Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa

History of the Incas (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

According to Wikipedia: "Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa (1532–1592) was a Galician (Spanish) explorer, author, historian, astronomer, and scientist… Written in Cuzco, the capital of the Inca Empire, just forty years after the arrival of the first Spaniards in the city, Sarmiento's The History of the Incas contains extremely detailed descriptions of Inca history and mythology. The royal sponsorship of the work guaranteed Sarmiento direct access to the highest Spanish officials in Cuzco. It also allowed him to summon influential natives, as well as those who had witnessed the fall of the Inca Empire, so that they could relate their stories. Sarmiento traveled widely and interviewed numerous local leaders and lords, surviving members of the royal Inca families, and the few remaining Spanish conquistadors who still resided in Cuzco. Once the first draft of the history was completed, in an unprecedented effort to establish the unquestionable authenticity of the work, his manuscript was read, chapter by chapter, to forty-two indigenous authorities for their commentary and correction. After the public reading, which occurred on 29 February and 1 March 1572, the manuscript was entrusted to a member of the viceroy's personal guard. He was to take the manuscript to Spain and deliver it to King Philip II, along with four painted cloths showing the history of the Incas and a number of other artifacts and objects that Toledo had collected. However, due to a series of unusual events, this irreplaceable document of Inca history was relegated to obscurity for centuries."

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Seltzer Books
• Seitenzahl: 530
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781455432899
• Artikelnr.: 54086206

Autorenporträt

Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa (1532–1592) was a Spanish explorer, historian, and a renaissance man with notable contributions to science and literature, particularly known for his seminal work on Pre-Columbian Andean history. His most distinguished work, 'History of the Incas', remains a critical source for scholars studying the Incan Empire. Born in Alcalá de Henares, Spain, Sarmiento de Gamboa pursued nautical studies, which later played a significant role in his voyages to the New World. His intellectual pursuits were diverse, including mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy, which inform the meticulous observations present in his historical writings. 'History of the Incas', written in 1572, provides an account of Incan society, culture, and history as gathered from oral testimonies and personal research during his time in Peru, including the myths, legends, and the lineage of Incan rulers. His writing style demonstrated a scholarly rigor uncommon for the time, characterized by his attempts to critically evaluate and corroborate the information he presented. This work, though controversial for its Eurocentric bias and justification of the Spanish conquest, is invaluable for its detailed descriptions of Incan life prior to Spanish influence. Sarmiento's dedication to his scholarship and his inclusion of the native perspective, albeit filtered through a colonial lens, offers a rare glimpse into the world of the Incas from a 16th-century viewpoint.