Social Sciences and the Law

How did Spanish rule effect the remnants of the Inca empire?

Link to this answer

CloseClose

Link to this answer

Share this credible answer with others. Simply paste this code into your blog or Web page:

<a href="http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/did-spanish-rule-effect-remnants-inca-empire-90127.html" >How did Spanish rule effect the remnants of the Inca empire?</a>
E-mail this answer Link to this answer

Under Spanish rule Inca culture was greatly modified and eventually Hispanicized. The natives were reduced to a subordinate status, and only in recent years have efforts been made to make the indigenous Peruvian population (about 50% of the total) an integral part of the national life.

Answer verified with
Get more facts and information about Inca . Or, view the full encyclopedia entry from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Similar questions: What percentage of modern Peruvian people are of Inca descent? How are Inca descendents treated in modern Peruvian society? [ Hide these questions ]

Related research questions

Related research articles

See all results at HighBeam

HighBeam gives you access to newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles plus press releases, facts, information, and biographies from thousands of sources.