We are at the end of the 15th century; large ships with white sails pierce the horizon. The oracles had predicted it. The populations welcome what they believe to be gods.
Those whom the Spaniards take for Indians allow themselves to be invaded. Later, with the conquistadors, the Incas will realize, but too late, the purpose of these strangely dressed men with horses, then unknown. The King of Spain, officially to evangelize them, will decide to take over the Inca Empire. In fact, it is gold that motivates him.
In this book, the author recounts the epic history of this civilization. One is struck by its extent, by its architecture. The Spanish soldiers and the Jesuits, some to kill and conquer, others to evangelize, will engage in a genocide against this people. Seize the gold, eradicate the cult of the sun symbolized by golden discs.
Research and excavations have made it possible to trace this civilization, probably as ancient as that of ancient Egypt. Who populated the American continent? We don’t really have answers. It is believed that coming from Asia, peoples migrated across the Bering Strait to Alaska and Canada and from there spread to Tierra del Fuego. A slow migration of settlement.
This book provides us with the foundations to try to understand this Inca civilization where the immortality of the soul was the basis of a cult of the dead. The society was structured into classes with the emperor at its head. The Inca Empire, an empire still to be discovered, with many areas of uncertainty due to the difficulties of the climate.
Thierry Jan
