The main purpose of this book is to give an overview, concise yet thorough, of the origin of the Inca Civilization, its achievements and splendour, and the reasons why it was overtaken and destroyed by a relatively small group of Spanish soldiers of fortune.
The majority of early written accounts of the history and culture of the Inca have been penned by people of European ( mainly Spanish ) origin, and Peruvian Native and/or Mestizo ( mixed blood ) who were heavily influenced, one might even say corrupted and censored, by the Spanish establishment; both church and state.
As the old saying goes, ‘ history is written by the winners.’
As the Inca had no written form of history, most of the information in his book has been gleaned from the so-called winners’ perspective. However, some of the oral traditions have been written down, and have been included as much as possible.
I have always loved learning the oral traditions of the Native people wherever I have traveled and lived. On my first and subsequent trips to Peru, I was never able to find a good, economically priced book in English that told the story of the Inca. Therefore, after researching the subject, I decided to write one.
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