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The Incas, Inca History

The Incas Left no written or recorded track, so most of the current information comes from the Spanish side. Even the Spanish lacked the mental openness to understand what they were seeing. Spain sixteenth century was a fanatical Christian nation not known for embracing different worldviews. Chroniclers were also trying to resolve the ambiguities of the Inca Empire , poor quality and biases that distort interpreters and native informants often dubious reliability desperate for survival reasons, to ingratiate himself with his interrogators. And the Spanish came amid hear many contradictory versions of the Inca rulers. All our versions of the Incas fit in the minds of Western cultural frameworks relatives. However, the Incas were singularly Andina, and very different from other advanced civilizations in history. So modern accounts of the Incas should carry a warning: "If you want the unshakable truth, invent a better travel time". Strict world order: