Main entry:

Schreffler, Michael J., author.

Title & Author:

Cuzco : Incas, Spaniards, and the making of a colonial city / Michael J. Schreffler.

Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2020.
©2020

Description:

199 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [177]-192) and index.
Introduction: In search of early colonial Cuzco -- Imagining Inca Cuzco: Juan de Betanzos, Angelina Yupanqui, and the origin of a sacred center -- Dreaming of Inca Cuzco: Cristóbal de Mena, Francisco de Xerez, and the conquest of Peru -- Imagining Spanish Cuzco: Francisco Pizarro, Pedro Sancho, and the act of foundation -- Planning Spanish Cuzco: The city council and the distribution of lots -- Razing Spanish Cuzco: Manco Inca and the siege of Cuzco -- Recouping Spanish Cuzco: Cieza de León and the civil wars of Spanish Peru -- Remembering Inca Cuzco, remaking Spanish Cuzco: Garcilaso de la Vega and the city council -- Conclusion: An end and a beginning.

Summary:

Through objects, buildings, and colonial texts, this book tells the story of how Cuzco, the capital of the Inca Empire, was transformed into a Spanish colonial city. When Spaniards invaded and conquered Peru in the 16th century, they installed in Cuzco not only a government of their own but also a distinctly European architectural style. Layered atop the characteristic stone walls, plazas, and trapezoidal portals of the former Inca town were columns, arcades, and even a cathedral.This fascinating book charts the history of Cuzco through its architecture, revealing traces of colonial encounters still visible in the modern city. A remarkable collection of primary sources reconstructs this narrative: writings by secretaries to colonial administrators, histories conveyed to Spanish translators by native Andeans, and legal documents and reports. Cuzco's infrastructure reveals how the city, wracked by devastating siege and insurrection, was reborn as an ethnically and stylistically diverse community.

ISBN:

9780300218114 hardcover
0300218117 hardcover

Subject:

Incas Peru Cuzco.
Incas Pérou Cuzco.
Antiquities.
Incas.
Spanish colonies.
Cuzco (Peru) History.
Cuzco (Peru) Antiquities.
Spain Colonies America.
Espagne Colonies Amérique.
America.
Peru Cuzco.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 318529
Call No.: 318529
Copy: 1
Status: Available