By:Archaeologist Wilo Vargas Morales In recent decades, the history of Peru has been enriched by the results of the efficient work of archaeological projects that constantly surprise us with their discoveries. Archaeologists interpret cultural material in order to explain the use and function of obj
The Hereditary Captaincies were an administrative system implemented by the Portuguese Crown in Brazil in 1534. The territory of Brazil, belonging to Portugal, was divided into strips of land and granted to the trusted nobles of King João III (1502-1557). These could be passed from father to son an
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
He was the most courageous of the sons of Manco Inca, the one who followed his example, with faith and tenacity. Fatally, he was unable to win the mighty army of Francisco de Toledo. The sons of Manco Inca and the succession to the throne The young Manco Inca left behind five sons and several daug