Spaniards at the Inka Provincial Center of Tambo Viejo, Acarí Valley, Peru

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ID2230183
AuthorsLidio M Valdez (0000-0003-1931-2728, University of Alberta), Katrina J Bettcher (University of Alberta), Mario M Rúales, Mario Ruales (University of Alberta)
Year2024
Volume80
Issue3
Pages312-339
Publication date2024-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Anthropological Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-7710 • E-ISSN: 2153-3806
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1086/731148
OpenAlexW4400537283
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited49

Following the capture of Inka Atawallpa in Cajamarca, Spanish conquistadors took control of several Inka provincial centers that subsequently became the sites of colonial towns. This was the case at Tambo Viejo, the Inka provincial center in the Acarí Valley of the Peruvian south coast. Recent archaeological excavation at that site revealed that the Spanish modified existing buildings and added new constructions to suit their needs. The excavation also uncovered multiple interments that had been closely stacked next to each other and buried with a small wooden cross, the most salient symbol of the Christian faith. The new findings highlight the outcome of the Spanish presence in the former Inka territory which manifested in substantial modification of a provincial Inka center, the likely conversion to Christianity of the local population, and what appears to be the devastation caused by the diseases introduced by the conquistadors

Archaeology · Center (category theory) · Geography · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Latin American history and culture

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