Around 1465, before Christopher Columbus arrived in America (1492), the then hatun auqui (conquering prince) Túpac Yupanqui –who would later become the tenth ruler of the Inca civilization– undertook an expedition to the current islands of Polynesia –one of the sub regions of Oceania–. The mission p
The Curacas were the Inca ethnic leaders who regulated the functions within the ayllu, the base of Andean organization, by establishing bonds of solidarity and regulating the functions of the ethnic or parental group, such as the organization of agricultural tasks, the redistribution of resources, a
On a day like today, July 27, El Caballero de los mares was born and in our infographic you can learn more about the life of the greatest national hero.Miguel Grau was born in the city of Piura on July 27, 1834. He was the son of the Lieutenant Colonel Juan Manuel Grau y Berrío, born in the city of
The Galician José Ramón Rodil resisted waiting for reinforcements from the Peninsula for almost two years in the Fortress of Real Felipe del Callao, which experienced the death or desertion of 2,424 of the 2,800 soldiers who defended it within its walls. The sad epilogue to the wars of emancipation
Compared to other countries, Peruvians have built an official memory of independence as a process that came from outside and minimizing the participation of Peruvians, says the renowned historian. For many generations, Peruvians have been commemorating July 28, 1821 as “the day of our independence”.
A team of archaeologists has discovered at the archaeological site of Tipán Chen Uitz, located in Belize, two stone panels from 1,300 years ago in which ancient Mayans are represented playing with nine balls of a span while carrying impressive fans. According to experts, the panels date back to 700
Fray Martín de Murúa was a Mercedarian religious who lived between 1566 and 1615. He was the author of two illustrated manuscripts that he dreamed of publishing one day, a wish that he could not achieve, since he died before the King of Spain gave him the authorization. In fact, it was not until the
Until today, there is an ancient unsolved mystery regarding the cranial trepanations that the ancient Peruvians practiced, according to John Verano, to cure migraines, aneurysms and intense headaches.Write:Suriel Chacon. The forensic anthropologist and researcher, John Verano, throughout his profes
If you are one of those who thinks that the Inca was a being of light, you are not wrong. He was one in his own way and according to the principles that prevailed in those times. But what we must respect is his right that he was a human being, with ambitions, mistakes, defects and virtues. A man wit
On July 26, 1533, the last ruler of the Inca empire, Atahualpa, was executed by the Spanish with a garrote (device used to strangle prisoners). His death meant the end of the great Inca empire and the beginning of the Spanish conquest of that region of South America. Only a year before, Atahualpa ha
We have once said that the history of Peru must be rewritten. Because there are facts omitted, misrepresented or simply forgotten, which deserve to be reconsidered. One of them is the case of Tangarará, the first city founded by the Spanish in South America, although in school and in history books i
It was the sovereign Túpac Inca Yupanqui who, in the mid-fifteenth century, began to incorporate new territories into the empire, reaching as far north as Quito, and as far south as the Choapa River. Later his son, Topa Inca Yupanqui, ended up shaping his territory, dominating even northwestern Arge
Chile:Thief and shameless country.- The Chilean looting of Peru between 1879 and 1884.- Tribute to the dishonest republic that has stolen the most from its neighbors in South America.- Documents and texts for the History of Chile and Peru Writes:César Vásquez Bazán The Chilean soldier on the left
José Vargas Sifuentes -Journalist- Manco Inca promoted Diego de Almagros trip to Chile to separate him from his partner and annihilate him. The story of the long resistance of the Incas against the Spanish, initiated by Manco Inca, appointed by the Spanish as Atahualpas successor; and continued by
History remembers Simón Bolívar as the great liberator of South America and the man who dreamed of a US-style democratic confederation of free states. Those who have raised this polished and mythologized version of Bolívar, today revered by a certain left, take care. American, in omitting the despot
As of 1987, the author began to be interested in the study of aspects concerning the religion professed by the ancient Peruvians, due to the fact that at that time he began ethnographic investigations in high Andean landscapes. These allowed him to collect myths and legends of ancestral roots, as we
During the Inca period, the remains of the dignitaries were mummified and treated as living people. Some even married after death.In the Inca empire, death had strong links with daily life. According to historians, this Andean society had spiritual and time concepts different from those of Western c
The arrival of Europeans in America is part of the so-called geographical discoveries. The causes will be economic, scientific and political:Europe wanted to find a direct route to reach the so-called spice islands. After the conquest of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453, the desire became a neces
The Andean country is the last former Spanish colony in South America to celebrate its bicentennial. The other eight South American countries that emancipated themselves from the Spanish crown celebrated their bicentennials long before. Bolivia and Ecuador commemorated it in 2009. Venezuela, Argenti
A study carried out on several portraits of some members of this dynasty has revealed new data on the relationship between consanguinity practiced by its members for more than 200 years and the appearance of certain facial deformities such as mandibular prognathism or maxillary deficiency. Carlos
Brazils Independence Day is celebrated on September 7, the date on which, in the year 1822, Dom Pedro ended Brazils political dependence on Portugal. On that historic date, Dom Pedro shouted Independence or Death on the banks of the Ipiranga River, which is why the famous cry became known as the Ip
Ernesto Geisel was a military man, politician and the 29th President of the Republic of Brazil. He ruled the country from 1974 to 1979. Biography Ernesto Beckmann Geisel was born on August 3, 1907, in the city of Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul. He was the son of German Lutherans Wilhelm Augus
The Construction of Brasilia took place between 1956 and 1960. The move of the capital of Brazil, from Rio de Janeiro to the Central Plateau, required an enormous amount of financial, material and human resources. President Juscelino Kubitschek, however, used it as nationalist and modernist propaga
What is Caral? Caral was a sacred city, located in the valley of the Supe River. It had an approximate extension of 50 hectares. It is made up of some 32 architectural ensembles, in addition to a number of dwellings that has not yet been specified.Why is Caral important? It is important to clarify p