Inca Garcilaso de la Vega

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega

male, deceased (1616)
Garcilaso de la Vega was an illustrious Peruvian poet and acclaimed writer on the subject of the Incas. He is more commonly known as "El Inca"...
Viracocha

Viracocha

male
Viracocha. Unfortunately, chroniclers differ on whether he was a hero or a coward. According to some, such as Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, his father...

Túpac Amaru

deceased (1572)
Túpac Amaru (Thupaq Amaru in modern Quechua), was the last indigenous leader of the Inca people in Peru. The son of Manco Inca Yupanqui (also k...
Guaman Poma

Guaman Poma

male
Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, best known as Guaman Poma or Human Poma, (c. 1550 - after 1616) was an indigenous Peruvian who became disillusioned...
Titu Cusi

Titu Cusi

male, deceased (1571)
Don Diego de Castro Titu Cusi Yupanqui was a son of Manco Inca Yupanqui, and became the Inca ruler of Vilcabamba in 1558. He ruled until his death...
Johan Reinhard

Johan Reinhard

male, 66 years old
Dr. Johan Reinhard is an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at The Mountain Institute,...

Rumiñahui

male, deceased (1535)
Rumiñahui was an Inca warrior who, after Emperor Atahualpa's death, led the resistence against the Spanish in the northern part of the Inca Empire (...
Sinchi Roca

Sinchi Roca

male
Sinchi Roca was the second Sapa Inca of the "Kingdom of Cuzco" (beginning around 1230 CE, though as early as 1105 CE according to some) and a...
Manuel Belgrano

Manuel Belgrano

male, deceased (1820)
Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano, usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano (June 3, 1770 - June 20, 1820) was an Argentine econ...
Gary Urton

Gary Urton

male
Gary Urton is the Dumbarton Oaks Professor of Pre-Columbian Studies at Harvard University. He was previously Professor of Anthropology at Colgate...