqó was the capital of the empire, but by political alliances he lived in Quito with his wife, he was only spending time in Cusco, his son Huascár would be in the government of the capital, the great king said goodbye to Diego and recommended that they continue to treat him as one of the family, and with the absence of greatest of the monarchs, Cahuide was planning his attack against the life of Diego.

The times continued to pass and Diego already spoke the local language well, and on a day trip with Sarakillay, he speaks of his feeling, and in front of his setting of the majestic snowy mountains, he looks into his deep eyes, and embraces, a hug which seemed to fit the whole world there at that moment, the thoughts that emanated from the heads of the two seemed to jump out in the form of the most varied words, until he takes courage and asks a question "Casaracuita munanquichu nogahuan?" that nothing is more than a valuable, you want to marry me? Time seemed to stop for them, and with tears in her eyes, she said "yes."

That was the only happiness between a princess and a missionary who until then would never meet in a conventional way, but that the inexplicable forms that love does, united these two worlds. The couple in love returned to the castle was early in the evening, they were passing around the walls of sacsayhuaman, when he appeared in a sneaky and furious way that he had opposed Diego from the beginning, Cahuide, he was armed and furious, and challenged Diego to a duel, through the heart of Sarakillay, he said that he would have to accept because if he did not agree to fight with him, he would kill him as well.

Diego would have to fight with Cahuide in order to live his love. During the time he was in the kingdom he was trained in the art of the Inca war, both by the Emperor Hayna Capac, both by Huascar and other warriors, but Cahuide had enormous advantage by being a much more experienced warrior, besides the great physical superiority, was a David and Goliath Incaic version.

Diego prayed to God and asked for his help, he had no more than a small ax that he had taken to the walk for precaution, and Cahuide was well prepared for the confrontation, Sacsayhuaman, would live another great battle, and this one represented very well what was for to come later with the Spanish invasion in the Inca reign, and the two would live in practice a preview of all this. The confrontation begins, Cahuide tries to strike him in every way, but Diego is oblivious of all attacks, he was fast as the eagles, and the condors that flew over that sky.

It was epic, Cahuide tired himself trying to hit Diego, but it was in vain, until in an oversight of the great Andean warrior, Diego with a precise blow, hits the legs of Cahuide and he falls, at this point he points his ax towards he, in a sign that he had lost, Chuide accepts defeat when he rises, and realizes that Diego has his back turned, he grabs his heavy weapon that was on the edge of the cliff to hit him back, at this time the officer slips and falls, is the end of the Inca warrior.

On arriving at the castle they told what happened to Huáscar, he regretted the death of his officer, but understood that Diego was not to blame, he made official the request to him as the ruler and responsible for his sister, he was very happy with the request of blessed the couple.

Diego and Sarakillay, were married, all the authorities including the great emperor Hayna was present, it was a beautiful ceremony, they were very happy, they had children, and they lived in full the whole meaning of the word love. END

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