Inca Perspective on FIRST CONTACT with Europeans // Account of Titu Cusi (1570) // Primary Source
From History's Living Voices: The Past, Told by Those Who Lived It by HLV
May 8, 2026 · 19 min
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This episode explores the Inca perspective on the first contact with Europeans through the account of Titu Cusi from 1570.
Get your special offer for MagellanTV here: https://try.magellantv.com/voicesofthepast. It's an exclusive offer for our viewers! Start your free trial today. MagellanTV is a new kind of streaming service run by filmmakers with 3,000+ documentaries! Check out our personal recommendation and MagellanTV’s exclusive playlists: https://www.magellantv.com/explore/history -------------- Extracts taken from: An Inca Account of the Conquest of Peru by Titu Cusi Yupanqui Translated by Ralph Bauer (University Press of Colorado 2005) Music courtesy of: Epidemic Sound Artlist.io We try to use copyright free images at all times. However if we have used any of your artwork or maps then please don't hesitate to contact me and we’ll be more than happy to give the appropriate credit. Image credits: Sacsayhuaman temple By Jorge Manriquez P., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53119682 Machu Pichu By Christophe Meneboeuf - XtoF - Own work.More photos related to Peru & Bolivia on my website: https://www.xtof.photo, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4367116 Inca Bird By Simon Burchell - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0…
People in this episode
Host: HLV
Topics covered
- Inca history
- European contact
- primary sources
- conquest of Peru
- cultural perspectives
Keywords
- Inca
- Titu Cusi
- first contact
- Europeans
- conquest
- Peru
- documentary
- history
- primary source
Sponsors
MagellanTV
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University Press of Colorado
Places: Peru, Bolivia, Sacsayhuaman, Machu Pichu
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