Manteño-Huancavilca culture
Manteño-Huancavilca culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Northern Andes (South America) from c. 800 to 1532 CE, a span of 732 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).
Seafaring traders of the Ecuadorian coast who sailed balsa rafts carrying Spondylus shell along the Pacific coast, possibly as far as western Mexico. Spanish pilot Bartolomé Ruiz captured one of their rafts in 1526.
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Facts
- Dates
- c. 800 to 1532 CE
- Duration
- 732 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Northern Andes, South America
- Language family
- Unknown or undeciphered
Events in South America during its time
- Pachacuti defeats the Chanka
- Cabral lands in Brazil
- Pizarro captures Atahualpa at Cajamarca
Neighbours in South America
- Moche (Mochica)
- Tiwanaku
- Portuguese Brazil
- Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu)
- Chimú kingdom (Chimor)
- Wari Empire
- Sicán (Lambayeque)
- Chincha kingdom
- Aymara kingdoms (Colla, Lupaca)
- Kingdom of Cusco
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Holy Roman Empire
- Kingdom of Aksum
- Srivijaya
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Khmer Empire
Questions
When did Manteño-Huancavilca culture exist?
c. 800 to 1532 CE, about 732 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Manteño-Huancavilca culture?
Northern Andes, in South America.
What language did Manteño-Huancavilca culture speak?
Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.