Juan Diez de Betanzos (b.

Betanzos Betanzos () is a municipality in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain in the province of A Coruña. It belongs to the comarca of Betanzos. In Roman times Betanzos was called Flauvium Brigantium or ''Brigantium''. During the ...

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1510 – d.

Cusco Cusco, often spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu ()), is a city in Southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the list of cities in Peru, seventh m ...

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March 1, 1576) wrote one of the most important sources on the conquest of the

Incan civilization The Andean civilizations were complex societies of many cultures and peoples mainly developed in the river valleys of the coastal deserts of Peru. They stretched from the Andes of southern Colombia southward down the Andes to Chile and northwes ...

Narrative of the Incas A narrative, story, or tale is any account of a series of related events or experiences, whether nonfictional (memoir, biography, news report, documentary, travelogue, etc.) or fictional (fairy tale, fable, legend, thriller, novel, etc.). Narra ...

.Juan de Betanzos, ''Narrative of the Incas,'' ed. Dana Buchanan, tr. Roland Hamilton, University of Texas Press (1996) He based this account of the Incas on the testimony of his wife

Cuxirimay Ocllo Cuxirimay Ocllo (born before 1532 - d. ''after'' 1576) also known as Doña Angelina Yupanqui, was a princess and consort of the Inca Empire by marriage to her cousin, the Sapa Inca Atahualpa (r 1532-1533). She was born to Yamque Yupangue and Pac ...

(Doña Angelina), who had been previously married to Incan King

Atahualpa Atahualpa (), also Atawallpa (Quechua), Atabalica, Atahuallpa, Atabalipa (c. 1502 – 26-29 July 1533) was the last Inca Emperor. After defeating his brother, Atahualpa became very briefly the last Sapa Inca (sovereign emperor) of the Inca Empir ...

as well as conducting interviews of Incans who had taken part in the Battle of Cajamarca or been in Atahualpa's camp. The ''Narrative of the Incas'' is rare in coming from the Indian perspective. In the absence of written Incan sources, it is also relatively unique in providing us with an insight into Incan civilization before the conquest with early expansion, the development of the kingdom of

Cuzco Cusco, often spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu ()), is a city in Southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the seventh most populous in Peru; ...

Yupanqui Yupanqui is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Amaru Yupanqui, elder brother of Túpac Inca Yupanqui *Atahualpa Yupanqui (1908–1992), Argentine singer, songwriter, guitarist, and writer *Cápac Yupanqui, the fifth Sapa Inca of t ...

, and the great imperial policies of

Huayna Capac Huayna Capac (with many alternative transliterations; 1464/1468–1524) was the third Sapan Inka of the Inca Empire, born in Tumipampa sixth of the Hanan dynasty, and eleventh of the Inca civilization. Subjects commonly approached Sapa Inkas addi ...

. It also provides an insight into the civil war between

Huáscar Huáscar Inca (; Quechua: ''Waskar Inka''; 1503–1532) also Guazcar was Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire from 1527 to 1532. He succeeded his father, Huayna Capac and his brother Ninan Cuyochi, both of whom died of smallpox while campaigning near Qui ...

and Atahualpa that ravaged the Incan civilization immediately prior to the arrival of

Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro González, Marquess of the Atabillos (; ; – 26 June 1541) was a Spanish conquistador, best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of Peru. Born in Trujillo, Spain to a poor family, Pizarro chose ...

. However, coming from Atahualpa's wife's point of view, the source is biased against Huáscar.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Betanzos, Juan Diez De Incan scholars Interpreters 1510 births 1576 deaths