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History of the Inca Empire: An Account of the Indians´ Customs and Their Origin, Together with a Treatise on Inca Legends, History, and Social Institutions
Father Bernabe Cobo
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Description for History of the Inca Empire: An Account of the Indians´ Customs and Their Origin, Together with a Treatise on Inca Legends, History, and Social Institutions
Paperback. A seventeenth-century account of Inca history and customs. Translator(s): Hamilton, Roland. Series: Texas Pan American Series. Num Pages: 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
The Historia del Nuevo Mundo, set down by Father Bernabe Cobo during the first half of the seventeenth century, represents a singulary valuable source on Inca culture. Working directly frorn the original document, Roland Hamilton has translated that part of Cobo's massive manuscripts that focuses on the history of the kingdom of Peru. The volume includes a general account of the aspect, character, and dress of the Indians as well as a superb treatise on the Incas—their legends, history, and social institutions.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Condition
New
Series
Texas Pan American Series
Number of Pages
279
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9780292730250
SKU
V9780292730250
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99-50
About Father Bernabe Cobo
Bernabe Cobo (1582–1657) was a Spanish Jesuit who lived for many years in colonial Spanish America. The translator, Roland Hamilton, is professor of Spanish at San Jose State University.
Reviews for History of the Inca Empire: An Account of the Indians´ Customs and Their Origin, Together with a Treatise on Inca Legends, History, and Social Institutions
While Cobo’s Historia is not a pristine account, it is hard to imagine what our knowledge of Andean societies would be without it. Four hundred years after Cobo landed in Lima, Roland Hamilton should be congratulated on his translations of the Historia del Nuevo Mundo, which remains a monument to the breadth of vision and intellectual energy of its author. ... Read more