 According to legend, the queen assisted her spouse in the conquest of a city in Chimor ruled by a female "Capallana" - the city was possibly Tumbez.When the "Capallana" refused the Inca's request to submit, Mama Ocllo asked her spouse to allow her to intercede and promised to give him the city without the loss of a single warrior.She had a message sent to the female ruler, that her courage had saved her city and that the Inca army would let it be.