gagua

He was reported to have been of light complexion, and when the Spaniards first arrived they were supposed to be his envoys, and were called _sua_ or _gagua_, just as from the memory of a similar myth in Peru they were addressed as Viracochas.

American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868

Simon says _gagua_ is "el nombre del mismo sol," though ordinarily Sun is

American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868

From thence they continued ihcir journey; and after croflSng the river twice on bridges, but with equal danger as in fording it, they arrived at two in the evening at a place callwd Tari - gagua, where they reded in a large ftrudture of tim« ber, covered with vijaua leaves, built for their re -; ception.

A new collection of voyages, discoveries and travels : containing whatever is worthy of notice, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America 1767

Modern grammarians profess themselves unable to explain the exact meaning of the name _Chiminigagua_, but it is a compound, in which, evidently, appear the words _chie_, light, and _gagua_, Sun. [

American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868