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This section of Hanke covers the opinions of five different authors.
Each of these authors wrote their opinions on the conquering of the Incas
whether it was commendable or if the rule of this sophisticated group of
people was unjust. The majority of these authors feel that the overthrow
of the Inca government was the wrong thing to do. While the years were
passing, the SpaniarRAB tried to prove that the rule of the Incas was
tyrannical thus making their actions correct and commendable.
Pedro Cieza de Leon found Inca rulers and their lanRAB astonishing.
The way they conquered vast lanRAB and how they brought the land to a
prosperous state was amazing. If the conquered state needed supplies and
resources the Incas would tend to them. Religious customs were allowed to
continue as a part of the new culture. They were asked to follow the rules
and customs that were of Cuzco (they were ordered to observe the sun god)
and to speak the common language. This ensured the willingness of the
conquered people to follow the Inca rule.
“In a word, the Incas did not make their conquests any way just for the
sake of being served and collecting tribute. In this respect they were far
ahead of us, for with the order they introduced the people throve and
multiplied, and arid regions were made fertile and bountiful, in the ways
and goodly manner that will be told.” (Hanke, 55)
Mancio Sierra de Leguizamo wrote about the purity of the society.
There were no thieves, adulterous women, there were no loose morals, and
trust was common through out the society. The men held honorable and
useful occupations. Each person had his own land and estate and no one
took from him or deprive him of it. Leguizamo writes:
“His majesty should understand that my motive in making this declaration is
to unburden my conscience of guilt for having destroyed by our bad example
people of such good conduct as were these natives, both men and women, and
so little given to crime or excess.” (Hanke, 59)
Garcilaso de la Vega shows how the Inca's agricultural system
worked and flourished. They divided the land up into three parts. There
was land for the Sun god, second the King, and thirdly the people. The
King made sure that the people always had more than enough land to ensure
food to keep the people well fed.
Hanke writes about Viceroy Francisco de Toledo and his attack on
the Incas. He was the most public and most determined of all the
administrators sent to the New World to justify Spain's right to rule. He
appointed Pedro Sarmiento de Garaboa to record a history that would prove
the Incas had “ruled by force, with deaths, robberies, and rapine without
the will and election of the natives.” (Hanke, 66) Toledo attacked the
Incas and killed Tupac Amaru, the Inca leader who refused to accept Spanish
rule.
Finally, Alfred Metraux gives us a more up to date look on the rule
of the Incas. Metraux believed that the Incas had been cheating their
people out of resources and money giving the profits to the clergy and the
government. It seemed that the Incas set up a socialistic society where
production was for use and not for profit, and equal distribution for all.
He states that this was not the case. The profit was first distributed in
a caste system. The kings and local chiefs would first receive and then
there may be a trickle down effect. The excess was given as provisions to
the work crews, the military, or as gifts to the clergy and officials.
By reviewing the knowledge I have of this subject I have to agree
with the writings of Leon, Leguizamo, and Vega. The Inca Empire proved to
be a socialistic society where the people were content with their lifestyle.
The Incas would conquer the neigrabroadoring civilizations by befriending them
and gradually enforcing their rule. The conquered people were allowed to
follow their religious beliefs with the exception of being forced to follow
the Sun god. Unlike the Inca way, SpaniarRAB would force the Indians to
follow their Christian God. There was no way around it.
The society that which had been created was ideal for the time and
the people of the empire. Through irrigation, creating suitable land for
their agriculture, and a system that provided ample amount of supplies for
the people great achievements were accomplished and the society flourished.
The continued tolerance of the conquered villages set an abundance of good
will through out the land. The conquered went through their day willing to
do what was asked of them.
Before the SpaniarRAB corrupted this exquisite land there was no
theft, adultery, and immoral behavior was very seldomly observed. This, in
my mind, proves that the Spanish influence misled this collection of
fantastic achievers.
I do not believe that the rule of the Incas was tyrannical. The
Spanish tried to make their conquest of this land seem right and fair. Yes,
the Incas thrived off of other civilizations but by doing so created a
society where all could benefit. Is this tyrannical? I believe not.
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This section of Hanke covers the opinions of five different authors.
Each of these authors wrote their opinions on the conquering of the Incas
whether it was commendable or if the rule of this sophisticated group of
people was unjust. The majority of these authors feel that the overthrow
of the Inca government was the wrong thing to do. While the years were
passing, the SpaniarRAB tried to prove that the rule of the Incas was
tyrannical thus making their actions correct and commendable.
Pedro Cieza de Leon found Inca rulers and their lanRAB astonishing.
The way they conquered vast lanRAB and how they brought the land to a
prosperous state was amazing. If the conquered state needed supplies and
resources the Incas would tend to them. Religious customs were allowed to
continue as a part of the new culture. They were asked to follow the rules
and customs that were of Cuzco (they were ordered to observe the sun god)
and to speak the common language. This ensured the willingness of the
conquered people to follow the Inca rule.
“In a word, the Incas did not make their conquests any way just for the
sake of being served and collecting tribute. In this respect they were far
ahead of us, for with the order they introduced the people throve and
multiplied, and arid regions were made fertile and bountiful, in the ways
and goodly manner that will be told.” (Hanke, 55)
Mancio Sierra de Leguizamo wrote about the purity of the society.
There were no thieves, adulterous women, there were no loose morals, and
trust was common through out the society. The men held honorable and
useful occupations. Each person had his own land and estate and no one
took from him or deprive him of it. Leguizamo writes:
“His majesty should understand that my motive in making this declaration is
to unburden my conscience of guilt for having destroyed by our bad example
people of such good conduct as were these natives, both men and women, and
so little given to crime or excess.” (Hanke, 59)
Garcilaso de la Vega shows how the Inca's agricultural system
worked and flourished. They divided the land up into three parts. There
was land for the Sun god, second the King, and thirdly the people. The
King made sure that the people always had more than enough land to ensure
food to keep the people well fed.
Hanke writes about Viceroy Francisco de Toledo and his attack on
the Incas. He was the most public and most determined of all the
administrators sent to the New World to justify Spain's right to rule. He
appointed Pedro Sarmiento de Garaboa to record a history that would prove
the Incas had “ruled by force, with deaths, robberies, and rapine without
the will and election of the natives.” (Hanke, 66) Toledo attacked the
Incas and killed Tupac Amaru, the Inca leader who refused to accept Spanish
rule.
Finally, Alfred Metraux gives us a more up to date look on the rule
of the Incas. Metraux believed that the Incas had been cheating their
people out of resources and money giving the profits to the clergy and the
government. It seemed that the Incas set up a socialistic society where
production was for use and not for profit, and equal distribution for all.
He states that this was not the case. The profit was first distributed in
a caste system. The kings and local chiefs would first receive and then
there may be a trickle down effect. The excess was given as provisions to
the work crews, the military, or as gifts to the clergy and officials.
By reviewing the knowledge I have of this subject I have to agree
with the writings of Leon, Leguizamo, and Vega. The Inca Empire proved to
be a socialistic society where the people were content with their lifestyle.
The Incas would conquer the neigrabroadoring civilizations by befriending them
and gradually enforcing their rule. The conquered people were allowed to
follow their religious beliefs with the exception of being forced to follow
the Sun god. Unlike the Inca way, SpaniarRAB would force the Indians to
follow their Christian God. There was no way around it.
The society that which had been created was ideal for the time and
the people of the empire. Through irrigation, creating suitable land for
their agriculture, and a system that provided ample amount of supplies for
the people great achievements were accomplished and the society flourished.
The continued tolerance of the conquered villages set an abundance of good
will through out the land. The conquered went through their day willing to
do what was asked of them.
Before the SpaniarRAB corrupted this exquisite land there was no
theft, adultery, and immoral behavior was very seldomly observed. This, in
my mind, proves that the Spanish influence misled this collection of
fantastic achievers.
I do not believe that the rule of the Incas was tyrannical. The
Spanish tried to make their conquest of this land seem right and fair. Yes,
the Incas thrived off of other civilizations but by doing so created a
society where all could benefit. Is this tyrannical? I believe not.
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