GARCILASO de la VEGA was born in Peru in 1539, the son of an Inca princess and a Spanish conquistador. He was a convert to Catholicism, leaving his native Peru for good at the age of twenty-one.
But before leaving he took copious notes, listening to all the members of his mother's family, visiting the Indian villages, investigating the minutest aspects of the decaying Empire.
In Spain he took part in the wars against the Italians and Moors, and late in life he retired to a religious vocation in Cordoba.
At the age of 69 he had published the first part of the Royal Commentaries, recalling the land of his birth and the glory of Peru. Once he began to write, he never stopped until his death in 1616.
He is today celebrated as one of the greatest of South American writers, certainly the first and most national.
This edition of the Royal Commentaries is edited and introduced by the famous explorer, Alain Gheerbrant, author of JOURNEY TO THE FAR AMAZON.
Author(s): Garcilaso de la Vega; Alain Gheerbrant (ed.)
Publisher: Avon Books
Year: 1609
Language: English
Pages: 452
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Cover......Page 1
Back cover......Page 2
Garcilaso de la Vega......Page 4
Contents......Page 8
Illustrations......Page 12
Introduction - Garcilaso "El Inca"......Page 14
An Imaginary Account of Cuzco, April 12, 1539......Page 25
Garcilaso "El Hidalgo"......Page 28
The Inca of Cordova......Page 30
Survival of the Inca Garcilaso......Page 31
Tne Inca Tragedy......Page 39
Book One - The orings of the Incas, their first king, the founding of Cuzco......Page 44
Book Two - Sinchi Roca, Lloque Yupanqui, astrology, pharmacy, geography, music, poetry......Page 58
Book Three - Maita Capac, Capac Yupanqui, bridge of Apurimac river, temples of Cuzco and Titicaca......Page 92
Book Four - Inca Roca, Yahuar Huacac, Chancas......Page 130
Book Five - Inca Viracocha......Page 158
Book Six - Inca Pachacutec, empire archives, Chimu......Page 192
Book Seven - Inca Yupanqui, the imperial city of Cuzco......Page 260
Book Eight - Inca Tupac, Canaris, kingdom of Quito, Prince Huaina Capac......Page 298
Book Nine - King Huaina Capac, Tumbez, Puna, Chachapuyas, Caranques, Atahualpa, Huasca Inca......Page 316
Book Ten - How the Spaniards discover Peru, Atahualpa, Huascar, Atahualpa......Page 366
Traditional List of Inca Sovereigns......Page 434
Approximate Chronological Table of Ancient Peruvian Civilizations (Based on Lehmann)......Page 435
Glossary......Page 436
Bibliography......Page 439
Index of Inca Life......Page 446
