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Narrative of the Incas Paperback - 1996

by Juan De Betanzos; Roland Hamilton (Translator); Dana Buchanan (Editor)


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One of the earliest chronicles of the Inca empire was written in the 1550s by Juan de Betanzos. Although scholars have long known of this work, only eighteen chapters were actually available until the 1980s when the remaining sixty-four chapters were discovered in the collection of the Fundacin Bartolom March in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Narrative of the Incas presents the first complete English translation of the original manuscript of this key document. Although written by a Spaniard, it presents an authentic Inca worldview, drawn from the personal experiences and oral traditions told to Betanzos by his Inca wife, Doa Angelina, and other members of her aristocratic family who lived during the reigns of the last Inca rulers, Huayna Capac Huascar and Atahualpa. Betanzos wrote a history of the Inca empire that focuses on the major rulers and the contributions each one made to the growth of the empire and of Inca culture.

Filled with new insights into Inca politics, marriage, laws, the calendar, warfare, and other matters, Narrative of the Incas is essential reading for everyone interested in this ancient civilization.

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'Narrative of the Incas' presents the first complete English translation of the original manuscript of this key document. Although written by a Spaniard, it presents an authentic Inca worldview, drawn from the personal experiences and oral translations told to Betanzos by his Inca wife, Dona Angelina, and other members of her aristocratic family who lived during the reigns of the last Inca rulers, Huayna Capac Huascar and Atahualpa. Betanzos wrote a history of the Inca empire that focuses on the major rulers and the contributions each one made to the growth of the empire and of Inca culture.

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  • Title Narrative of the Incas
  • Author Juan De Betanzos; Roland Hamilton (Translator); Dana Buchanan (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Texas Press, U.S.A.
  • Date 1996
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9780292755598 / 0292755597
  • Weight 1.23 lbs (0.56 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.03 x 6.06 x 0.93 in (22.94 x 15.39 x 2.36 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Latin America
  • Library of Congress subjects Peru - History - Conquest, 1522-1548, Incas - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95042695
  • Dewey Decimal Code 985.02

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Citations

  • Library Journal, 04/15/1996, Page 100

About the author

Roland Hamilton is Professor of Spanish at San Jose State University. Dana Buchanan is a professional translator.
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