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An Aymara kingdom in 1567

Ethnohistory15 (2)Published In 1968 • Pages: 115-151

By: Murra, John V..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article, Murra describes the political and territorial organization of the Aymara kingdom, Lupaqa, based on a 1567 administrative report by a Spanish crown inspector, Garica Diez. The report is an important document for Andean archeology, because it is the source of Murra's idea of 'verticality.' The report contains information about the productivity of the kingdom, its socio-political system, including coastal colonies and tribute system.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Historical and archival research
Topography and geology
Real property
Production and supply
Dependencies
Chief executive
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Aymara Kingdoms
RegionThe area the document pertains to
South America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Central Andes
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
NotesAdditional notes
John V. Murra
Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-151)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
57043343
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of South America--Antiquities