The Incas: The Royal Commentaries of the Inca Garcilaso Inca de la Vega

by Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Maria Jolas (Translator), Felipe Huaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)

The birth and death of the greatest and most powerful empire of the pre-Columbian America is of major interest and importance. The dramatic narrative by one of the last Inca princes traces the legends surrounding the rise of his people, their wars, sexual customs, and religion. It ends with the arrival of Pizzaro and the Spanish, the capture, imprisonment, and execution of Atahualpa, the last Inca, and the beginning of the Spanish hegemony.

709 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2023

About the author

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (12 April 1539 - 23 April 1616), born Gómez Suárez de Figueroa, was a historian and writer from the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru. The son of a Spanish conquistador and an Incan noblewoman, he is recognized primarily for his contributions to Incan history, culture, and society. Although not all scholars agree, many consider Garcilaso's accounts the most complete and accurate available. Because there was also a Spanish author named Garcilaso de la Vega, he is more commonly known as El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, or simply El Inca Garcilaso.