Essay On Peru Government

1. Before Francisco Pizarro began the Spanish conquest in 1532, the Incan empire dominated the Andes Mountain region. An emperor who demanded strict obedience ruled the land. All business was run by the state, which could draft citizens for its projects. The Inca, terracing the landscape and irrigating the crops, farmed the mountainsides. The Inca were brilliant engineers, whose roadways included bridges. The city of Machu Picchu is an example of their skill with tools like the plumb bob and wooden roller, which they used for in heavy construction. Hundreds of years after their civilization was subdued by the Spanish, the descendants of the once-dominate Incas make up about 50 percent of Peru’s population.

Throughout time we have been able to see various types of regimes ruling one specific country. This fact most often applies specifically to political unstable countries like those that can be found in the region of South America. One of the many countries that have suffered from this is, Peru. If we look back into history there have been a couple of military dictatorships, as well as communist regimes, also many corrupt democracies and a minority of democratic rulers.

The Incan Empire was the largest empire in the 16th century in South America. The capital was Cusco and the civilization had expand from the west coast of South America, modern day Ecuador, Boilivia, Argentia, and expanded to Peru. The government style was similar to that of socialism. The empire was divided into four provincial governments: Chinchasyu, Antisuyu, Kuntisuyu, and Qullasuyu. Inca Pachacuti had founded the empire and unite all of the kingdoms together. The thrown was then inherited by his decendent, but once the Spanish had reached South America the empire fell. Francisco Pizarro led the spanish into the empire and manipulated the two ruling emperors which then hed him to his victory. After capturing one of the emperors, Pizarro

Before the conference was even planned, San Martin wrote to Bolivar, stating “that the two of them must join forces if the struggle for independence was to succeed.” (Simon Bolivar and Sam Martin) After Bolivar had agreed happily, The meeting was scheduled, and the two of them had failed to meet eyes and agree on how they wanted to liberate Peru. The flamboyant and self-assertive Bolívar stood in sharp contrast to the reflective and self-effacing San Martín. Bolívar wished to accomplish the liberation of Peru himself in spite of San Martín’s previous efforts there, and as a republican, he rejected San Martín’s contention that the disruptive political factions in Peru would be best contained for the national good by a monarch. There isn’t a record of the Guayaquil conversations, except for a few details that were given in subsequent correspondence between the two men. Apparently, San Martín offered to serve under Bolívar’s command, but Bolívar seemed to be unwilling to share the task of liberation.The result was that San Martín retired from active service in the wars of liberation and from the political imbroglio in Peru, and Bolívar’s forces delivered the final blow to the Spanish colonial regime in South America at the Battle of Ayacucho two years later. What is still unknown from this event is why San Martin had left so

Although, this unruly event of betrayal that the spanish conquerors set on the incans, led to a new chapter in peru’s history. I think that the Inca Empire being conquered may have led to a greater history and culture of Peru because if it wasn’t for the spanish conquistadors peru might not have learned how to speak Quechua that early in history.

For Peruvians, it had taken forty one years for Peru declared its independence from Spain. In 1780, the people of Peru had started their path towards independence with Tupac Amaru. Unfortunately, the uprising did not last more than a year and Tupac Amaru was later executed in 1781. This uprising had not give Peru enough motivation to have the common folks fight for what they believe in. The Peruvian people did not have any other chance until the Ferdinand VII was overthrown by Napoleon. Thankfully after, Jose de San Martin of Argentina had decided it was time to free his people from foreign rule. In 1820, Jose de San Martin of Argentina had started fight back against Spaniards in Peru. A year later after engaging the Spaniards, Peru officially

The American Revolution did much more than any of our founding fathers had ever imagined, it started a movement that would threaten the very roots of colonialism across the globe. Setting an example of how a David could overcome a Goliath, the United States inspired regions such as Latin America to fight for their rights and liberties as well. One such region that embraced the message was Upper Peru, which would later be known as Bolivia. With some key tipping points that caused the war, the leaders of the soon to be formed nation rallied its troops and won several major battles, but even they couldn’t prevent the tough times that lay in the early years of the nation. From the year 1809, Upper Peru was engaged in a

In efforts to acquire more land, become wealthy by retrieving gold, and forcefully converting others to Catholicism, Francisco Pizarro imitated Cortés’s technique to vanquish and dominate the Incas, which resided in Peru in 1531. He captured Atahualpa, (the ruler at that time) in 1532, and made the Incas pay an extremely expensive ransom a year later. Nevertheless, Atahualpa was executed. Pizarro was then able to successfully defeat the Incas in 1533.He then took Cuzco, the capital

The City of Cuzco was a complex urban center with distinct religious and administrative functions. It was surrounded by clearly defined areas for agricultural, artisan, and industrial production. Besides the religious and government buildings, there were also exclusive abodes for royal families, which formed an unprecedented symbolic urban compound. This compound showed a stone construction technology with remarkable aesthetic and structural properties, such as the Temple of the Sun or Qoricancha. Cuzco was the capital of the Tawantinsuyu Inca Empire, which covered much of the South American Andes between the 15th and 16th centuries AD. It was abandoned by the Incas when the Spaniards conquered it in the 16th century.

Hernan had begun to construct Mexico City with stones from the pyramids. 10 years later, a man named Francisco Pizarro had used tactics of Hernan Cortez to overthrow the Inca Empire in South America. There were rumors that Pizarro had followed that helped find gold in the south. By 1532, Pizarro had seized the capital of Inca. The capital of Inca was Cuzco. At the time, Cuzco was involved in civil war. There were many viruses happening such as smallpox, measles, and influenza. These pandemics were carried by the Spaniards. Pizarro and his so called “army” had tried to take then King of Inca hostage and destroy the establishment of the Peruvian valleys, and they succeeded. Some of the imperial family members had escaped to high mountains and tried to rule from the mountains for a mere 30 years before they were

His objective was to secure control of upper Peru from the Spanish consequently reinforcing Argentina’s independence. Before Upper Peru had defeated this Argentina's forces, therefore, San Martín liberated Chile in 1818 and then combined forces with his newly made allies to make his second conquest against the Spanish military

Most historians recognize the fact that the empire of the Incas in Peru was one of the great civilizations that was lost due to the expansion of the Europeans into the New World. The Incas were once an empire boasting with riches and controlling a large portion of the west coast of South America. Until the arrival of the Spanish, the Incas did their own thing within their culture, with few outside sources affecting them. This paper focuses mainly on the role that the Spanish played in changing and eventually eliminating the culture that was the Incas. Facts drawn from outside sources will illustrate the changes the Incas made from the pre-Columbian age to their unfortunate downfall. Also mentioned will be

One of the most important points was that the Inca is not really an empire, it was basically a federation of numerous tribes. Another significant point is that Pizarro started with the conquest of the Inca Empire in the year of 1532 not 1531. Also, a key point is that while Pizarro was on his conquest of Peru, he had a very weak army which did not really help him out. Some of the last key points are how they hunted for food and the living situations they had.

The Inca Empire began in 1438 and was conquered in 1532. After the death of Huayna Capac, civil war erupted between his two sons over the succession of the throne. Eventually Atahualpa imprisoned his brother and consolidated his rule in Cuzco. Francisco Pizarro came face to face with each other. Atahualpa didn’t want a battle, however, they each had different worldviews. “In a surprise attack, the Spanish, with far superior weapons and the benefit of surprise, slaughtered the Inca entourage, captured Atahualpa, and held the Inca ruler hostage” (Seaman, R., 2014). After this, the Incas tried to resist, they Spanish were to strong and the Inca empire died out after the last Inca ruler, Tupac Amaru was captured and executed.

Peru is the third largest country in South America, after Brazil and Argentina. It is made up of a variety of landscapes, from mountains and beaches to deserts and rain forests. Most people live along the coast of the Pacific Ocean, where the capital, Lima, is located.