Reinventing the Inca Past
The Kingdom of Quito, Atahualpa and the Creation of Ecuadorian National Identity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2177908 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicola Foote (Florida State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 109-130 |
| Publication date | 2010-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-2222 • E-ISSN: 1744-2230 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17442221003787076 |
| OpenAlex | W2029472387 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 26 |
This article examines the efforts of historians and archeologists to rethink the role of pre-Columbian indigenous civilizations in the Ecuadorian past in the context of the ambiguity over the Inca legacy generated by rising nationalist tensions with Peru. The article focuses on the debate over the Kingdom of Quito, argued by the Jesuit Priest Juan de Velasco in his classic 18th-century text to have been a culturally advanced and technologically sophisticated civilization that occupied the territory north of Quito for centuries prior to the arrival of the Inca, and to have ferociously resisted their invasion. The idea of the Kingdom of Quito formed a key part of nationalist mythology during the 19th century, but came under scientific attack in the early 20th century as archeological methods advanced. This challenge to the foundational legend came at the very moment that the conflict with Peru over the Amazonian border made it more politically important than ever to trace resistance to Peruvian encroachment back through time. This article traces the political and intellectual dynamics of the scholarly debate, examining the racial and nationalist concerns that lay behind state interventions
Archaeology · Art · Civilization · Context (archaeology · Ethnology · Identity (music · Indigenous · Kingdom · Legend · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Resistance (ecology · State (computer science · History · Indigenous Cultures and History · Latin American history and culture · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America
Ecuador
The ethnic origins of nations
Making Ecuadorian Histories
Culture and Customs of Ecuador
A nation is a nation, is a state, is an ethnic group is a
Political Power in Ecuador
Incas Sí, Indios No
Remaking the nation
Race, state and nation in early twentieth century Ecuador
Frontiers and popular nationhood
A Study of the Conflict between the Republics of Peru and Ecuador
Peru-Ecuador Border Conflict
The Ecuador-Peru Boundary Dispute
Racial Ideologies and the Quest for National Development
Aggression and History
The Lingering Death of Indian Tribute in Ecuador
Popular Liberalism and Indian Servitude
Spanish Imperialism and the Political Imagination
The Return of the Native
The Social Construction of National Identity in Highland Ecuador
Entre lo indio, lo negro, y lo incaico
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2022 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |