The Last Days of the Incas | 
pickSpanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro was the illegitimate son of a very poor woman who became the ruler of #Peru by conquering the Incas. The Incas put up a good fight, and won many battles. But their territory continued to shrink as the Incas sought a place to live in the mountains. This book tells their story from the Spanish arrival and the death of the last Inca emperor. The book feels comprehensive but interesting. My only complaint ⬇️
Texreader is the author editorializing too much: he states as fact the Incas were benevolent rulers and theirs was a utopia. I think that goes too far. Just because the Spanish were so wrong in everything they did in colonizing the Americas, that doesn‘t mean the opposite (in essence a perfect society) is true of the colonized peoples. Setting that aside, it‘s an excellent history of the end of the Incas and Peru sounds so beautiful and bountiful. ⬇️ 2mo
Texreader #foodandlit #Peru @Catsandbooks 2mo
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