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Klappentext This volume (published 1869) contains an early seventeenth-century account of Inca history by the son of an Inca princess. Zusammenfassung The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available early accounts of exploration. This volume (1869) contains an English translation of Books 5–9 of the Royal Commentaries of the Yncas, by Garcilaso de la Vega (1539–1616), the son of a Spanish soldier and an Inca princess. Inhaltsverzeichnis Book V: 1. How they divided the land amongst the vassals; 2. The arrangement they adopted for tilling the land; 3. Of the quantity of land given to each Indian; 4. How they distributed the water for irrigation; 5. The tribute that they gave to the Yncas; 6. They made clothing, arms, and shoes for the soldiers; 7. Gold and silver and other things of value were not offered as tribute, but as presents; 8. Of the manner of guarding the tribute; 9. The vassals were supplied with clothes; 10. The ordering and division of the flocks; 11. Laws and ordinances of the Yncas; 12. How they conquered and civilised the new vassals; 13. How ministers were appointed for different duties; 14. The order they kept in their property; 15. How they paid their tribute; 16. How the tribute was collected; 17. The Ynca Uira-Ccocha received tidings of his enemies; 18. A very bloody battle; 19. The generosity of the prince Ynca Uira-Ccocha after the victory; 20. The prince continues the pursuit of the rebels; 21. Of the name of Uira-Ccocha; 22. The Ynca Uira-Ccocha orders a temple to be built; 23. Of a famous painting; 24. Of the new provinces which the Ynca subdued; 25. The Ynca visits his empire; 26. The flight of the brave Hanco-Hualla from the empire of the Yncas; 27. The colonies formed in the land of Hanco-Hualla; 28. The Ynca gave a name to his first-born son; 29. The death of Ynca Uira-Ccocha; Book VI: 1. The building and decoration of the royal palaces; 2. Every ornament for the royal palace was imitated in gold and silver; 3. Of the servants of the royal palace; 4. Halls which were used for festivities; 5. How they interred the kings; 6. The solemn hunting excursions that the kings made; 7. Of the posts and runners; 8. How they counted by strings and knots; 9. What was noted in the accounts; 10. The Ynca Pachacutec visits his empire; 11. Of other provinces that were conquered by the Ynca; 12. Of the edifices, laws, and new conquests which the Ynca Pachacutec made; 13. The Ynca subdues these provinces by hunger and military strategy; 14. Of the good Curaca Huamachucu; 15. The people of Casamarca resist and eventually submit; 16. The conquest of Yauyu; 17. The Yncas subdue two coast valleys, and the Chinchas answer their message with defiance; 18. The obstinacy of the Chinchas; 19. Of the alleged ancient conquests of the Yuncas; 20. The principal festival of the sun; 21. In worshipping the sun, they were to the temple, and sacrificed a lamb; 22. Of the omens in their sacrifices; 23. How they drank to each other and in what order; 24. How the knights were armed; 25. They were expected to know how to make their arms and their shoes; 26. When the prince became a novice he was treated with more severity than the others; 28. Of the devices worn by the kings; 29. Chuquimancu, the lord of four valleys, submits; 30. Of the valleys of Pachacamac and Rimac; 31. They demand submission from Cuismancu; 32. They go to conquer the king Chimu; 33. The obstinancy, misfortunes, and final submission of the great Chimu; 34. The Ynca continues to aggrandize his empire; 35. The Ynca Pachacutec increased the schools; 36. Many other laws of the Ynca Pachacutec; Book VII: 1. The Yncas formed colonies. They used two languages; 2. The heirs of the chiefs were brought up at court; 3. The court language; 4. Concerning the utility of the court language; 5. The third solemn feast in honour of the sun; 6. The fourth feast; 7. The nocturnal festival to drive evils out of th...
