L’intégration andine à l’époque du Tawantinsuyu

Abstract

This article gives a synthetic vision of the formation of the Inca Empire in the Andes during the 15th century and the methods of domination used in the regions, which were submitted to Cuzco. Those methods were varied (promoting a common language, peopling colonies), but the real key to the understanding of that stage of Andes’ integration is to be found in the personal alliances negotiated between the Inka and local leaders, even though that also was its main weakness, as demonstrated by the quick downfall of the Empire when the Spanish arrived.

Keywords

• Andes
• integration
• Cuzco
• inca empire
• Tawantinsuyu