Manco Capac

…of the first Inca emperor Manco Capac and his sister-wife, Mama Ocllo, on the Island of the Sun in Lake Titicaca. Through the centuries, the Roman Catholic Church has accepted some indigenous rituals and customs by assimilation, mainly through combined Catholic and traditional celebrations that continue to be an important…

…founder of the Inca dynasty, Manco Capac (Manqo Qhapaq), led the tribe to settle in Cuzco, which remained thereafter their capital. Until the reign of the fourth emperor, Mayta Capac (Mayta Qhapaq), in the 14th century, there was little to distinguish the Inca from the many other tribes inhabiting small…

Manco took his place as Inca ruler. At first content to be a puppet ruler, Manco rebelled when he realized how little authority he would have. Taking refuge in the Yucay Valley, he raised an army: warriors flocked there from all corners of Peru, and…

…the Inca dynasty—Manco Capac (Manqo Qhapaq), his three brothers, and his four sisters—supposedly emerged from the middle cave. They assumed leadership over 10 groups of people, or ayllus, that emerged from the caves on either side and led them on a journey lasting an unknown number of years.