ABSTRACT
History of the Conquest of Peru (1959) contains a detailed analysis of the political, religious and social organisation of the Incas prior to the arrival of the Spanish colonisers, and then moves on to look at the story of the conquest and subjugation of the Incan Empire, the largest in South America.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Book I|88 pages
Introduction. View of the Civilization of the Incas.
chapter Chapter III|16 pages
Peruvian Religion.—Deities.—Gorgeous Temples.—Festivals.—Virgins of the Sun.—Marriage.
chapter Chapter IV|12 pages
Education.—quipus.—Astronomy.—Agriculture.—Aqueducts.—Guano.—Important Esculents.
chapter Chapter V|20 pages
Peruvian Sheep.—Great Hunts.—Manufactures.—Mechanical Skill.—Architecture.-Concluding Reflections.
part Book II|55 pages
Discovery of Peru.
part Book III|143 pages
Conquest of Peru.
part Book IV|117 pages
Civil Wars of the Conquerors.
part Book V|69 pages
Settlement of the Country.