▁result ▁of ▁Spanish ▁con quest ▁that ▁linked ▁different ▁groups ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁people ▁from ▁Peru , ▁Boliv ia , ▁E cuador , ▁and ▁Boliv ia ▁and ▁class ified ▁the ▁language ▁as ▁one . ▁L ingu ists ▁believe ▁that ▁Amazon ian ▁K ich was ▁did ▁not ▁derive ▁from ▁the ▁“ central ” ▁Que ch ua ▁from ▁the ▁Per uv ian ▁Inc as . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁inhabitants , ▁or ▁ancest ors ▁of ▁the ▁K ich wa ▁are ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Qu ij os . ▁They ▁were ▁found ▁by ▁the ▁Inc as ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 0 0 s ▁and ▁rival ries ▁quickly ▁started ▁when ▁the ▁Inc as ▁demanded ▁resources ▁such ▁as ▁c inn am on , ▁gold , ▁and ▁fur . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 0 s ▁most ▁of ▁E cuador ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁In ca ▁emp ire . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁conquer ed ▁Qu ito , ▁the ▁modern ▁capital ▁of ▁E cuador ▁in ▁the ▁s ierra ▁region ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 3 ▁after ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁the ▁In can ▁army ▁following ▁the ▁execution ▁of ▁At ah ual pa . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁con quest , ▁Francisco ▁P izz aro ▁sent ▁his ▁brother , ▁Gonz alo ▁P izz aro ▁on ▁several ▁exped itions ▁to ▁explore ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁ ▁T ahu ant ins uy o . ▁They ▁were ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁the ▁Dor ado ▁and ▁Can ela ▁myth , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁the ▁ ▁east ▁was ▁rich ▁in ▁gold ▁and ▁c