What does «inca» mean in Spanish?
- King, prince or man of royal lineage among the ancient Indians of Peru. The ruler of the Inca Empire, considered son of the Sun, existed in South America from the 13th to the 16th century. The residence of the Incas was in Cuzco, Peru. The symbolic language with which the Inca addressed the masses had messianic implications linked to the myth of Inkarri, thanks to which he was not only shown as king and legitimate sovereign, but also as redeemer, restorer of the world and savior of the indigenous people.
- Name given to these indigenous American inhabitants of the Pacific coast from southern Colombia to northern Chile.
- Gold coin equivalent to 20 soles.
♦ Used in: Peru - Related to this town; Inca.
- (Incas) South American aboriginal people of great extension, with a very strict political regime and organization in endogamous and patriarchal clans. Their most important rulers were Manco Capac, Huiracocha, Pachacutec Yupanqui and Huayna Capac. It was conquered by the Spaniards. To this town belongs the old citadel of Machu Picchu, built before the 15th century, located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru, in a mountain range at 2430 meters above sea level. Chosen in 2007 as one of the new seven wonders of the modern world.