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His narrative of the Incas begins with Viracocha's peopling of the world and continues to the Spanish conquest. For over 400 years, de Betanzos's work was known only in an 18-chapter fragment, but recently the translators of this volume have discovered the complete manuscript.

Betanzos wrote a history of the Inca empire that focuses on the major rulers and the contributions each one . Narrative of the Incas presents the first complete English translation of the original manuscript of this key document.

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.

Find all the books, read about the author, and more. His narrative of the Incas begins with Viracocha's peopling of the world and continues to the Spanish conquest

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Juan Diez de Betanzos (b. Betanzos, Spain 1510 – d. Cusco, Peru March 1, 1576) wrote one of the most important sources on the conquest of the Incan civilization, Narrative of the Incas.

Juan de Betanzos became the most respected Quechua interpreter of the Viceroyalty of Peru

One of the earliest histories of the Inca empire. which has been abbreviated in English translation. Juan de Betanzos became the most respected Quechua interpreter of the Viceroyalty of Peru.

Authors: Betanzos, Juan de. Narrative of the incas . Number Of Pages: 352. Publisher: University of Texas Press. item 1 Narrative of the Incas, Juan de Betanzos & Roland Hamilton & Dana Buchanan, Used -Narrative of the Incas, Juan de Betanzos & Roland Hamilton & Dana Buchanan, Used. Juan de Betanzos Meets with Viceroy Hurtado de Mendoza Notes Glossary Index.

Roland Hamilton (Translator). Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author.

Juan de Betanzos, Narrative of the Incas, ed. Dana Buchanan, tr. Roland Hamilton, University of Texas Press (1996). Works by Juan de Betanzos at Project Gutenberg.

Narratives of the Incas. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1996. Examination of three frozen bodies, a 13-y-old girl and a girl and boy aged 4 to 5 y, separately entombed near the Andean summit of Volcán Llullaillaco, Argentina, sheds new light on human sacrifice as a central part of the Imperial Inca capacocha rite, described by chroniclers writing after the Spanish conquest.