Inca (Noun)
Meaning 1
The small group of Quechua living in the Cuzco Valley in Peru who established hegemony over their neighbors in order to create an empire that lasted from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
A ruler of the Incas (or a member of his family).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Inca was a powerful and wise leader who united the various tribes of the Andean region under his rule.
- Atahualpa, the last Inca, was executed by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533.
- The Inca's wife, the Coya, was a revered figure in Inca society and played an important role in the empire's spiritual life.
- The Spanish conquistadors were amazed by the wealth and grandeur of the Inca's palace in Cuzco.
- The Inca's son, Tupac Amaru, led a rebellion against the Spanish colonizers in the 16th century.