Sacando a los caciques de la oscuridad del olvido. Etnias chachapoya y chilcho

Abstract

Recent investigations permit us to identify some caciques as important actors in the colonial era and to identify some previously unnamed ethnic groups. They also reveal the extent that natives suffered from severe repression. This article highlights specific sixteenth century examples in the Chachapoyas and Huallaga regions, based on anthropological and archaeological fieldwork as well as research in Peruvian historical archives.