- A
kuraka (Quechua for the prin****l
governor of a
province or a
communal authority in the Tawantinsuyu), or
curaca (Hispanicized spelling), was an official...
- a
pachaka kuraka (see below)
could be
appointed to
their position by a
waranqa kuraka. Furthermore, it has been
suggested that one
kuraka in each decimal...
-
waranqa kuraka. Furthermore, one
kuraka in each
decimal level could serve as the head of one of the nine
groups at a
lower level, so that a
pachaka kuraka might...
- term
kuraka was
preferred to cacique.
After conquering the Inca
Empire the
Spaniards administering the new
Peruvian viceroyalty had
allowed the
kurakas or...
- in the
province of Cusco, to
Miguel Condorcanqui Usquionsa Túpac Amaru,
kuraka of
three towns in the
Tinta district, and María Rosa Noguera. On May 1,...
- region. It is
pretty likely that the
title held by each
ruler was that of a
Kuraka or sinchi,
until the
reign of Inca Roca, who
imposed the term Sapa Inca...
-
frequently coming from the
families of non-Inca
provincial leaders of the
kuraka class. They were
chosen based on
their beauty, skills, and intelligence...
-
Hispanic American Historical Review 50.4 (1970): 645–664. Spalding, Karen. "
Kurakas and commerce: a
chapter in the
evolution of
Andean society."
Hispanic American...
- ("revered object") that
incorporated a
shrine to Taulichusco, the last
kuraka (indigenous governor) of Lima. The
first Government Palace was
built by...
- this way in
honor of the epiphany, on
territories that had been of the
kuraka Taulichusco. The
explanation of this name is due to the fact that "around...
