the Incas, Manco Capac, and the founding of Cuzco Book 2. Sinchi Roca and Lloque Yupanqui, administrative divisions of the Inca empire, science Book 3. Mayta Capac and Capac Yupanqui, bridge over the Apurimac river, temples of Cuzco and Titicaca Book 4. Inca Roca and Yahuar Huacac, virgins of the sun, revolt of the Chancas Book 5. Inca Viracocha, Inca laws and customs, land, taxation, labor, prediction of the arrival of the Spaniards Book 6. Inca Pachacutec, royal mansions and funerals, quipus, festival of the sun, religion, schools, subjugation of the Chimu Book 7. Inca Yupanqui, description of the royal city of Cuzco, Sacsahuaman fortress Book 8. Inca Tupac, conquest of Quito, exploits of Huayna Capac as a prince Book 9. Huayna Capac's life, rule, and death. Atahualpa made ruler of Quito, warning of arrival of the Spaniards. Huascar becomes ruler of Peru, civil war between Atahualpa and Huascar Book 10. Spanish conquest, Francisco Pizarro takes Atahualpa prisoner, execution of Huascar, Atahualpa's gold ransom to the Spaniards, trial and execution. Author's conclusions. Publication history He wrote the account from memories of what he had learned in Peru from his mother's people and in his later years. The first edition was published in 1609 in Lisbon, Portugal, in the printshop of Pedro Crasbeeck. The first part deals with Inca life, and the second part is about the Spanish conquest of Peru (1533-1572). The second part of the Comentarios was published posthumously, one year after the author's death, in 1617, under the title of Historia General del Peru. More than 150 years later, when the native uprising led by Tupac Amaru II in 1758 gained momentum, Charles III of Spain banned the Comentarios from being published in Lima in Quechua because of its "dangerous" content. Copies circulated secretly, as the native people drew pride and inspiration from their Inca heritage. The first English translation was by Sir Paul Rycaut in 1685, entitled The Royal Commentaries of Peru. The book was not printed again in the Americas until 1918, but copies continued to be circulated. In 1961, an English translation by Maria Jolas, The Incas, was published. Another edition was published in 1965, and the work has continued to receive scholarly attention. References Further reading Mazzotti, José Antonio. Coros mestizos del Inca Garcilaso: resonancias andinas (Lima: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1996). MacCormack, Sabine. 1991. Religion in the Andes: Vision and Imagination in Early