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The Incas of Peru, chapter 17 (Inca families and Pizarro)

Garcilaso Inca de la Vega · 1912

A 1912 book chapter that notes Pizarro had two children with the Inca woman Inez Nusta, among other marriages between Spanish conquerors and Inca women.

A passing family detail naming Pizarro's children by the Inca woman Inez Nusta.

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What it is

This is chapter 17 of a 1912 book about the Incas of Peru. The chapter is headed with the name Garcilaso Inca de la Vega and describes Spanish conquerors who married or had children with Inca princesses at Cuzco. It notes that Inez Nusta had two children by Francisco Pizarro. The chapter is a family history rather than a full study of Pizarro.

Why it matters

The chapter shows that the conquest also created family ties between Spanish men and Inca women. It names several other people connected to these families, including Beatriz Nusta, Paullu Tupac Yupanqui and Isabel Yupanqui Nusta, who was the mother of the Inca historian. These names show that the Inca nobility did not disappear after the conquest.

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