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The Yucay Valley in Peru was a favored locale for Inka rulers to establish their royal estates until the Spanish appropriated the region's resources beginning in the 1500s. This book presents an archaeological and historical introduction to the Yucay Valley, as well as a complete transcription of the first volume of Spanish legal documents pertaining to Spanish and Inka legal claims made regarding the holdings of one of the valley's estates, the Marquisate of Oropesa. The documents are part of the Betancur Collection in the Archive Department in Cusco, Peru, and demonstrate the competing interests of Inka emperors, Spanish rulers, and Colonial period elites, providing demographic and ethnic details of the region going back 500 years. The first part of the book, about 30 pages, contains essays (in English) on settlement patterns in the Yucay Valley and neighboring areas, imperial transformation in the valley in the 15th and 16th centuries, and the Marquisate of Oropesa and the preservation, collection, and study of its documents. This section is illustrated with high-quality b&w photos of historically significant sites. The bulk of the book presents documents from the Betancur Collection and notes, all in Spanish. An English-language appendix lists and gives biographical details for Spanish and Andean elites in the Yucay Valley in 1571. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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