<i>Capac</i>Women and the Politics of Marriage in Early Colonial Peru

Guengerich, Sara Vicuña

doi:10.1080/10609164.2015.1040275

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“…Of all the modes adopted by local societies in the Americas to face and integrate into Spanish colonial society, three were the most common: association with the Spaniards to fight against a common enemy (Baber 2010; Bravo 2003; Matthew and Oudijk 2007; Sheridan 2001; Stern 1986; Ruiz-Esquide 1993), elite individuals who collaborated to save their social status (Lamana 1997, 2001; Medinaceli 2007; Rosas 2009; Saignes 1987), and interethnic marriage alliances (Bauer and Covey 2002; Deagan 2001; Herrera 2007; Vicuña 2015). This case shows a combination of the first two modes, combined with the fear of rebellion at the northern entrance of the kingdom, after almost a decade of indigenous struggle against Spanish rule (Garrido and González 2020).…”

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Establishing Colonial Rule in a Frontier Encomienda: Chile’s Copiapó Valley under Francisco de Aguirre and His Kin, 1549–1580

Garrido,

Figueroa

2023

Lat. Am. res. rev.

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This article explores how Francisco de Aguirre used the Copiapó Valley encomienda to negotiate political power during the transition from conquest to colonial rule in northern Chile. Simultaneously, we analyze the circumstances of how a native society was incorporated into the Spanish Empire after a decade of fighting and resistance on the fringes of the empire. The strategic use of the fear of native rebellions to close the road from Peru to Chile gave Aguirre enough power to negotiate an important political position, which in the future would clash with the colonial authorities. Copiapó Valley’s peripheral location in the southernmost Atacama Desert constituted a political gray zone for the colonial administration. This space contributed to consolidating power for Aguirre and enabled locals some negotiation power within the possibilities afforded by the colonial system.

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Establishing Colonial Rule in a Frontier Encomienda: Chile’s Copiapó Valley under Francisco de Aguirre and His Kin, 1549–1580

Garrido,

Figueroa

2023

Lat. Am. res. rev.

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Una institución española en el Nuevo Mundo: el cabildo de Cuzco en el siglo XVI

Domínguez-Guerrero

Villalba

2018

Colonial Latin American Review

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Beyond Cajamarca: A Spatial Narrative Reimagining of the Encounter in Peru, 1532–1533

Mikecz¹

2020

Hispanic American Historical Review

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The Spanish conquistadores' capture of the Inka emperor, Atawallpa, and massacre of many of his people in Cajamarca on November 16, 1532, was a tremendously consequential event. How does our view of such an event change, however, when viewed at a distance and from different places? Relying on Indigenous testimony, this article threads together the stories and actions of provincial folk, Andean lords, female intermediaries, fugitive Inka royalty, runner-messengers, porters, and slaves maneuvering beyond Cajamarca during this chaotic and confusing time. Reconstructing and mapping their activity demonstrates how Andean diplomacy, mobility, politics, and history made the conquistadores' survival in Cajamarca—and subsequent advance to Cuzco—possible. It also presents glimpses into how and why Andeans made the decisions they did and serves as a useful reminder that, to these actors in 1532 and 1533, nothing was inevitable.

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CapacWomen and the Politics of Marriage in Early Colonial Peru

Cited by 4 publications

References 12 publications

Establishing Colonial Rule in a Frontier Encomienda: Chile’s Copiapó Valley under Francisco de Aguirre and His Kin, 1549–1580

Establishing Colonial Rule in a Frontier Encomienda: Chile’s Copiapó Valley under Francisco de Aguirre and His Kin, 1549–1580

Una institución española en el Nuevo Mundo: el cabildo de Cuzco en el siglo XVI

Beyond Cajamarca: A Spatial Narrative Reimagining of the Encounter in Peru, 1532–1533

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